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'''Smilebit''' was a research and development division within [[Sega]]. After a company shakeup in 1998, Smilebit emerged as a replacement for [[Sega AM6]], and operated until 2004  when Smilebit itself became known as Sega's '''Sports Design R&D Dept.''' (''New Entertainment R&D Dept. #3''). Both Sega AM6 and Smilebit had built up a reputation for producing Sega's line of sports titles, and are now the only team at Sega catering for this genre.
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| founded=2000-04-21{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=4}}
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| defunct=2004-07-01 (as Subsidiary){{fileref|IR EN 2004-05-18.pdf}}, 2005-05-01 (as Division)
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| mergedinto=[[Sega Sports Design R&D Dept.]], [[New Entertainment R&D Dept.]]
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Smilebit's creation brought together specialist teams within Sega AM6 such as [[Team Aquila]] (''[[Victory Goal]]'') and [[Team Andromeda]] (''[[Panzer Dragoon]]''), though several of these members moved over to [[United Game Artists]] and [[Amusement Vision]]. It was headed by [[Shun Arai]] until 2004, and is now run by [[Takayuki Kawagoe]].
 
  
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Before specializing solely in sports games Smilebit was also responsible for cult classics such as ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' and ''[[The Typing of the Dead]]''.
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'''Smilebit''' (スマイルビット) was a research and development division within [[Sega]]. It is best seen as a logical continuation of [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 6]] (formerly known as [[Sega CS1]]). It is largely different to CS1, with the majority of those developers leaving Sega to join the new start-ups [[Artoon]] and [[Land Ho!]]. Smilebit is largely based on [[Sega PC]] instead. Over time, Smilebit became the de facto studio for sports games, with the majority being aimed at Japan. Internationally, Smilebit was known for it's high-end Dreamcast and Xbox titles. Those developers ended up at largely at [[New Entertainment R&D Dept.]].
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==Members==
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*[[Akihiko Mukaiyama]]
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*[[Hisayoshi Yoshida]]
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*[[Masamitsu Shiino]]
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*[[Masayoshi Kikuchi]]
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*[[Masayoshi Yokoyama]]
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*[[Naohiro Warama‎]]
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*[[Kazuhisa Hasuoka]]
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*[[Ryuta Ueda]]
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*[[Shun Arai]]
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*[[Tadashi Ihoroi]]
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*[[Takayuki Kawagoe]]
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*[[Takashi Atsu]]
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*[[Takaya Segawa]]
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*[[Tetsuo Shinyu]]
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*[[Osamu Ohashi]]
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*[[Outa Sano]]
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*[[Youichi Shimosato]]
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==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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*''[[Sega Rally 2]]'' (1999)
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (1999)
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (1999)
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*''[[90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team de Asobou!]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 2]]'' (2001) (Development: [[Land Ho!]])
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*''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (2000) (also with [[WOW Entertainment]])
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*''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Motto Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team de Asobou Net!]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Soccer Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Soccer Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2000)
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*''[[90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Soccer Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)  
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (2000) (with [[WOW Entertainment]])
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead: U.S Edition]]'' (2001) (also with WOW Entertainment)
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 2]]'' (2001)
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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*''[[Soccer Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Soccer Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Virtua Striker 3]]'' (2001) (also with Amusement Vision)
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 3: Derby Ba wo Tsukurou!]]'' (2003) (with [[Land Ho!]])
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*''[[Virtua Striker 3 Ver.2002]]'' (2002) (also with Amusement Vision)
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Virtua Striker 2002]]'' (2002) (also with Amusement Vision)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 4: Derby Ba wo Tsukurou!]]'' (2004) (with [[Land Ho!]])
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04]]'' (2004)
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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*''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2002)
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===[[Xbox]]===
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*''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
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===[[GameCube]]===
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 3: Derby Ba wo Tsukurou!]]'' (2003) (with [[Land Ho!]])
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead 2003]]'' (2002) (also with [[WOW Entertainment]])
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*''[[Soccer Tsuku 2002: J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2002)
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===[[Triforce]]===
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*''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Virtua Striker 4]]'' (2004)
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead 2004]]'' (2003) (also with [[WOW Entertainment]])
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*''[[Derby Tsuku 3]]'' (2003)
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===PC===
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*''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3]]'' (2003)
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PC)|J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (2002)
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*''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04]]'' (2004)  
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*''[[Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Europe Championship]]'' (2006)
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===Mobile===
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead 2]]'' (2007) (also with [[WOW Entertainment]])
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*''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Mobile]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) (also with [[Sonic Team]], [[Nintendo]] and [[Racjin]])
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2009) (also with [[Sonic Team]], [[Nintendo]] and [[Racjin]])
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==External links==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040609212523/http://www.smilebit.com/index.html Smilebit Official websites (Japanese, Internet Archive)]
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==References==
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Revision as of 07:52, 29 July 2017


Smilebit (スマイルビット) was a research and development division within Sega. It is best seen as a logical continuation of Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 (formerly known as Sega CS1). It is largely different to CS1, with the majority of those developers leaving Sega to join the new start-ups Artoon and Land Ho!. Smilebit is largely based on Sega PC instead. Over time, Smilebit became the de facto studio for sports games, with the majority being aimed at Japan. Internationally, Smilebit was known for it's high-end Dreamcast and Xbox titles. Those developers ended up at largely at New Entertainment R&D Dept..

Members

Softography

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

Game Boy Advance

Xbox

GameCube

Triforce

PC

Mobile

Magazine articles

Main article: Smilebit/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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