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History of Sega in Caucasian States


Official Sega distributor(s): Nissho Iwai (1994-1995), Buka (1994-1999), Bitman (1996-1997), R-Style (1996-1999), NVT (2000-2001), 1C Company (20xx-20xx),

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Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia declared independence in 1991. In the next years they became members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). However, Georgia left the CIS in 2008 due to the Russo-Georgian War.

From Mega Drive to Dreamcast

Main article: History of Sega in Russia.

1C Company

In the following years, some games were released in CIS by the 1C company^[1] with translated boxes and localized games into Russian. Sega games are also available through digital distribution and the region is part of RU-CIS-UA when it comes to digital keys. Digital game distribution platforms such as Steam suggest lower prices for the region.

In the Caucasian States, clones of Sega Mega Drive can still be find and most of them are from Asian and Russian distribution channels.

Sega Amusement

Since 2006, the distribution of arcade machines and equipment for children produce by Sega is being carried out by KidsPlay.^[2]

QubicaAMF is a strategic partner in Russia and CIS countries.

Sititek

Sititek is the official distributor of Sega Toys in Russia and CIS countries.^[3]

References

History of Sega by Country
Asia
Afghanistan \| Armenia \| Azerbaijan \| Bahrain \| Bangladesh \| Bhutan \| Brunei \| Cambodia \| China \| Georgia \| Hong Kong \| India \| Indonesia \| Iran \| Iraq \| Israel \| Japan \| Jordan \| Kazakhstan \| Kuwait \| Kyrgyzstan \| Laos \| Lebanon \| Malaysia \| Maldives \| Mongolia \| Myanmar \| Nepal \| North Korea \| Oman \| Pakistan \| Philippines \| Qatar \| Russia \| Saudi Arabia \| Singapore \| South Korea \| Sri Lanka \| Syria \| Taiwan \| Tajikistan \| Thailand \| East Timor \| Turkey \| Turkmenistan \| United Arab Emirates \| Uzbekistan \| Vietnam \| Yemen
North America
Antigua and Barbuda \| Bahamas \| Barbados \| Belize \| Canada \| Costa Rica \| Cuba \| Dominica \| Dominican Republic \| El Salvador \| Grenada \| Guatemala \| Haiti \| Honduras \| Jamaica \| Mexico \| Nicaragua \| Panama \| Puerto Rico \| Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Saint Lucia \| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines \| Trinidad and Tobago \| USA
South America
Argentina \| Bolivia \| Brazil \| Chile \| Colombia \| Ecuador \| Guyana \| Paraguay \| Peru \| Suriname \| Uruguay \| Venezuela
Europe
Albania \| Andorra \| Austria \| Belarus \| Belgium \| Bosnia and Herzegovina \| Bulgaria \| Croatia \| Cyprus \| Czechia \| Denmark \| Estonia \| Finland \| France \| Germany \| Gibraltar \| Greece \| Greenland \| Hungary \| Iceland \| Ireland \| Italy \| Latvia \| Liechtenstein \| Lithuania \| Luxembourg \| Malta \| Moldova \| Monaco \| Montenegro \| Netherlands \| North Macedonia \| Norway \| Poland \| Portugal \| Romania \| San Marino \| Serbia \| Slovakia \| Slovenia \| Spain \| Sweden \| Switzerland \| Ukraine \| United Kingdom
Australasia
Australia \| Fiji \| Guam \| Micronesia \| New Zealand \| Papua New Guinea
Africa
Algeria \| Botswana \| Djibouti \| Egypt \| Eswatini \| Ghana \| Kenya \| Lesotho \| Libya \| Mauritania \| Morocco \| Mozambique \| Namibia \| Nigeria \| Sierra Leone \| Somalia \| Sub-Saharan Africa \| South Africa \| Tunisia \| Uganda \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe

[1] ttps://vrgames.by/publ/obzor-vanquish

[2] ttp://brunswickbowling.kz/about/sng.php

[3] ttps://desole.ru/brands/sititek/

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-| distributors=[[Bitman]] (1996-1997),[[R-Style]](1997-200x),[[Buka]](representative from 1996-200x),[[1C-SoftClub]](200x-present)
+| distributors=[[Nissho Iwai]] (1994-1995), [[Buka]] (1994-1999), [[Bitman]] (1996-1997), [[R-Style]] (1996-1999), [[NVT]] (2000-2001), [[1C Company]] (20xx-20xx),
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-These countries include: '''Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan'''.The story is similar to that in Russia. At that time these states belonged to the CIS.Georgia left the CIS in 2009, however, the same companies operate as the rest of the area
+{{stub}}
+Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia declared independence in 1991. In the next years they became members of the '''Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)'''. However, Georgia left the CIS in 2008 due to the Russo-Georgian War.
-== Sega Master System ==
+==From Mega Drive to Dreamcast==
-During the USSR times Sega Master System (model no. MK-3096-19) was made for the Russian market in 1990.It was sold, however, in a very small amount
+{{mainArticle|History of Sega in Russia}}
-== Steepler ==
-In 1993, [[Steepler]] had its dealers in these countries. Popularity gained Dendy console. The official distributor of Sega in Russia was Forrus, but the company never entered the CIS countries through a small sales network. Steepler used this fact and  since 1994  have started selling Sega consoles. These were mostly Asian and American versions of the Sega Mega Drive (model II) and Sega Genesis CDX. By the end of the year, the company had resigned from promoting the Sega product in favor of being a Nintendo distributor in Russia and CIS. However, it didn't bother the company to sell a SMD clone named Pro 16-bit.
+==1C Company==
+In the following years, some games were released in CIS by the 1C company<ref>https://vrgames.by/publ/obzor-vanquish</ref> with translated boxes and localized games into Russian. Sega games are also available through digital distribution and the region is part of RU-CIS-UA when it comes to digital keys. Digital game distribution platforms such as Steam suggest lower prices for the region.
-== End of the 90. ==
+In the Caucasian States, clones of [[Sega Mega Drive]] can still be find and most of them are from Asian and Russian distribution channels.
-In 1996 [[Bitman]] was the Sega distributor for Russia and the CIS and the dealers of this distributor started selling in this region .Sold products:
+==Sega Amusement==
-*Sega Mega Drive II,
+Since 2006, the distribution of arcade machines and equipment for children produce by Sega is being carried out by [[KidsPlay]].<ref>http://brunswickbowling.kz/about/sng.php</ref>
-*Super Bitman
-*Sega Saturn,
-*Sega Pico ,
-Representative in 1996 was the company [[Buka]](Бука) who at the same time became a representative of Nintendo and Sony in Russia and CIS.In 1997, Bitman was acquired by R-Style. All stores have become the property of this company. [[R-Style]] continued selling Sega Nomad,Sega Saturn and Sega Mega Drive II.
-== 1C SoftClub ==
+[[QubicaAMF]] is a strategic partner in Russia and CIS countries.
-Somewhere at the beginning of the 20th century, SoftClub became a distributor of Sega , and later became a part of the company 1C.
+==Sititek==
+[[Sititek]] is the official distributor of Sega Toys in Russia and CIS countries.<ref>https://desole.ru/brands/sititek/</ref>
 ==References==