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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]], and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
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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.
 
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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In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio.
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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.
  
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==Arcade==
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==Members==
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===[[NAOMI]]===
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*[[Junichi Tsuchiya]]
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* [[Confidential Mission]] (2000)
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*[[Juro Watari]]
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]] (2000)
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*[[Kenji Kanno]]
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* [[Crackin' DJ]] (2000)
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*[[Maasaki Ito]]
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** [[Crackin' DJ Part 2]] (2001)
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*[[Mie Kumagai]]
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (1999)
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*[[Nobuyuki Yamashita]]
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** [[Derby Owners Club 2000]] (2000)
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*[[Shinichi Osagawara]]
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** Derby Owners Club 2 (2002)
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*[[Shoichiri Kanazawa]]
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* [[Derby Owners Club World Edition]] (2001)
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*[[Takeshi Goden]]
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* [[Jambo! Safari]] (1999)
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*[[Tetsu Okano]]
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* [[The Maze of the Kings]] (2002)
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==Former members==
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*[[Hisao Oguchi]]
  
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===[[Hikaru]]===
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==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Hitmaker}}
  
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* [[Air Trix]] (2001)
 
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force]] (2001)
 
  
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
 
===[[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 2001-2002]]'' (2002)  
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** [[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]] (2003)  
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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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*''[[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]]'' (2004)  
  
 
===[[Triforce]]===
 
===[[Triforce]]===
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* [[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]] (2003)
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*''[[Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters]]'' (2004)
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** The Key Of Avalon Ver.1.20 : Summon The New Monsters (2004)
 
  
 
===[[Chihiro]]===
 
===[[Chihiro]]===
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2003)
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* ''[[The Quiz Show]]'' (2004)
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* The Quiz Show (2004)
 
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===Consumer===
 
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2000)
 
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* [[Crazy Taxi 2]] (2001)
 
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* [[Confidential Mission]] (2001)
 
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* [[Segagaga]] (2001) (with [[Thunder Stone]])
 
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* [[Virtua Athlete 2K]] (2000)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2000)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2001)  
 
  
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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===PC===
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* [[Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride]] (2003) (Supervision)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004)
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* [[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]] (2003) (with [[Treasure]])
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club Online]]'' (2004)
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* [[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]] (2002) (with [[Altron]])
 
  
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===[[GameCube]]===
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===Mobile===
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
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* ''[[Nakayoshi Techo]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2003)
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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}}
  
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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==Magazine articles==
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2001)
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz]] (2003)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis 2]] (2002)
 
  
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===[[Xbox]]===
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==External links==
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2002)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040629001328/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/index.html Hitmaker Official websites (Internet Archive)]
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** [http://web.archive.org/web/20040610032406/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/comphistory.html Production history of the Hitmaker]
  
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===PC===
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==References==
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (2002)
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* [[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]] (2004)
 
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* [[Derby Owners Club Online]] (2004)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis]] (2002)
 
  
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===[[N-Gage]]===
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]] (2003)
 
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* [[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]] (2004)
 
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==External links==
 
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*[http://www.hitmaker.co.jp Hitmaker Official websites]
 
 
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Revision as of 07:35, 12 January 2020

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Hitmaker Logo.svg
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

NAOMI

NAOMI GD-ROM

NAOMI Satellite Terminal

NAOMI 2 Satellite Terminal

Hikaru

Chihiro

Triforce

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

GameCube

Xbox

PlayStation 3

Game Boy Advance

N-Gage

Windows PC

i-mode 503i

J-Sky (50KB)

EZweb (Java Phase 2/2.5)


NAOMI 2

Triforce

Chihiro

PC

Mobile

Magazine articles

Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 3
  2. ↑ File:IR EN 2004-05-18.pdf


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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