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History of Sega in Moldova


Official Sega distributor(s): Buka (1994-1999), Bitman (1996-1997), R-Style (1997-1999), NVT (2000-2002), 1C Company (20xx-20xx), Best Distribution (2016-present)

Moldova declared independence in 1991 and still exists despite disputes in Gagauzia and Transnistria. Since 1994, it has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

From Mega Drive to Dreamcast

Most of Sega's history in this region from this period is related to History of Sega in Russia, so the events are briefly summarized.
1. Steepler releases Dendy in 1993 and starts selling Sega clones (Pro 16 Bit and High Quality) and the original Mega Drive 2 from Asia, Genesis CDX from USA with US/EU/Asian/Bootleg games.
2. Nissho Iwai gets licenses to distribute games in CIS countries and in 1994 selects several authorized distributors such as Buka who supply Mega Drive 2 (EU/AS PAL), Mega-CD 2 (EU PAL/AS NTSC), Master System 2 (EU PAL), Game Gear (EU PAL), Sega Saturn (AS NTSC/EU PAL), Mega Drive 32X. Steepler starts selling Mega Drive 2 from Nissho Iwai channels.
3. The wave of Sega and Dendy clones begins to flood the CIS countries on flee markets, small stores and from specialized sellers (Bitman, Kenga, Subor), which means that the original systems reach a smaller number of people.
4. Despite problems with clones, Sega recognizes Mega Drive as success in Russia and CIS and decides to push Sega Saturn. They signs a deal with Bitman, making Super Bitman legal and Bitman starts selling all Sega consoles in its stores in the PAL system.^[1]
5. Sega Saturn turns out to be a failure and Bitman is bought by R-Style in 1997, which sells the other Sega consoles for a short time.
6. The region is flooded in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sega and Dendy clones from Russia by mainly Simba's Video Games and New Game.
7. Sega returns with Dreamcast, released by NVT in 2000.^[2] In the late 2000s, due to pirated translations of games into Russian and their distribution through its own sales channel in CIS countries,^[3] the console became popular and sold long after its support in the world ended.

After Dreamcast

In the following years, some games were released by the 1C Company. Since 2016, distribution has been handled by Best Distribution. Sega games are also available from digital distribution, and Moldova, when it comes to digital keys, belongs to the RU-CIS-UA region. Digital game distribution platforms such as Steam suggest lower prices for the region.

Clones of Mega Drive can still be find on the market and they are from Russia.

Sega Amusement

Since 2006, the distribution of arcade machines and equipment for children produce by Sega is being carried out by KidsPlay.^[4]

QubicaAMF is a strategic partner in Russia and CIS countries.

Sititek

Sititek is the official distributor of Sega Toys in Russia and CIS countries.^[5]

References

History of Sega by Country
Asia
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Australasia
Australia \| Fiji \| Guam \| Micronesia \| New Zealand \| Papua New Guinea
Africa
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[1] ttps://www.kommersant.ru/doc/233963?query=bitman

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20010409225930/http://sega.ru:80/news.phtml

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060901234208/http://vector.msk.ru:80/

[4] ttp://brunswickbowling.kz/about/sng.php

[5] ttps://www.fansimag.ru/tovary-dlya-detey/domashniy-planetariy/disk-proekcionnyy-sititek-dlya-planetariev-homestar-romanticheskiy-6743/

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 Moldova declared independence in 1991 and still exists despite disputes in Gagauzia and Transnistria. Since 1994, it has been a member of the '''Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)'''.
-==Video game consoles==
+==From Mega Drive to Dreamcast==
-[[Steepler]], which had rose to prominance in the newly-created Russian video game market by selling unlicensed Dendy consoles (i.e. Famicom clones), expanded into CIS markets around 1993. Steepler would go on to sell its Mega Drive clone, the [[Pro 16 Bit]], as well as imported Asian model 2 [[Sega Mega Drive]]s and North American [[Sega Multi-Mega]]s also with games from this region.<ref>http://tv-games.ru/wiki/Companies/Steepler.html</ref>The company also brought pirate games from Asia.
+Most of Sega's history in this region from this period is related to [[History of Sega in Russia]], so the events are briefly summarized.
+<br>1. [[Steepler]] releases Dendy in 1993 and starts selling [[Sega]] clones ([[Pro 16 Bit]] and [[High Quality]]) and the original Mega Drive 2 from Asia, [[Multi-Mega|Genesis CDX]] from USA with US/EU/Asian/Bootleg games.
-In 1994, [[Nissho Iwai]] offered [[Buka]] (Бука) the status of authorized distributor, so the company also began selling consoles from [[Forrus]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy31U1mX2mc&t=600s</ref> Buka managed to get along with [[Steepler]] and Dendy for the sale of original Mega Drive 2 but company sold them at a more expensive price than unofficials. By 1994/1995 the first officially-licensed Sega products arrived in the CIS, including the Mega Drive 2 (European PAL and Asian PAL), [[Sega Saturn]] (Asian NTSC and later European PAL), [[Sega Mega-CD]] model 2 (Asian NTSC and European PAL), [[Sega Game Gear]] (European PAL), Master System 2 (European PAL) and [[Sega 32X]] (unknown specification).
+<br>2. [[Nissho Iwai]] gets licenses to distribute games in CIS countries and in 1994 selects several authorized distributors such as [[Buka]] who supply [[Mega Drive]] 2 (EU/AS PAL), [[Mega-CD]] 2 (EU PAL/AS NTSC), [[Master System]] 2 (EU PAL), [[Game Gear]] (EU PAL), [[Sega Saturn]] (AS NTSC/EU PAL), [[Mega Drive 32X]]. Steepler starts selling Mega Drive 2 from Nissho Iwai channels.
+<br>3. The wave of Sega and Dendy clones begins to flood the CIS countries on flee markets, small stores and from specialized sellers ([[Bitman]], [[Kenga]], [[Subor]]), which means that the original systems reach a smaller number of people.
-In 1995, Sega got along with [[Kenga]] (a company that sold Mega Drive clones in CIS) to distribute [[Sega Multi Mega]].
+<br>4. Despite problems with clones, Sega recognizes Mega Drive as success in Russia and CIS and decides to push Sega Saturn. They signs a deal with Bitman, making [[Super Bitman]] legal and Bitman starts selling all Sega consoles in its stores in the PAL system.<ref>https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/233963?query=bitman</ref>
+<br>5. Sega Saturn turns out to be a failure and Bitman is bought by [[R-Style]] in 1997, which sells the other Sega consoles for a short time.
-Despite the large piracy, Sega recognized Mega Drive as a success in the CIS. To act even more effectively against piracy, in 1996 [[Bitman]], who have been selling its own Mega Drive clones in the region at the time, became the distributor No.1 of [[Sega Europe]] in both Russia and the CIS, replacing Forrus' role in the latter.Bitman distribute the Mega Drive 2, [[Sega Saturn]] , [[Sega Mega-CD]] model 2, [[Sega Game Gear]], [[Sega 32X]] and [[Sega Pico]] in addition to the Super Bitman all in the European PAL system.{{Fileref|Migr_8_RU.pdf|page=91}}<ref>https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/233963?query=bitman</ref>
+<br>6. The region is flooded in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sega and Dendy clones from Russia by mainly [[Simba's Video Games]] and [[New Game]].
+<br>7. Sega returns with [[Dreamcast]], released by [[NVT]] in 2000.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010409225930/http://sega.ru:80/news.phtml</ref> In the late 2000s, due to pirated translations of games into Russian and their distribution through its own sales channel in CIS countries,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060901234208/http://vector.msk.ru:80/</ref> the console became popular and sold long after its support in the world ended.
-After the success of Mega Drive, Sega had high hopes for the distribution of Sega Saturn. The Russian and CIS markets have become a priority among former Eastern Bloc countries.<ref>https://www.telecompaper.com/news/32bit-consoles-to-be-launched-in-may-1996--81064</ref> Despite the efforts of Buka and Bitman, Sega Saturn just as in other countries of the world did not sell as good as Mega Drive.
-In 1997, Bitman was acquired by [[R-Style]], which inherited the former's distribution agreement. R-Style continued selling Saturn (European PAL and NTSC-U), Mega Drive II (European PAL), Mega CD II (European PAL) and Pico (European PAL).
-[[Sega Dreamcast]] has also reached Moldova. In 2000 [[NVT]] was appointed a distributor and started selling consoles.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010409225930/http://sega.ru:80/news.phtml</ref> Consoles were sold along with Russian documents. The end of 2000 was marked by a boom for DC consoles in the CIS countries, which was related to the mass distribution of Russified versions of games (pirated ones) and the decrease in prices of the console and games thanks to official distribution.{{fileref|Radio 2001-12 RU Dreamcast.gif|}} Despite the failure of Dreamcast in the world, in the CIS countries the console was well received and could be bought still in 2003. The original games were rare and pirate games were popular, which were translated into Russian. Several companies producing unoriginal Russian translations such as [[Vector (company)|Vector]], had their representatives in the CIS.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060901234208/http://vector.msk.ru:80/</ref>
 ==After Dreamcast==
 In the following years, some games were released by the [[1C Company]]. Since 2016, distribution has been handled by [[Best Distribution]]. Sega games are also available from digital distribution, and Moldova, when it comes to digital keys, belongs to the RU-CIS-UA region. Digital game distribution platforms such as Steam suggest lower prices for the region.
-Clones of Mega Drive can still be find on the market. Most of them are from Russia.
+Clones of Mega Drive can still be find on the market and they are from Russia.
 ==Sega Amusement ==