Sega AM1 (2005-2011)

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Sega AM1 (2005-2011) Division of Sega of Japan
Founded: 2004-07-01
Headquarters: Japan
2004-07-01 ← Sega WOW

Sega AM1 is the first arcade division of Sega Interactive.

After the Sega Sammy Holdings restructure, the various studios established in July of 2000 got the corporate names again in April of 2005. Sega WOW employees were split into consumer and arcade studios, with latter becoming Sega AM1. However alot of the development staff came from the Overworks side (Yasuhiro Nishiyama), due to many senior developers of WOW Entertainment joining the game company Paon. In addition many developers of late Sega AM3 joined AM1 in April of 2009.

The current AM1 ultimately became Sega's most successfull division, having a large amount of cash-cows across arcades and mobile, and a big amount of titles in different genres in general. Sega AM1 has many of Sega's and Japan's most popular brands on arcade and mobile, such as Initial D Arcade Stage, World Club Champion Football, Maimai, Sangokushi Taisen and Chain Chronicle. Sega AM1 has produced novel and innovative arcade machinery such as the Toylet or Nail Puri.

In comparision to sister division Sega AM2, AM1 also still has international arcade releases with various rail-shooters such as The House of the Dead 4, Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics , or most recently the arcade edition of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Members

• Jun Matsunaga
• Kenji Arai
• Masaru Kohayakawa
• Makatsu Watanabe
• Maasaki Ito
• Naoyuki Sato
• Takashi Hiraro
• Takashi Oda
• Toru Ohara
• Tomohiro Kashiwada
• Yasuhiro Nishiyama
• Daisuke Kubota

Former Members

• Atsushi Seimiya
• Shinichi Osagawara

Softography

Slot machine

• Bonanza Bros. (2010)
• Golden Axe (2010)

Medal game

• Ami No. 3 (2010)
• StarHorse 2 Final Destination (2010)

Arcade

• Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer Live! (2010)

NAOMI

• Dragon Treasure III (2005)

Chihiro Satellite Terminal

• Sangokushi Taisen (2005)
• Sangokushi Taisen 2 (2006)

System SP

• Monopoly The Medal (2005)
• Monopoly The Medal: 2nd Edition (2008)
• Brick People (2009)
• Tetris Giant (2009)

Lindbergh

• The House of the Dead 4 (2005)
• Ami-Gyo (2006)
• Sangokushi Taisen 3 (2007)
• Hummer Extreme Edition (2009)

Lindbergh Blue

• World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2008-2009 (2009)
• World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2009-2010 (2010)

Lindbergh Red

• Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer (2007)
• Harley-Davidson: King of the Road (2008)
• Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (2008)
• Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer 2 (2008)

Lindbergh Red EX

• Rambo (2008)

Nintendo DS

• Rekishi Taisen Gettenka: Tenkaichi Battle Royale (2010)

RingWide

• Rekishi Taisen Gettenka (2009)
• Sega Golden Gun (2010)
• Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (2010)

iOS

• Brick People (2011)
• Samurai Bloodshow (2011)

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Chihiro

• Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 Card Builder (2005) (with Banpresto)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Card Builder (2007) (with Banpresto)

Lindbergh

• Hummer: Extreme Edition (2009)
• StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion (2009)
• Ami No.3 (2010)
• StarHorse 3: Final Destination (2010)

RingEdge

• Sengoku Taisen: 1560 Owari no Fuuunji (2010)
• StarHorse 2 Final Destination (2010)
• Sengoku Taisen: 1570 Maou Jouraku su (2011)

Unique/Unknown

• Let's Go Golf (2008)
• Galileo Factory (2008)
• Galileo Factory 2 (2009)
• Arabian Jewel (2010)
• That's Paradice (2011)

Nintendo DS

• Sangokushi Taisen DS (2007)
• Sangokushi Taisen Ten (2008)

Wii

• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2008) (with Sonic Team)

List of staff

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External links

• Official website
• Sega R&D 1 on Twitter