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Amusement Vision

Founded: 2000
Defunct: 2008


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Amusement Vision was a research and development division within Sega and a continuation of Sega AM4.

Amusement Vision have been responsible for big franchises within Sega such as Super Monkey Ball, Yakuza and newer Shining Force games. The division was headed by Toshihiro Nagoshi.

After a 2008 shakeup within Sega, Amusement Vision is now officially known as New Entertainment R&D Dept

Contents

Softography

note: this list is ridiculously incomplete

Hikaru

Xbox

Chihiro

Game Boy Advance

GameCube

Triforce

External Links

Sega Development Studios
Japan AM; 1990 - 1998-ish
Sega AM1 | Sega AM2 | Sega AM3 | Sega AM4 | Sega AM5 | Sega AM6 | Sega AM7 | Sonic Team
Japan AM; 1998-ish - 2004-ish
WOW Entertainment | Sega AM2 | Hitmaker | Amusement Vision | Sega Rosso | Smilebit | Overworks | Sonic Team | United Game Artists
Japan; 2004 onwards(?)
Sega WOW | Sega AM2 | Sonic Team | Sega Sports Design | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | AM Ishoku Team
Japan non-AM, demerged, and defunct
Puyo Puyo Sega | Sega Networks | ???

Demerged: Sonic! Software Planning | Nextech | SIMS | ???
Defunct: Esco Boueki | Megasoft | ???
Miscellaneous: Sega Toys? considered a separate company from the main Sega | CRI? did they develop anything between them being bought by Sega and being merged into AM2?

North America
Three Rings Design | ???

Defunct: Sega Electronics | Sega Technical Institute | Sega Midwest Studio | Sega Interactive | SegaSoft | Sonic Team USA/Sega Studios USA | ???

Europe
The Creative Assembly | Sports Interactive | Hardlight

Defunct: Sega Racing Studio

Others
Sega (Shanghai) Software