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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 ten that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
  
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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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AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been 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 proportion of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.
  
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In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}.
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The biggest international successes for Hitmaker were ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' and ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'', popular on their original arcade releases and subsequent [[Dreamcast]] ports. In Japan, however, the studio also changed the Japanese arcade landscape, with ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' and
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''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]''. These titles, alongside [[Sega AM2]]'s ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' and [[Mirai R&D]]'s ''[[Mushiking: The King of Beetles]]'', popularised new features and dynamics with cards and internet usage.
  
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Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
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In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio.{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}
  
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==Arcade==
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Hitmaker had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
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===[[NAOMI]]===
 
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* [[Confidential Mission]] (2000)
 
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]] (2000)
 
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* [[Crackin' DJ]] (2000)
 
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** [[Crackin' DJ Part 2]] (2001)
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (1999)
 
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** [[Derby Owners Club 2000]] (2000)
 
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** Derby Owners Club 2 (2002)
 
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* [[Derby Owners Club World Edition]] (2001)
 
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* [[Jambo! Safari]] (1999)
 
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* [[The Maze of the Kings]] (2002)
 
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* [[Virtua Athlete]] (2002)
 
  
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===[[Hikaru]]===
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 140 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|37}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010204235100/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html}}, 190 million yen{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20031003064800fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 124 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|37}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010204235100/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html}}, 188{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20031003064800fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html}}
  
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* [[Air Trix]] (2001)
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==Softography==
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force]] (2001)
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Hitmaker|Hitmaker Div|showmobile=yes}}
  
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
 
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* [[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]] (2002)
 
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** [[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]] (2003)
 
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** [[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]] (2004)
 
  
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===Mobile===
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* [[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]] (2003)  
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* ''[[Nakayoshi Techo]]'' (2000)
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** The Key Of Avalon Ver.1.20 : Summon The New Monsters (2004)
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* ''[[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001)
  
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===[[Chihiro]]===
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==List of staff==
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2003)
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{{StaffList|Hitmaker|employees=yes}}
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* The Quiz Show (2004)
 
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==Consumer==
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2000)
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi 2]] (2001)
 
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* [[Confidential Mission]] (2001)
 
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* [[Segagaga]] (2001) (with [[Thunder Stone]])
 
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* [[Virtua Athlete 2K]] (2000)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2000)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2001)
 
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]] (2003) (Supervision)
 
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* [[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]] (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]] (2002) (with [[Altron]])
 
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===[[GameCube]]===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
 
  
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==Promotional material==
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]] (2003)
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Hitmaker UK InfoSheet.pdf|UK info sheet
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* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2002)
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===[[Xbox]]===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2002)
 
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===PC===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2002)
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2004)
 
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* [[Derby Owners Club Online]] (2004)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2002)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]] (2003)
 
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* [[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]] (2004)
 
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* [[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]] (2001)
 
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 13 November 2024

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Hitmaker Logo.svg
Hitmaker
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2004-07-01[2]
Headquarters:
Japan
2000-04-21
2004-07-01

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 ten that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.

AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been 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 proportion of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.

The biggest international successes for Hitmaker were Crazy Taxi and Virtua Tennis, popular on their original arcade releases and subsequent Dreamcast ports. In Japan, however, the studio also changed the Japanese arcade landscape, with World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 and The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master. These titles, alongside Sega AM2's Virtua Fighter 4 and Mirai R&D's Mushiking: The King of Beetles, popularised new features and dynamics with cards and internet usage.

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

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

Company statistics

  • Capital: 140 million yen[3][4], 190 million yen[5]
  • Number of Employees: 124 (2000-03)[3][4], 188[5]

Softography

NAOMI

NAOMI GD-ROM

NAOMI Satellite Terminal

NAOMI 2 Satellite Terminal

Hikaru

Dreamcast

Plus e

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Triforce

Xbox

Chihiro

N-Gage

PlayStation 3

Windows PC

i-mode 503i

J-Sky (50KB)

EZweb (Java Phase 2/2.5)


Mobile

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • UK info sheet

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 3
  2. ↑ File:IR EN 2004-05-18.pdf
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 37
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-04 23:51)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-03 06:48)


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