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{{sub-stub}}'''Nihon Goraku Bussan''' (日本娯楽物産株式会社, lit. ''Japan Entertainment Trading Inc.''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970215134009/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/corp/kaisha/history.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970216123029/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega_e/corp/kaisha/history.html}}{{ref|https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/dick-stewart/}}) was a successor to the distribution arm of [[Service Games, Japan]], incorporated on the same day as [[Nihon Kikai Seizou]] (the manufacturing arm) in Japan. It was operated by [[Richard Stewart]]{{magref|cb|1961-06-24|53}}{{magref|cb|1965-10-09|68}}. | {{sub-stub}}'''Nihon Goraku Bussan''' (日本娯楽物産株式会社, lit. ''Japan Entertainment Trading Inc.''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970215134009/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/corp/kaisha/history.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970216123029/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega_e/corp/kaisha/history.html}}{{ref|https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/dick-stewart/}}) was a successor to the distribution arm of [[Service Games, Japan]], incorporated on the same day as [[Nihon Kikai Seizou]] (the manufacturing arm) in Japan. It was operated by [[Richard Stewart]]{{magref|cb|1961-06-24|53}}{{magref|cb|1965-10-09|68}}. | ||
− | The company's history is not fully understood, however it is thought to have been and traded as '''Uta Matic'''{{magref|cb|1960-09-03|50}}{{magref|cb|1963-08-10|384}}{{magref|cb|1962-08-11|317}}{{magref|cb|1965-03-27| | + | The company's history is not fully understood, however it is thought to have been and traded as '''Uta Matic'''{{magref|cb|1960-09-03|50}}{{magref|cb|1963-08-10|381}}{{magref|cb|1963-08-10|384}}{{magref|cb|1962-08-11|317}}{{magref|cb|1965-03-27|64}}, from the Japanese word ''"Uta"'' (歌), which means ''"song"''. Nihon Goraku Bussan's main source of income appears to have been distributing jukeboxes on behalf of [[Rock-Ola]], at one point employing 600 people{{magref|cb|1965-03-20|56|printpage=56/57}}{{magref|cb|1965-03-20|63}}{{magref|bb|1965-03-20|53}}{{magref|cb|1965-03-27|52}}, and being the largest distributor of its type in Japan{{magref|cb|1965-09-18|67}}. |
Despite originally being split in 1960, Nihon Goraku Bussan would acquire Nihon Kikai Seizo (trading{{fileref|Trademark Sega Reg Nº 749358 1963-05-14 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf | Despite originally being split in 1960, Nihon Goraku Bussan would acquire Nihon Kikai Seizo (trading{{fileref|Trademark Sega Reg Nº 749358 1963-05-14 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf |
Revision as of 23:59, 9 November 2020
Nihon Goraku Bussan | ||
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Founded: 1960-05-31 | ||
Defunct: 1965-07-15 | ||
Merged with: Rosen Enterprises (1965-07-15)[1] | ||
Merged into: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | ||
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Nihon Goraku Bussan (日本娯楽物産株式会社, lit. Japan Entertainment Trading Inc.[2][3][4]) was a successor to the distribution arm of Service Games, Japan, incorporated on the same day as Nihon Kikai Seizou (the manufacturing arm) in Japan. It was operated by Richard Stewart[5][6].
The company's history is not fully understood, however it is thought to have been and traded as Uta Matic[7][8][9][10][11], from the Japanese word "Uta" (歌), which means "song". Nihon Goraku Bussan's main source of income appears to have been distributing jukeboxes on behalf of Rock-Ola, at one point employing 600 people[12][13][14][15], and being the largest distributor of its type in Japan[16].
Despite originally being split in 1960, Nihon Goraku Bussan would acquire Nihon Kikai Seizo (trading[17][18][10] as "Sega, Inc.") in June 1964[2][3]. This now bigger[19] Nihon Goraku Bussan would merge with Rosen Enterprises to create Sega Enterprises, Ltd. on July 15, 1965[1][16][20].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cash Box, "August 14, 1965" (US; 1965-08-14), page 354
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/corp/kaisha/history.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-15 13:40)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.sega.co.jp/sega_e/corp/kaisha/history.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-16 12:30)
- ↑ https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/tag/dick-stewart/
- ↑ Cash Box, "June 24, 1961" (US; 1961-06-24), page 53
- ↑ Cash Box, "October 9, 1965" (US; 1965-10-09), page 68
- ↑ Cash Box, "September 3, 1960" (US; 1960-09-03), page 50
- ↑ Cash Box, "August 10, 1963" (US; 1963-08-10), page 381
- ↑ Cash Box, "August 10, 1963" (US; 1963-08-10), page 384
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cash Box, "August 11, 1962" (US; 1962-08-11), page 317
- ↑ Cash Box, "March 27, 1965" (US; 1965-03-27), page 64
- ↑ Cash Box, "March 20, 1965" (US; 1965-03-20), page 56/57 (56)
- ↑ Cash Box, "March 20, 1965" (US; 1965-03-20), page 63
- ↑ Billboard, "March 20, 1965" (US; 1965-03-20), page 53
- ↑ Cash Box, "March 27, 1965" (US; 1965-03-27), page 52
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Cash Box, "September 18, 1965" (US; 1965-09-18), page 67
- ↑ File:Trademark Sega Reg Nº 749358 1963-05-14 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf
- ↑ File:Trademark Sega Reg Nº 749420 1963-05-14 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf
- ↑ Cash Box, "August 15, 1964" (US; 1964-08-15), page 366
- ↑ Billboard, "October 9, 1965" (US; 1965-10-09), page 59
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