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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (アイミー) is an arcade service operated by [[Sega]] in Japan. It fulfils two purposes; as a pre-payment option for accessing arcade machines, and as a means to retain information about scores, game progress and other such details. Players interact with arcade machines either with a physical Aime card, or through a supported mobile device. Aime uses the [[wikipedia:FeliCa|FeliCa]] RFID smart card system developed by [[Sony]], which as been widely adopted across Asia.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' it's a [[Sega]] operated service, that allows user to play an Aime-compatible games using an Aime Card or mobile phone.  
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Aime was launched in November 2010 alongside the release of ''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1560 Owari no Fuuunji]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130129024937/http://sega.jp/corp/release/2010/0909/}} as a unifying replacement for two earlier card systems used in ''[[Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 Evolution]]'' and ''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade]]''. Support has been added to numerous Sega arcade games since, though the system remains exclusive to Japan.
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From its inception, Aime was designed to be cross-compatible with a similar system developed by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]], "BanaPassport" (although Aime was announced before its competitor had settled on a name), however this was not fully realised until the summer of 2018, when, alongside [[Konami]] and its "e-Amusement Pass" card system, the three companies launched the "Amusement IC" (アミューズメントIC) "standard", allowing the same card to be used with games from each manufacturer. [[Taito]]'s NESiCA card system became Amusement IC compatible in early 2019.
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While Aime and Amusement IC compatible cards were partially designed to make payment easier, all Sega arcade machines accept physical currency and, since 2018, a wide variety of electronic money systems{{fileref|PressRelease JP 2018-08-28.pdf}}. These, however, will not track in-game progress.
  
 
==Compatible games==
 
==Compatible games==
*''[[UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH]]'' (2016{{ref|http://inbirth.info/}})
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*''[[The World of Three Kingdoms]]''
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*''[[That's Paradice]]''
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*''[[Bingo Drop]]''
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*''[[Lady Luck]]'' (2011)
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*''[[MJ5R Evolution]] (2013)
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*''[[Code of Joker]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]] Arcade'' (2013, with Sega AM2)
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R]]''(2013, RingEdge 2{{ref|http://www.guiltygearx.com/ggxxacpr/}})
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*''[[Horuka x Toruka]]'' (2013)
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*''[[StarBoat Progress]]'' (2013)
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf]] (2014)
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*''[[CHUNITHM]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition]]'' (2015)
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*''[[crossbeats REV.]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Wonderland Wars]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Guilty Gear Xrd: SIGN]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Guilty Gear Xrd: REVELATOR]] (2015)
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*''[[maimai PiNK]]'' (2015)
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*''[[World Club Championship Football 2015-2016]]''
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen]]'' (2016)
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen]]'' (2016)
*''[[World Club Championship Football 2015-2016]]''
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*''[[Under Night In-Birth]]'' (2016{{ref|http://inbirth.info/}})
*''[[maimai PiNK]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage Zero]]'' (2017)
*''[[GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR-]] (2015)
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*''[[Initial D The Arcade]]'' (2021)
*''[[GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Bingo Circus]]'' (2023)
*''[[Wonderland Wars]]'' (2015)
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*''[[crossbeats REV.]]'' (2015)
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==Artwork==
*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition]]'' (2015)
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<gallery>
*''[[CHUNITHM]]'' (2015)
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Aime logo.svg|Logo (2010)
*''[[StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf]] (2014)
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Aime logo 2018.svg|Logo (2018)
*''[[StarBoat Progress]]'' (2013)
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AmusementIC logo.svg|Amusement IC logo
*''[[Horuka X Toruka]]'' (2013)
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</gallery>
*''[[GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R]]''(2013, RingEdge 2{{ref|http://www.guiltygearx.com/ggxxacpr/}})
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*''[[Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade]]'' (2013)
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==Gallery==
*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone]]'' (2013)
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<gallery>
*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]] Arcade'' (2013, with Sega AM2)
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Aime Card 2010.jpg|Card (2010)
*''[[Code of Joker]]'' (2013)
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Aime Card 2018.jpg|Card (2018)
*''[[MJ5R EVOLUTION]] (2013)
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</gallery>
*''[[Lady Luck]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Bingo Drop]]''
 
*''[[That's Paradice]]''
 
*''[[The World of Three Kingdoms]]''
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [https://my-aime.net/aime/en/p/ ''{{PAGENAME}}'' official site (English)]
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* [https://my-aime.net {{PAGENAME}} official website]
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==References==
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[[Category:Arcade systems]]

Latest revision as of 07:20, 28 November 2023

Aime logo 2018.svg

Aime (アイミー) is an arcade service operated by Sega in Japan. It fulfils two purposes; as a pre-payment option for accessing arcade machines, and as a means to retain information about scores, game progress and other such details. Players interact with arcade machines either with a physical Aime card, or through a supported mobile device. Aime uses the FeliCa RFID smart card system developed by Sony, which as been widely adopted across Asia.

Aime was launched in November 2010 alongside the release of Sengoku Taisen: 1560 Owari no Fuuunji[1] as a unifying replacement for two earlier card systems used in Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 Evolution and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade. Support has been added to numerous Sega arcade games since, though the system remains exclusive to Japan.

From its inception, Aime was designed to be cross-compatible with a similar system developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, "BanaPassport" (although Aime was announced before its competitor had settled on a name), however this was not fully realised until the summer of 2018, when, alongside Konami and its "e-Amusement Pass" card system, the three companies launched the "Amusement IC" (アミューズメントIC) "standard", allowing the same card to be used with games from each manufacturer. Taito's NESiCA card system became Amusement IC compatible in early 2019.

While Aime and Amusement IC compatible cards were partially designed to make payment easier, all Sega arcade machines accept physical currency and, since 2018, a wide variety of electronic money systems[2]. These, however, will not track in-game progress.

Compatible games

Artwork

Gallery

External links

References