Sega: Difference between revisions

|title         = Sega

|logo         = [[File:SEGA logo.svg|250px]]

|type         = Subsidiary

|founded       = June 3, 1960

|headquarters = {{flag|Japan}} Shinagawa, Tokyo

|key_people   = Hajime Satomi<br>Hisao Oguchi<br>Mike Hayes<br>Yu Suzuki<br>Takashi Iizuka

|industry     = Video Games

|products     = Various Video Games<br>SG-1000<br>Master System<br>Sega Genesis<br>Game Gear<br>Sega CD<br>Sega Pico<br>Sega 32X<br>Sega Saturn<br>Dreamcast

|num_employees = 5,349 (Sega Sammy Holdings "Entertainment Contents Business")

|parent       = Sega Sammy Holdings

|website       = http://www.sega.com (US)<br> http://www.sega.co.uk (Europe)<br> http://www.sega.co.jp (Japanese, Japan)

'''Sega Corporation''' ({{ja|株式会社セガ}}, ''Kabushiki-kaisha Sega''), officially stylized as '''SEGA''', is a multinational video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and former console manufacturer headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world. The company is famous for many notable game franchises, including {{uv|Sonic the Hedgehog}}, {{uv|Bayonetta}}, {{uv|Virtua Fighter}}, ''Puyo Puyo'', ''Yakuza'', ''Phantasy Star'', ''Sakura Wars'', and ''Valkyria Chronicles''. Sega was notably [[Nintendo]]'s greatest rival company during the fourth generation {{s|wikipedia|console war}} with the launch of the Sega Genesis. While the company had significant success with both arcades and home consoles during that time, it would quickly decline following poor sales of later consoles, especially in western regions, and consequent internal conflicts. On March 31st, 2001, the Dreamcast was discontinued and Sega restructured itself as a third-party software developer for multiple platforms. Since then, the company has made frequent collaborations with Nintendo, including releasing exclusive games for their consoles and occasionally developing games involving their IPs, such as [[F-Zero (universe)|''F-Zero GX'', ''F-Zero AX'']] and the [[Mario (universe)|''Mario & Sonic'']] crossover sports series. On October 1st, 2004, they merged with Japanese pachinko company {{s|wikipedia|Sammy Corporation}} to form {{s|wikipedia|Sega Sammy Holdings}}, but still exist as a subsidiary of the company. On September 2013, Sega Sammy Holdings acquired [[Atlus]], obtaining the publishing rights for franchises such as the ''{{s|wikipedia|Megami Tensei}}'' series and its various subseries such as {{uv|Persona}}.

Sega's mascot {{SSB4|Sonic}} returns as a third-party character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. Additionally, [[Windy Hill Zone]], a stage from their Nintendo (3DS/Wii U) exclusive ''Sonic Lost World'', appears in {{forwiiu}}, while [[Green Hill Zone]] returns from ''Brawl'' in {{for3ds}}. Two {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}} costumes based on [[Akira Yuki]] and [[Jacky Bryant]] from Sega's {{uv|Virtua Fighter}} series appear as [[downloadable content]]. In addition, Mii costumes based off [[Knuckles]] and [[Tails]] appear for the Mii Brawlers and the {{SSB4|Mii Gunner}}s, respectively. {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} from the ''Bayonetta'' series is another newcomer, available as [[DLC]]. She is Sega's second playable fighter in ''Super Smash Bros.''