Hitmaker
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| Hitmaker |
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| Founded: 2000-04-21[1] |
| Defunct: 2004-07-01 (as Subsidiary)[2], 2005-04-01 (as Division) |
| Merged into: Sega AM3 |
| Headquarters: Japan |
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.
Contents
Members
Former members
Softography
NAOMI
- Derby Owners Club 2000 (2000)
- Crackin' DJ (2000)
- Derby Owners Club II (2001)
- Derby Owners Club World Edition (2001)
- Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
NAOMI GD-ROM
- Virtua Tennis (2000)
- Confidential Mission (2000)
- Crackin' DJ Part 2 (2001)
- Virtua Athlete (2002)
- The Maze of the Kings (2002)
NAOMI 2 Satellite Terminal
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 (2002)
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003 (2003)
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005 (2005)
Hikaru
Chihiro
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2003)
Triforce
- Avalon no Kagi (2003)
Dreamcast
- Virtua Athlete 2K (2000)
- Virtua Tennis (2000)
- Crazy Taxi 2 (2001)
- Segagaga (2001)
- Confidential Mission (2001)
- Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
- Crazy Taxi 2 Have a Try Taikenban (200x)
PlayStation 2
- Crazy Taxi (2001)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (2003)
GameCube
- Crazy Taxi (2002)
- Amazing Island (2004)
Xbox
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Taikenban (2002)
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2002)
PlayStation 3
Game Boy Advance
- Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride (2003)
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2003)
Windows PC
- Virtua Tennis (2002)
NAOMI 2
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 (2002)
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003 (2003)
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005 (2004)
Triforce
Chihiro
- The Quiz Show (2004)
PC
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2004)
- Derby Owners Club Online (2004)
Mobile
- Nakayoshi Techo (2000)
- Virtua Tennis (2003)
- Sega Rally Championship (2004)
- The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai (2001)
- Uchuujinda! (2001)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
UK info sheet
External links
References
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