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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 flea markets, small stores and from specialized sellers (like Bitman, Kenga and 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 specialized sellers (like Simba's Video Games and New Game) with translated into Russian console and game boxes and later localized games.
7. Sega returns with Dreamcast, released by NVT in 2000.^[2] In the end of 2000, due to pirated translations of games into Russian and their distribution through its own sales channel in CIS countries,^[3] the console became popular. After Big Ben Interactive became a distributor in Western Europe, local Russian distributors bought out the consoles and distributed them to the CIS countries, so that the console was sold long after its withdrawal in other parts of the world.

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
Afghanistan \| Armenia \| Azerbaijan \| Bahrain \| Bangladesh \| Bhutan \| Brunei \| Cambodia \| China \| Georgia \| Hong Kong \| India \| Indonesia \| Iran \| Iraq \| Israel \| Japan \| Jordan \| Kazakhstan \| Kuwait \| Kyrgyzstan \| Laos \| Lebanon \| Malaysia \| Maldives \| Mongolia \| Myanmar \| Nepal \| North Korea \| Oman \| Pakistan \| Philippines \| Qatar \| Russia \| Saudi Arabia \| Singapore \| South Korea \| Sri Lanka \| Syria \| Taiwan \| Tajikistan \| Thailand \| East Timor \| Turkey \| Turkmenistan \| United Arab Emirates \| Uzbekistan \| Vietnam \| Yemen
North America
Antigua and Barbuda \| Bahamas \| Barbados \| Belize \| Canada \| Costa Rica \| Cuba \| Dominica \| Dominican Republic \| El Salvador \| Grenada \| Guatemala \| Haiti \| Honduras \| Jamaica \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| Panama \| Puerto Rico \| Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Saint Lucia \| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines \| Trinidad and Tobago \| USA
South America
Argentina \| Bolivia \| Brazil \| Chile \| Colombia \| Ecuador \| Guyana \| Paraguay \| Peru \| Suriname \| Uruguay \| Venezuela
Europe
Albania \| Andorra \| Austria \| Belarus \| Belgium \| Bosnia and Herzegovina \| Bulgaria \| Croatia \| Cyprus \| Czechia \| Denmark \| Estonia \| Finland \| France \| Germany \| Gibraltar \| Greece \| Greenland \| Hungary \| Iceland \| Ireland \| Italy \| Latvia \| Liechtenstein \| Lithuania \| Luxembourg \| Malta \| Moldova \| Monaco \| Montenegro \| Netherlands \| North Macedonia \| Norway \| Poland \| Portugal \| Romania \| San Marino \| Serbia \| Slovakia \| Slovenia \| Spain \| Sweden \| Switzerland \| Ukraine \| United Kingdom
Australasia
Australia \| Fiji \| Guam \| Micronesia \| New Zealand \| Papua New Guinea
Africa
Algeria \| Botswana \| Djibouti \| Egypt \| Eswatini \| Ghana \| Kenya \| Lesotho \| Libya \| Mauritania \| Morocco \| Mozambique \| Namibia \| Nigeria \| Sierra Leone \| Somalia \| Sub-Saharan Africa \| South Africa \| Tunisia \| Uganda \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe

[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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 <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.
-<br>6. The region is flooded in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sega and Dendy clones from Russia by specialized sellers (like [[Simba's Video Games]] and [[New Game]]).
+<br>6. The region is flooded in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Sega and Dendy clones from Russia by specialized sellers (like [[Simba's Video Games]] and [[New Game]]) with translated into Russian console and game boxes and later localized games.
 <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 end of 2000, 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. After [[Big Ben Interactive]] became a distributor in Western Europe, local Russian distributors bought out the consoles and distributed them to the CIS countries, so that the console was sold long after its withdrawal in other parts of the world.