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Sega is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher, based out of Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was founded as Nihon Goraku Bussan in 1960 as a manufacturer of slot machines for U.S. military bases during World War II, before producing their first coin-operated arcade game, Periscope, in the late 1960s. Sega entered the home console business with the SG-1000 in 1983, followed by the Master System in 1986 and the Sega Genesis in 1989, the latter becoming one of the best-selling video game consoles of all time. After suffering several commercial failures throughout the mid-to-late 1990s, namely the 32X, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, Sega ceased console production in 2001 and became solely a third-party developer for other platforms. The company is best known for its video game franchises; Sonic the Hedgehog is their most successful franchise, selling 123.32 million copies across multiple platforms and grossing roughly $6.228 billion as of 2018.

Sega owns multiple subsidiary companies, including Atlus, Hardlight and Sports Interactive. The company purchased the rights to the Total War franchise in 2005, as well as the assets of former developer Technosoft in 2017. Sega also has a large stake in Japanese studio Dimps, known for collaborating with them on several projects.

List of franchises

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Franchise Primary genre First release Latest release Ref.
After Burner Beat'em up After Burner (1987) After Burner Climax (2006) [1]
Alex Kidd Platform Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986) Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (1990) [2]
Altered Beast Beat'em up Altered Beast (1988) Altered Beast (2005) [3]
Columns Puzzle Columns (video game) (1990) Super Columns (1995) [4]
Crazy Taxi Racing Crazy Taxi (1999) Crazy Taxi Idle Tycoon (2017) [3]
Daytona USA Racing Daytona USA (1994) Daytona Championship USA (2016) [5]
Fantasy Zone Horizontal-scrolling shooter Fantasy Zone (1985) 3D Fantasy Zone W (2014) [1]
Football Manager Sports Football Manager 2005 (2004) Football Manager 2019 (2018) [6]
Galaxy Force Beat'em up Galaxy Force (1988) Galaxy Force Neo Classic (2006) [7]
Golden Axe Beat'em up Golden Axe (1989) Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008) [3]
The House of the Dead Lightgun shooter The House of the Dead (video game) (1996) House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018) [8]
Jet Set Radio Platform Jet Set Radio (2000) Jet Set Radio Future (2002) [9]
Nights Action Nights into Dreams (1996) Nights: Journey of Dreams (2007) [1]
Out Run Racing Out Run (1986) OutRun Online Arcade (2009) [1]
Phantasy Star Role-playing Phantasy Star (1987) Phantasy Star Nova (2014) [10]
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Puyo Puyo (1991) Puyo Puyo Champions (2018) [11]
Sakura Wars Tactical role-playing Sakura Wars (video game) (1995) Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Wars (2008) [12]
Shining Role-playing Shining in the Darkness (1991) Shining Resonance Refrain (2018) [10]
Shinobi Platform Shinobi (1987) Shinobi 3D (2011) [3]
Sonic the Hedgehog Platform Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) Team Sonic Racing (2019) [13]
Streets of Rage Beat'em up Streets of Rage (1991) Streets of Rage 3 (1994) [14]
Space Harrier Third-person shooter Space Harrier (1985) Planet Harriers (2000) [1]
Super Monkey Ball Platform Monkey Ball (2001) Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) [15]
Thunder Force Horizontal-scrolling shooter Thunder Force (1983) Thunder Force VI (2008) [16]
Total War Turn-based strategy Shogun: Total War (2000) Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019) [17]
Valkyria Chronicles Tactical role-playing Valkyria Chronicles (video game) (2008) Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) [18]
Virtua Fighter Fighting Virtual Fighter (1993) Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) [19]
Virtual On Fighting Virtual On: Cyber Troopers (1995) Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz (2003) [20]
Yakuza Action-adventure Yakuza (2005) Yakuza Kiwami 2 (2017) [18]
Zaxxon Isometric shooter Zaxxon (1981) Zaxxon Escape (2012) [21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sega's Classic Franchises on T-Shirts". Wired. 2008-04-16. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ Cowan, Brian. "Alex Kidd and Gain Ground are Now on Nintendo Switch". The Nerd Stash. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Frank, Allegra (2014-12-12). "Sega developing films and TV shows based on Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, more". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (5 December 2006). "Columns Review".
  5. ^ McWhertor, Michael. "Sega's bringing Daytona back to the arcades". Polygon. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Nintendo Switch version of Football Manager 2019 Touch confirmed". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. ^ Kalata, Kurt. "Galaxy Force". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ Romano, Sal (January 14, 2018). "House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn announced for arcades". Gematsu.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "The 50 Best Video Game Franchises39. Jet Grind Radio". Complex. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ^ a b Parish, Jeremy (28 March 2018). "The greatest Japanese RPG franchises, part 2". Polygon. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. ^ McWhertor, Michael. "Sega's Puyo Puyo series is getting an esports version". Polygon. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. ^ Wong, Alistair. "Project Sakura Wars Coming To PS4 With Spring 2020 Western Release Date". Siliconera. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. ^ USgamer Staff (18 August 2017). "Gotta Go Fast: Ranking All of The Sonic The Hedgehog Games". USgamer. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  14. ^ Fillari, Alessandro (2018-09-11). "Streets Of Rage 4 Is A Nostalgic Trip Back To A Classic Series". GameSpot. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  15. ^ Moyse, Chris. "Sega wants to hear from U.S. fans about favourite franchises". Destructoid. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  16. ^ Kalata, Kurt. "Thunder Force VI". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  17. ^ Kaiser, Rowan (2019-03-07). "Total War: Three Kingdoms hands-on: equal parts exciting and worrisome". VentureBeat. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  18. ^ a b Polygon Staff (28 November 2017). "The 500 best games of all time: 400-301". Polygon. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  19. ^ "The Top 25 Videogame Franchises". IGN. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  20. ^ *, Zero. "Virtual On: Oratiro Tangram". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 24 May 2009. {{cite web}}: |last1= has numeric name (help)
  21. ^ Good, Owen. "Zaxxon Returns with an Ordinary Escape". Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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