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{{Company | {{Company | ||
| logo=Wow.svg | | logo=Wow.svg | ||
| − | | | + | | founded=2000-04-21{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}} |
| − | | | + | | defunct=2003-10-01{{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=3}} |
| − | | defunct= | ||
| tseries= | | tseries= | ||
| − | | mergedwith=[[ | + | | mergedwith=[[Overworks]] (2004) |
| headquarters=Japan | | headquarters=Japan | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (ワウ エンターテイメント) was a development company owned by [[Sega Corporation]] during 2000 to 2003. | ||
| − | + | WOW Entertainment is a continuation of '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 1'''{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf.pdf|page=92}}, though as with other R&D divisions of Sega restructured around this time, it was classed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega as opposed to simply being a R&D division. | |
| − | + | Not much has changed in terms of approach for the studio when it became WOW Entertainment. The studio provided a variety of different games to the arcades, as well as the Dreamcast. A very different venture for WOW was the attempt to rival ''Gran Turismo'', with the ''[[Sega GT]]'' for Dreamcast and ''[[Sega GT 2002]]'' for Xbox. | |
| − | + | In October 2003, WOW Entertainment merged with [[Overworks]] to become [[Sega WOW]] (briefly "WOW Works"){{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=1}}. | |
| − | == | + | ==Members== |
| + | *[[Kazunari Tsukamoto]] | ||
| + | *[[Makoto Uchida]] | ||
| + | *[[Rikiya Nakagawa]] | ||
| + | *[[Takashi Oda]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Softography (arcade)== | ||
{{multicol| | {{multicol| | ||
===[[NAOMI]]=== | ===[[NAOMI]]=== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Sports Jam]]'' (2000) |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni]]'' (2000) |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Alien Front]]'' (2001) |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Dynamic Golf]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Inu no Osanpo]]'' (2001) (with [[Cave]]) |
| − | + | * ''[[Lupin the 3rd: The Shooting]]'' (2001) | |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Sega Bass Fishing 2]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[Sega Bass Fishing 2]] (2001) | + | * ''[[World Series Baseball (NAOMI)]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Lupin the 3rd: The Typing]]'' (2002) |
| − | * [[ | ||
===[[NAOMI 2]]=== | ===[[NAOMI 2]]=== | ||
| − | * [[Wild Riders]] (2001) | + | * ''[[Wild Riders]]'' (2001) |
===Namco System 246=== | ===Namco System 246=== | ||
| − | * [[Vampire Night]] (2001) (with [[Namco]]) | + | * ''[[Vampire Night]]'' (2001) (with [[Namco]]) |
===[[Chihiro]]=== | ===[[Chihiro]]=== | ||
| − | * [[The House of the Dead III]] (2002) | + | * ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (2002) |
|cols=2}} | |cols=2}} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Softography (consumer)== |
{{multicol| | {{multicol| | ||
===[[Dreamcast]]=== | ===[[Dreamcast]]=== | ||
| − | * [[Alien Front Online]] (2001) | + | * ''[[Alien Front Online]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[Candy Stripe]] (2001) | + | * ''[[Candy Stripe]]'' (2001) |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Sega Bass Fishing 2]]'' (2001) |
| − | + | * ''[[Sega GT]]'' (2000) | |
| − | * [[Sega GT]] (2000) | + | * ''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (2000) |
| − | * [[Sega Marine Fishing]] (2000) | + | * ''[[Sega Tetris]]'' (2000) |
| − | * [[Sega Tetris]] (2000) | + | * ''[[Sports Jam]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[Sports Jam]] (2001) | + | * ''[[World Series Baseball 2K1]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[World Series Baseball 2K1]] (2001) | ||
===[[PlayStation 2]]=== | ===[[PlayStation 2]]=== | ||
| − | * | + | * ''[[Sega Bass Fishing Duel]]'' (2002) |
| − | + | * ''[[Gekitou Pro Yakyuu]]'' (2003) | |
| − | * [[Gekitou Pro Yakyuu]] (2003) | + | * ''[[Vampire Night]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[Vampire Night]] (2001) | ||
===[[Game Boy Advance]]=== | ===[[Game Boy Advance]]=== | ||
| − | * [[Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms]] (2002) (Supervision) | + | * ''[[Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms]]'' (2002) (Supervision) |
| − | * [[Columns Crown]] (2001) | + | * ''[[Columns Crown]]'' (2001) |
| − | * [[Lilliput Oukoku: Lillimoni to Issho Puni!]] (2004) | + | * ''[[Lilliput Oukoku: Lillimoni to Issho Puni!]]'' (2004) |
| − | * [[The Pinball of the Dead]] (2002) | + | * ''[[The Pinball of the Dead]]'' (2002) |
===[[Xbox]]=== | ===[[Xbox]]=== | ||
| − | * [[Sega GT 2002]] (2002) | + | * ''[[Sega GT 2002]]'' (2002) |
| − | * [[Sega GT Online]] (2003) | + | * ''[[Sega GT Online]]'' (2003) |
| − | * [[The House of the Dead III]] (2003) | + | * ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (2003) |
===[[GameCube]]=== | ===[[GameCube]]=== | ||
| − | * [[Home Run King]] (2002) | + | * ''[[Home Run King]]'' (2002) |
| − | * [[Gekitou Pro Yakyuu]] (2003) | + | * ''[[Gekitou Pro Yakyuu]]'' (2003) |
===PC=== | ===PC=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Sega Bass Fishing]]'' (2001) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sega GT]]'' (2001) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (2002) | ||
| + | |cols=2}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Magazine articles== | ||
| + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
| − | + | ==External links== | |
| − | * [ | + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20030811222750/http://www.wow-ent.co.jp/jpn/index.html WOW Entertainment official website (Japanese, Internet Archive)] |
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ==References== |
| − | + | <references /> | |
| − | |||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SoJ}} |
Revision as of 20:51, 5 June 2017
WOW Entertainment (ワウ エンターテイメント) was a development company owned by Sega Corporation during 2000 to 2003.
WOW Entertainment is a continuation of Sega Software R&D Dept. 1[1], though as with other R&D divisions of Sega restructured around this time, it was classed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega as opposed to simply being a R&D division.
Not much has changed in terms of approach for the studio when it became WOW Entertainment. The studio provided a variety of different games to the arcades, as well as the Dreamcast. A very different venture for WOW was the attempt to rival Gran Turismo, with the Sega GT for Dreamcast and Sega GT 2002 for Xbox.
In October 2003, WOW Entertainment merged with Overworks to become Sega WOW (briefly "WOW Works")[2].
Contents
Members
Softography (arcade)
NAOMI
- Sports Jam (2000)
- Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni (2000)
- Alien Front (2001)
- Dynamic Golf (2001)
- Inu no Osanpo (2001) (with Cave)
- Lupin the 3rd: The Shooting (2001)
- Sega Bass Fishing 2 (2001)
- World Series Baseball (NAOMI) (2001)
- Lupin the 3rd: The Typing (2002)
NAOMI 2
- Wild Riders (2001)
Namco System 246
- Vampire Night (2001) (with Namco)
Chihiro
- The House of the Dead III (2002)
Softography (consumer)
Dreamcast
- Alien Front Online (2001)
- Candy Stripe (2001)
- Sega Bass Fishing 2 (2001)
- Sega GT (2000)
- Sega Marine Fishing (2000)
- Sega Tetris (2000)
- Sports Jam (2001)
- World Series Baseball 2K1 (2001)
PlayStation 2
- Sega Bass Fishing Duel (2002)
- Gekitou Pro Yakyuu (2003)
- Vampire Night (2001)
Game Boy Advance
- Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms (2002) (Supervision)
- Columns Crown (2001)
- Lilliput Oukoku: Lillimoni to Issho Puni! (2004)
- The Pinball of the Dead (2002)
Xbox
- Sega GT 2002 (2002)
- Sega GT Online (2003)
- The House of the Dead III (2003)
GameCube
- Home Run King (2002)
- Gekitou Pro Yakyuu (2003)
PC
- Sega Bass Fishing (2001)
- Sega GT (2001)
- Sega Marine Fishing (2002)
Magazine articles
- Main article: WOW Entertainment/Magazine articles.
External links
References
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