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'''Hitmaker''' (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by [[Sega]]. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 3]] (formerly [[Sega AM3]]), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
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'''Hitmaker''' (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by [[Sega]]. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 3''' (formerly [[Sega AM3]]), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
  
 
AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.
 
AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.
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By far and away the biggest international success for Hitmaker were the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' and ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' games, which defined the Dreamcasts library. But perhaps an even more defining success is changing the Japanese arcade landscape with the titles ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' and
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''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]''. These titles along with the [[Sega AM2]] ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'', brought new features and dynamics, with cards and internet usage.
  
 
In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}.
 
In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}.
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Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
 
Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
  
==Arcade==
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==Members==
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*[[Junichi Tsuchiya]]
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*[[Juro Watari]]
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*[[Kenji Kanno]]
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*[[Maasaki Ito]]
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*[[Mie Kumagai]]
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*[[Nobuyuki Yamashita]]
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*[[Shinichi Osagawara]]
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*[[Shoichiri Kanazawa]]
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*[[Takeshi Goden]]
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*[[Tetsu Okano]]
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==Former members==
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*[[Hisao Oguchi]]
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==Softography (arcade)==
 
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{{multicol|
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
* [[Confidential Mission]] (2000)
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* ''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2000)
* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]] (2000)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]]'' (2000)
* [[Crackin' DJ]] (2000)
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* ''[[Crackin' DJ]]'' (2000)
** [[Crackin' DJ Part 2]] (2001)  
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** ''[[Crackin' DJ Part 2]]'' (2001)  
* [[Crazy Taxi]] (1999)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club 2000]]'' (2000)  
** [[Derby Owners Club 2000]] (2000)  
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** ''[[Derby Owners Club 2]]'' (2002)  
** Derby Owners Club 2 (2002)  
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club World Edition]]'' (2001)  
* [[Derby Owners Club World Edition]] (2001)  
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* ''[[The Maze of the Kings]]'' (2002)
* [[Jambo! Safari]] (1999)
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* ''[[Virtua Athlete]]'' (2002)
* [[The Maze of the Kings]] (2002)
 
* [[Virtua Athlete]] (2002)
 
  
 
===[[Hikaru]]===
 
===[[Hikaru]]===
 
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* ''[[Air Trix]]'' (2001)
* [[Air Trix]] (2001)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force]]'' (2001)
* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force]] (2001)
 
  
 
===[[NAOMI 2]]===
 
===[[NAOMI 2]]===
* [[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]] (2002)  
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* ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' (2002)  
** [[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]] (2003)  
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** ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]]'' (2003)  
** [[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]] (2004)  
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** ''[[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage: Ver. 3]]'' (2004)
  
 
===[[Triforce]]===
 
===[[Triforce]]===
* [[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]] (2003)  
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* ''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]'' (2003)  
** The Key Of Avalon Ver.1.20 : Summon The New Monsters (2004)
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** ''[[The Key Of Avalon Ver.1.20 : Summon The New Monsters]]'' (2004)
  
 
===[[Chihiro]]===
 
===[[Chihiro]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2003)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2003)
* The Quiz Show (2004)
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* ''[[The Quiz Show]]'' (2004)
 
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==Consumer==
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==Softography (consumer)==
 
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2000)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' (2001)
* [[Crazy Taxi 2]] (2001)
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* ''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2001)
* [[Confidential Mission]] (2001)
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* ''[[Segagaga]]'' (2001) (with [[Thunder Stone]])
* [[Segagaga]] (2001) (with [[Thunder Stone]])
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* ''[[Virtua Athlete 2K]]'' (2000)
* [[Virtua Athlete 2K]] (2000)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2000)
* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2000)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2001)  
* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2001)  
 
  
 
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
 
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]] (2003) (Supervision)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]]'' (2003) (Supervision)
* [[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]] (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
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* ''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'' (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
* [[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]] (2002) (with [[Altron]])
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002) (with [[Altron]])
  
 
===[[GameCube]]===
 
===[[GameCube]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
  
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]] (2003)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]]'' (2003)
* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2002)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2002)
  
 
===[[Xbox]]===
 
===[[Xbox]]===
* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2002)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2002)
  
 
===PC===
 
===PC===
* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2002)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2002)
* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2004)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002)
* [[Derby Owners Club Online]] (2004)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004)
* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2002)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club Online]]'' (2004)
  
 
===Mobile===
 
===Mobile===
* [[Nakayoshi Techo]] (2000)
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* ''[[Nakayoshi Techo]]'' (2000)
* [[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]] (2003)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2003)
* [[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]] (2004)
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]]'' (2004)
* [[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]] (2001)
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* ''[[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]]'' (2001)
* [[Uchuujinda!]] (2001)
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* ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001)
 
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Revision as of 09:26, 21 July 2017

Hitmaker (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by Sega. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 (formerly Sega AM3), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.

AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.

By far and away the biggest international success for Hitmaker were the Crazy Taxi and Virtua Tennis games, which defined the Dreamcasts library. But perhaps an even more defining success is changing the Japanese arcade landscape with the titles World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 and The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master. These titles along with the Sega AM2 Virtua Fighter 4, brought new features and dynamics, with cards and internet usage.

In October 2003, Sega Rosso was merged back into the studio[1].

Hitmaker even had their own record label, Hitmaker Records, for a short period.

Members

Former members

Softography (arcade)

Softography (consumer)

Magazine articles

Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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