Sega AM4

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Sega AM4

Founded: 1990
Defunct: 1998
Merged into: Amusement Vision (1998)
Headquarters: Japan


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Sega AM4 was a video game research and development division within Sega, the sixth of eight to co-exist between 1990 and 1998. Much of its staff originally worked for Sega Development Division #2 and the team was headded by Toshihiro Nagoshi.

Aside from general assistance work and porting, it not currently known what Sega AM4 did during the 1990s. Following a reshuffle in 1998, Sega AM4 became Amusement Vision, where they would make hit franchises such as Super Monkey Ball and Yazuka.

Softography

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