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+ | | logo=Hitmaker Logo.svg | ||
+ | | width=300 | ||
+ | | founded=2000-04-21{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}} | ||
+ | | defunct=2004-07-01 (as Subsidiary){{fileref|IR EN 2004-05-18.pdf}}, 2005-04-01 (as Division) | ||
+ | | tseries= | ||
+ | | mergedwith= | ||
+ | | mergedinto=[[Sega AM3 (2005-2008)|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. |
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− | * | + | In October 2003, [[Sega Rosso]] was merged back into the studio{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}}. |
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− | * | + | Hitmaker even had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period. |
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− | * | + | ==Members== |
− | *2001 | + | |
+ | {{multicol| | ||
+ | *[[Junichi Tsuchiya]] | ||
+ | *[[Juro Watari]] | ||
+ | *[[Kenji Kanno]] | ||
+ | *[[Maasaki Ito]] | ||
+ | *[[Mie Kumagai]] | ||
+ | *[[Nobuyuki Yamashita]] | ||
+ | *[[Shinichi Osagawara]] | ||
+ | *[[Shoichiri Kanazawa]] | ||
+ | *[[Takeshi Goden]] | ||
+ | *[[Tetsu Okano]] | ||
+ | |cols=2}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Former members== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[Hisao Oguchi]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Softography== | ||
+ | {{CompanyHistoryAll|Hitmaker}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | {{multicol| | ||
+ | ===[[NAOMI 2]]=== | ||
+ | * ''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002]]'' (2002) | ||
+ | *''[[World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003]]'' (2003) | ||
+ | *''[[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Triforce]]=== | ||
+ | *''[[Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Chihiro]]=== | ||
+ | * ''[[The Quiz Show]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===PC=== | ||
+ | * ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | * ''[[Derby Owners Club Online]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Mobile=== | ||
+ | * ''[[Nakayoshi Techo]]'' (2000) | ||
+ | * ''[[Virtua Tennis (N-Gage)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2003) | ||
+ | * ''[[Sega Rally Championship (N-Gage)|Sega Rally Championship]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | * ''[[The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai]]'' (2001) | ||
+ | * ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001) | ||
+ | |cols=2}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magazine articles== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[http://www.hitmaker.co.jp Hitmaker Official websites] | + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20040629001328/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/index.html Hitmaker Official websites (Internet Archive)] |
+ | ** [http://web.archive.org/web/20040610032406/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/comphistory.html Production history of the Hitmaker] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
− | + | {{clear}} | |
− | + | {{SoJ}} |
Revision as of 07:35, 12 January 2020
Hitmaker | ||
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Founded: 2000-04-21[1] | ||
Defunct: 2004-07-01 (as Subsidiary)[2], 2005-04-01 (as Division) | ||
Merged into: Sega AM3 | ||
Headquarters:
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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.
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.
Contents
Members
Former members
Softography
NAOMI 2
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 (2002)
- World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003 (2003)
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004-2005 (2004)
Triforce
Chihiro
- The Quiz Show (2004)
PC
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2004)
- Derby Owners Club Online (2004)
Mobile
- Nakayoshi Techo (2000)
- Virtua Tennis (2003)
- Sega Rally Championship (2004)
- The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai (2001)
- Uchuujinda! (2001)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.
External links
References
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