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'''Hitmaker''' (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by [[Sega]]. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of [[Sega AM3]].
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'''Hitmaker''' (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by [[Sega]]. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 3''' (formerly [[Sega AM3]]), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
  
AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period. The division absorbed [[Sega Rosso]] at some point in late 2003.
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AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.
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By far and away the biggest international success for Hitmaker were the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' and ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' games, which defined the Dreamcasts library. But perhaps an even more defining success is changing the Japanese arcade landscape with the titles ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' and
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''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]''. These titles along with the [[Sega AM2]] ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'', brought new features and dynamics, with cards and internet usage.
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In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}.
  
 
Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
 
Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
  
==Softography==
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==Members==
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{{multicol|
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*[[Junichi Tsuchiya]]
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*[[Juro Watari]]
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*[[Kenji Kanno]]
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*[[Maasaki Ito]]
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*[[Mie Kumagai]]
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*[[Nobuyuki Yamashita]]
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*[[Shinichi Osagawara]]
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*[[Shoichiri Kanazawa]]
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*[[Takeshi Goden]]
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*[[Tetsu Okano]]
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|cols=2}}
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==Former members==
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*[[Hisao Oguchi]]
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==Softography (arcade)==
 
{{multicol|
 
{{multicol|
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
*''[[Derby Owners Club 2000]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2000)
*''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]]'' (2000)
*''[[Crackin' DJ]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Crackin' DJ]]'' (2000)
*''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2001)
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** ''[[Crackin' DJ Part 2]]'' (2001)  
*''[[Crackin' DJ Part 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club 2000]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Maze of the Kings]]'' (2002)
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** ''[[Derby Owners Club 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club World Edition]]'' (2001)  
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* ''[[The Maze of the Kings]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Virtua Athlete]]'' (2002)
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===[[Hikaru]]===
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* ''[[Air Trix]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force]]'' (2001)
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
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* ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' (2002)
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** ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]]'' (2003)
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** ''[[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage: Ver. 3]]'' (2004)
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===[[Triforce]]===
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* ''[[Avalon no Kagi]]'' (2003)
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** ''[[Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters]]'' (2004)
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===[[Chihiro]]===
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[The Quiz Show]]'' (2004)
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|cols=2}}
  
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==Softography (consumer)==
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{{multicol|
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
*''[[Virtua Athlete 2K]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' (2001)
*''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2001)
*''[[Confidential Mission]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Segagaga]]'' (2001) (with [[Thunder Stone]])
*''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Virtua Athlete 2K]]'' (2000)
*''[[Segagaga]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2000)
*''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2001)  
  
===[[Hikaru]]===
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
*''[[Air Trix]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]]'' (2003) (Supervision)
*''[[Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'' (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002) (with [[Altron]])
  
 
===[[GameCube]]===
 
===[[GameCube]]===
*''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
  
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
*''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2001)
*''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]]'' (2003)
*''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' (2002)
*''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2004) (''PS2 The Best'' release)
 
 
 
===[[NAOMI 2]]===
 
*''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' (2002)
 
  
 
===[[Xbox]]===
 
===[[Xbox]]===
*''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2002)
  
 
===PC===
 
===PC===
*''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2002)
*''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002)
*''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club Online]]'' (2004)
  
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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===Mobile===
*''[[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Nakayoshi Techo]]'' (2000)
*''[[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2003)
*''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'' (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001)
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|cols=2}}
  
===[[Chihiro]]===
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==Magazine articles==
*''[[Crazy Taxi: High Roller]]'' (2003)
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
===[[N-Gage]]===
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==External links==
*''[[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2003)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040629001328/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/index.html Hitmaker Official websites (Internet Archive)]
*''[[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]]'' (2004)
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** [http://web.archive.org/web/20040610032406/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/comphistory.html Production history of the Hitmaker]
  
===[[Triforce]]===
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==References==
*''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]'' (2003)
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<references />
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.hitmaker.co.jp Hitmaker Official websites]
 
 
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Revision as of 07:20, 21 August 2018

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Hitmaker
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2004-07-01 (as Subsidiary)[2], 2005-04-01 (as Division)
Merged into: Sega AM3
Headquarters:
Japan

Hitmaker (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by Sega. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 (formerly Sega AM3), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.

AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.

By far and away the biggest international success for Hitmaker were the Crazy Taxi and Virtua Tennis games, which defined the Dreamcasts library. But perhaps an even more defining success is changing the Japanese arcade landscape with the titles World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 and The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master. These titles along with the Sega AM2 Virtua Fighter 4, brought new features and dynamics, with cards and internet usage.

In October 2003, Sega Rosso was merged back into the studio[1].

Hitmaker even had their own record label, Hitmaker Records, for a short period.

Members

Former members

Softography (arcade)

Softography (consumer)

Magazine articles

Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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