Difference between revisions of "History of Sega in Uruguay"
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| − | [[Forstar]] distributed the [[Sega Master System]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref>, [[Sega Mega Drive]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref>, [[Sega Mega CD]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] in Uruguay for a short period. Company was association with Brazil's distributor, [[Tec Toy]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref> who got distribution rights in Uruguay in 1992. [[Barraca Europa]] | + | [[Forstar]] distributed the [[Sega Master System]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref>, [[Sega Mega Drive]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref>, [[Sega Mega CD]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] in Uruguay for a short period. Company was association with Brazil's distributor, [[Tec Toy]]<ref>''Sega llego a Uruguay!'' - Action Games 14 page 75</ref> who got distribution rights in Uruguay in 1992. [[Barraca Europa]] took over a distribution<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970724132553/http://www.tectoy.com.br:80/business/uruguay.htm</ref> shortly before [[Sega 32X]] release. They are mostly known from supporting [[Sega Saturn]]. |
While not as widespread of a problem as was the case in Argentina, video game piracy was rife in Uruguay, with unlicensed games being far more common than their official counterparts. | While not as widespread of a problem as was the case in Argentina, video game piracy was rife in Uruguay, with unlicensed games being far more common than their official counterparts. | ||
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| Official Sega distributor(s): Forstar (1992-1994/95), Barraca Europa (1994/95-199x), NC Games (200x-2019), Latam Games (2012-present) |
Forstar distributed the Sega Master System[1], Sega Mega Drive[2], Sega Mega CD and Sega Game Gear in Uruguay for a short period. Company was association with Brazil's distributor, Tec Toy[3] who got distribution rights in Uruguay in 1992. Barraca Europa took over a distribution[4] shortly before Sega 32X release. They are mostly known from supporting Sega Saturn.
While not as widespread of a problem as was the case in Argentina, video game piracy was rife in Uruguay, with unlicensed games being far more common than their official counterparts.
From late 2000s, Sega games are distributed locally by two distributors - Latam Games and NC Games[5][6].
References
- ↑ Sega llego a Uruguay! - Action Games 14 page 75
- ↑ Sega llego a Uruguay! - Action Games 14 page 75
- ↑ Sega llego a Uruguay! - Action Games 14 page 75
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970724132553/http://www.tectoy.com.br:80/business/uruguay.htm
- ↑ http://www.rolagames.com/pressrelease.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160213193457/http://www.ncgameslatam.com/sobre-nosotros