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'''WOW Entertainment''' was a 2nd party [[Sega]] company previously known as '''AM1'''. They are most famous for the '''House of the Dead series''' and '''Vampire Night light gun games'''. They are also known for role-playing games such as Candy Stripe. In 2004 WOW merged with [[Overworks]] (another SEGA held division) to form '''Sega WOW'''. Another notable title is the Gran Turismo-like game Sega GT 2002.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (ワウ エンターテイメント) was a development company owned by [[Sega Corporation]] during 2000 to 2003.
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WOW Entertainment is a continuation of '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 1'''{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf|page=94}}, though as with other R&D divisions of Sega restructured around this time, it was classed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega as opposed to simply being a R&D division. At one point was listed as having 107 employees, overseen by president [[Rikiya Nakagawa]]{{ref|http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/eng/about_WOW.html}}.
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Not much has changed in terms of approach for the studio when it became WOW Entertainment. The studio provided a variety of different games to the arcades, as well as the Dreamcast. A very different venture for WOW was the attempt to rival ''Gran Turismo'', with the ''[[Sega GT]]'' for Dreamcast and ''[[Sega GT 2002]]'' for Xbox.
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In October 2003, WOW Entertainment merged with [[Overworks]] to become [[Sega WOW]] (briefly "WOW Works"){{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=1}}. WOW Entertainment was itself briefly known by a different name from April 2000 until July, being WOW (株式会社ワウ).{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20020207055237/http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/index.html}}
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 120 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|31}}{{ref|http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030813035243/http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 120 (2000-07-01){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|31}}, 107{{ref|http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html}}, 127 (2003-04-01){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030813035243/http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html}}
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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*''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1997) (also with [[Sega Technical Institute]])
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*''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Sega Bass Fishing]]'' (1998)
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*''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Zombie Revenge]]'' (1999)
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* ''[[Vampire Night]]'' (2001) (with [[Namco]])
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*''[[Sega GT]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (2000)
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===[[PC]]===
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (2000) (also with [[Smilebit]])
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* ''[[Sega Bass Fishing]]'' (2001)
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (U.S. edition) (2001) (also with [[Smilebit]])
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* ''[[Sega GT]]'' (2001)
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*''[[World Series Baseball]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Alien Front Online]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Sega Bass Fishing 2]]'' (2001)
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==List of staff==
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*''[[Sports Jam]]'' (2001)
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{{StaffList|WOW Entertainment|employees=yes}}
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*''[[Vampire Night]]'' (2001)
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*''[[Sega GT 2002]]'' (2002)
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==Magazine articles==
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*''[[Columns Crown]]'' (2002)
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*''[[The House of the Dead 3]]'' (2002)
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*''[[The Pinball of the Dead]]'' (2002)
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==External links==
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*''[[Super Real Tennis]]'' (2003)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030811222750/http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/index.html WOW Entertainment official website (Japanese, Internet Archive)]
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead 2003]]'' (2002) (also with [[Smilebit]])
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*''[[Nightshade]]'' (2004)
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==References==
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*''[[Sega GT Online]]'' (2004)
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*''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'' (2005)
 
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*''SEGA AGES 2500 Vol. 26: [[Dynamite Deka]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[The Typing of the Dead 2]]'' (2007) (also with [[Smilebit]])
 
  
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==Softography (Sega WOW)==
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*''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]'' (2005) (also with Sega Studios China)
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*''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2008) (also with [[Sonic Team]])
 
  
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 19 January 2024

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Wow.svg
WOW Entertainment
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2003-10-01[2]
Merged with: Overworks (2004)
Headquarters:
Japan
2000-04-21
2003-10-01

WOW Entertainment (ワウ エンターテイメント) was a development company owned by Sega Corporation during 2000 to 2003.

WOW Entertainment is a continuation of Sega Software R&D Dept. 1[3], though as with other R&D divisions of Sega restructured around this time, it was classed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega as opposed to simply being a R&D division. At one point was listed as having 107 employees, overseen by president Rikiya Nakagawa[4].

Not much has changed in terms of approach for the studio when it became WOW Entertainment. The studio provided a variety of different games to the arcades, as well as the Dreamcast. A very different venture for WOW was the attempt to rival Gran Turismo, with the Sega GT for Dreamcast and Sega GT 2002 for Xbox.

In October 2003, WOW Entertainment merged with Overworks to become Sega WOW (briefly "WOW Works")[2]. WOW Entertainment was itself briefly known by a different name from April 2000 until July, being WOW (株式会社ワウ).[5]

Company statistics

  • Capital: 120 million yen[6][7][8]
  • Number of Employees: 120 (2000-07-01)[6], 107[7], 127 (2003-04-01)[8]

Softography

NAOMI

NAOMI GD-ROM

NAOMI Multiboard

NAOMI 2

Chihiro

Triforce

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Xbox

Game Boy Advance

Windows PC

i-mode 503i

J-Sky (50KB)

J-Sky (100KB)

Vodafone Live! (256KB)


Namco System 246

PC

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: WOW Entertainment/Magazine articles.

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 3
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 1
  3. ↑ File:DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf, page 94
  4. ↑ http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/eng/about_WOW.html
  5. ↑ http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-07 05:52)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 31
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/aboutWOW/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-13 03:52)


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