Difference between revisions of "Nissho Iwai"
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| − | }}{{stub}}'''Nissho Iwai Co., Ltd.''' (日商岩井株式会社) was a Japanese trading company, electronics manufacturer, and video game distributor. | + | }}{{stub}}'''Nissho Iwai Co., Ltd.''' (日商岩井株式会社) was a Japanese trading company, electronics manufacturer, and video game distributor. It's computer division was known as [[Nissho Iwai Infocom]] |
==Company== | ==Company== | ||
| + | In the late 1980s/early 1990s, Nissho Iwai became [[Sega]]'s agent for Eastern Bloc countries. The full list of countries from this region where the company had influence is not certain, but it was confirmed that it was for sure involved in Sega releated stuff in [[History of Sega in Hungary|Hungary]], [[History of Sega in Poland|Poland]], [[History of Sega in Russia|Russia]], [[wikipedia:Commonwealth of Independent States|Commonwealth of Independent States]] and possibly other. They withdrew from the contract in late 1995/early 1996 when [[Sega Europe]] took all duties. | ||
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Nissho Iwai is notable for assisting [[Sega]] with development of the early internet gameplay service [[XBAND]]. | Nissho Iwai is notable for assisting [[Sega]] with development of the early internet gameplay service [[XBAND]]. | ||
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In 2004, Nissho Iwai and fellow trading company Nichimen Co., Ltd. (ニチメン株式会社) merged to form [[wikipedia:Sojitz|Sojitz Co., Ltd.]] (双日株式会社). | In 2004, Nissho Iwai and fellow trading company Nichimen Co., Ltd. (ニチメン株式会社) merged to form [[wikipedia:Sojitz|Sojitz Co., Ltd.]] (双日株式会社). | ||
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==Manuals== | ==Manuals== | ||
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Notavailable.svg|Polish (Master System II/Game Gear)<ref>Seen at Playbox 96 event on the left side of the photo [https://segaretro.org/File:Play_Box_96_photo_2.png]</ref> | Notavailable.svg|Polish (Master System II/Game Gear)<ref>Seen at Playbox 96 event on the left side of the photo [https://segaretro.org/File:Play_Box_96_photo_2.png]</ref> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==Promotional materials== | ||
| + | ===Poland=== | ||
| + | {{gitem|VideoClub 392 PL Master System.png|Print advert in Video Club (PL) #18: "03/1992" (1992-xx-xx)}} | ||
| + | {{gitem|VideoClub 2 93PL Master System II.png|Print advert in Video Club (PL) #29: "02/1993" (1993-xx-xx)}} | ||
| + | {{gitem|VideoClub 993 PL Mega Drive.png|Print advert in Video Club (PL) #36: "09/1993" (1993-xx-xx) | ||
| + | also published in: | ||
| + | *Video Club (PL) #37: "10/1993" (1993-xx-xx) | ||
| + | *Video Club (PL) #38: "11/1993" (1993-xx-xx) | ||
| + | *Video Club (PL) #39: "12/1993" (1993-xx-xx) | ||
| + | }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Nissho Iwai Co., Ltd. (日商岩井株式会社) was a Japanese trading company, electronics manufacturer, and video game distributor. It's computer division was known as Nissho Iwai Infocom
Contents
Company
In the late 1980s/early 1990s, Nissho Iwai became Sega's agent for Eastern Bloc countries. The full list of countries from this region where the company had influence is not certain, but it was confirmed that it was for sure involved in Sega releated stuff in Hungary, Poland, Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States and possibly other. They withdrew from the contract in late 1995/early 1996 when Sega Europe took all duties.
Nissho Iwai is notable for assisting Sega with development of the early internet gameplay service XBAND.
In 2004, Nissho Iwai and fellow trading company Nichimen Co., Ltd. (ニチメン株式会社) merged to form Sojitz Co., Ltd. (双日株式会社).
Manuals
Mega Drive I
Mega Drive II
Master System I
Master System II
Game Gear
Mega CD II
Mega Drive 32X
Saturn
Posters
Poster-catalog added to Mega Drive in Hungarian, Russian and Polish.
Hungarian (Mega Drive)
Hungarian (Master System II/Game Gear)
Russian (Mega Drive)
Russian (Master System II/Game Gear)
Polish (Mega Drive)[2]
Polish (Master System II/Game Gear)[3]
Promotional materials
Poland
also published in:
- Video Club (PL) #37: "10/1993" (1993-xx-xx)
- Video Club (PL) #38: "11/1993" (1993-xx-xx)
- Video Club (PL) #39: "12/1993" (1993-xx-xx)
External links
- Official website (Sojitz) (Japanese)
![[1]](https://segaretro.org/File:Play_Box_96_photo.png){kind=link}
![[2]](https://segaretro.org/File:Play_Box_96_photo_2.png){kind=link}