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'''Mobile Content R&D''' or '''Mobile Content Reasearch and Development''' was the development division in [[Sega of Japan]] dedicated to mobile development. It was [[Wave Master]] who initially started mobile phone development with mobile phone services that have a monthly fee. The team behind the [[PuyoSega]], [[Sonic Cafe]], [[Ulala no Channel J]], [[Sega Ages (mobile)|Sega Ages]] services spun off from Wave Master. Over times [[iOS]] and [[Android]] became the major focus for Sega, culminating into the [[Sega Networks]] subsidiary being established in July of 2012.
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'''Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept.'''{{fileref|IR EN 2005-03-31.pdf}} (モバイル研究開発部){{ref|1=https://ircms.irstreet.com/contents/data_file.php?template=39&brand=93&folder_contents=11197&src_data=39764&filename=pdf_file.pdf}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20091219123904/http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html}}, also called the '''Mobile Product Development Dept.'''<ref>Interviews with Kazuo Wakihara and Toru Yoshida in ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection''</ref> '''Mobile Content R&D Dept.'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050303184157/http://www.freewebs.com/arcadestation/index.htm}} was the development division in [[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega]] dedicated to mobile development. It was one of 7 departments in the '''Global Entertainment R&D Div.''' of [[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega Corporation]]{{fileref|IR EN 2005-03-31.pdf}}.
  
==Members==
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It was [[Wave Master]] who initially started mobile phone development with mobile phone services that had a monthly fee. The team behind the [[PuyoSega]], [[Sonic Cafe]], [[Ulala no Channel J]], [[Sega Ages (mobile)|Sega Ages]] services spun off from Wave Master. Over times [[iOS]] and [[Android]] became the major focus for Sega, culminating into the [[Sega Networks]] subsidiary being established in July of 2012.
*[[Katsuhiro Hasegawa]]
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*[[Kazunari Tsukamoto]]
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Many known developers at Mobile Phone Contents Development hailed from [[Sega WOW]], a merger of [[WOW Entertainment]] and [[Overworks]], both of which had a strong mobile presence as well.
*[[Masamitsu Shiino]]
 
*[[Mie Kumagai]]
 
*[[Toru Yoshida]]
 
  
 
== Softography ==
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2]]'' (2012) (with [[Sonic Team]])
 
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==List of staff==
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 2 December 2023

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Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept.
Division of Sega
Founded: 2005-04-01[1]
Defunct: 2012-07-01
Headquarters:
Japan
2005-04-01

Mobile Phone Contents Development Dept.[1] (モバイル研究開発部)[2][3], also called the Mobile Product Development Dept.[4] Mobile Content R&D Dept.[5] was the development division in Sega dedicated to mobile development. It was one of 7 departments in the Global Entertainment R&D Div. of Sega Corporation[1].

It was Wave Master who initially started mobile phone development with mobile phone services that had a monthly fee. The team behind the PuyoSega, Sonic Cafe, Ulala no Channel J, Sega Ages services spun off from Wave Master. Over times iOS and Android became the major focus for Sega, culminating into the Sega Networks subsidiary being established in July of 2012.

Many known developers at Mobile Phone Contents Development hailed from Sega WOW, a merger of WOW Entertainment and Overworks, both of which had a strong mobile presence as well.

Softography

List of staff

References

https://www13.atwiki.jp/game_staff/pages/603.html#id_307af977


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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