History of Sega in China
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History of Sega in China |
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Official Sega distributor(s): Hiroshima Trading (198x-199x), WKK (199x-199x), Huaxing Electronic Technology (199x-199x), Stone Group (1997-199x), Zhongxun (199x-2000), Sega of China (2002-present), AtGames (2005-present) |
Hiroshima Trading sold Sega Master System model I in the 80s.
WKK through his division WKK Industries China distributed Master System II but sales were minimal. Since October 1993, WKK began distribution od Sega Mega Drive model I.[1][2]
From 1994, Sega sued numerous Mega Drive clone producers in China like Shenchu Electronic.[3][4]In 1995 Chinese government took actions against piracy of Sega games.[5][6]
Huaxing Electronic Technology (华星电子科技有限公司) was responsible for the sale of Mega Drive 2 and Game Gear.[7]
In August 1997, Sega got along with Stone Group (四通集团) to distribute Sega Saturn in China and sell 40,000 units in the first year.[8] It isn't known if Sega achieved that.
Sega Huahan Culture Entertainment dealt with the service of entertainment facilities.[9]
Zhongxun (中讯) distributed Sega Dreamcast until June 2000 when consoles were banned.
In 2002, Sega of China[10] became a representative of the company and continues that to this day. AtGames has been distributing games since 2005.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ https://www.cbronline.com/news/sega_starts_test_marketing_new_machine/
- ↑ https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sega-to-test-market-mega-drive-machines--8854
- ↑ https://www.cbronline.com/news/chinese_sega_pirate_punished/
- ↑ https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sega-wins-copyright-dispute-with-shenzhen-shenchu--35740
- ↑ https://www.telecompaper.com/news/govt-takes-action-against-piracy-of-sega-games--51523
- ↑ https://www.telecompaper.com/news/police-seize-pirated-audiovisual-products--49954
- ↑ https://www.gcores.com/articles/99611
- ↑ https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sega-to-sell-saturn-games-console--114366
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001202153600/http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/corp/kaisha/group.html
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/06/07/tokyo.segainchina/ Sega's first plans
- ↑ https://www.change.org/p/sega-revoke-atgames-s-pc-games-distribution-right-in-greater-china Failed petition
- ↑ https://www.zhihu.com/appview/p/39495468
- ↑ http://bbs.a9vg.com/thread-5171571-1-1.html