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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.
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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 ten that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
  
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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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AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been 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 proportion 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 biggest international successes for Hitmaker were ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' and ''[[Virtua Tennis]]'', popular on their original arcade releases and subsequent [[Dreamcast]] ports. In Japan, however, the studio also changed the Japanese arcade landscape, with ''[[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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''[[The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master]]''. These titles, alongside [[Sega AM2]]'s ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' and [[Mirai R&D]]'s ''[[Mushiking: The King of Beetles]]'', popularised 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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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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Hitmaker had their own record label, [[Hitmaker Records]], for a short period.
  
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==Members==
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 140 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|37}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010204235100/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html}}, 190 million yen{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20031003064800fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 124 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|37}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010204235100/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html}}, 188{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20031003064800fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html}}
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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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==Former members==
 
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*[[Hisao Oguchi]]
 
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Hitmaker|Hitmaker Div}}
  
  
 
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club 2]]'' (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: European Clubs 2004-2005]]'' (2004)
 
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*''[[Avalon no Kagi Ver.1.20: Summon The New Monsters]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[The Quiz Show]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Athlete 2K]]'' (2000)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)|Virtua Tennis]]'' (2002) (with [[Altron]])
 
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===PC===
 
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Uchuujinda!]]'' (2001)
 
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==List of staff==
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{{StaffList|Hitmaker|employees=yes}}
  
 
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==Promotional material==
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<gallery>
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Hitmaker UK InfoSheet.pdf|UK info sheet
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[[Category:Sega companies]]

Latest revision as of 20:14, 19 January 2024

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Hitmaker
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2004-07-01[2]
Headquarters:
Japan
2000-04-21
2004-07-01

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 ten that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.

AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been 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 proportion of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.

The biggest international successes for Hitmaker were Crazy Taxi and Virtua Tennis, popular on their original arcade releases and subsequent Dreamcast ports. In Japan, however, the studio also changed the Japanese arcade landscape, with World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2001-2002 and The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master. These titles, alongside Sega AM2's Virtua Fighter 4 and Mirai R&D's Mushiking: The King of Beetles, popularised new features and dynamics with cards and internet usage.

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

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

Company statistics

  • Capital: 140 million yen[3][4], 190 million yen[5]
  • Number of Employees: 124 (2000-03)[3][4], 188[5]

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)


PC

Mobile

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • UK info sheet

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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 37
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/home.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-04 23:51)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-03 06:48)


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