I have previously written about the sudden decline of Sega’s 16-bit business in North America and Europe beginning in 1993. Below, I translate an article from the February 29, 1996 edition of the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun that goes into more detail about the 16-bit market crash that occurred…
The following is a translation of an article in Sega’s staff newsletter, published in March 1997, about Michael Jackson’s visit to Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo as well as Tokyo Joypolis in December 1996. Michael Jackson’s Sega Tour ’96 On December 18 and 19, during the busy end-of-year period, the world-famous…
Here is a translation of an interview with Yuji Naka, Yu Suzuki, and Kan Naito originally printed in the January 1993 issue of Beep! Mega Drive.
I’ve recently gained access to some interesting data: a breakdown of Sega Enterprise’s revenues from 1991 to 1998 in six-month intervals. Perhaps most interesting is that the data also includes export revenues.
The following is a translation of a round table discussion between some of Sega’s greatest developers of the early 1990s: Yu Suzuki, Yoichi Miyaji, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masato Maegawa, and Koichi Nagata. This was published in the Oct. 8, 1993 issue of Famitsu and was the last in a seven-week series of features on Sega games.
The following is a translation of a short article in Sega’s staff newsletter, published in February 1993, about Michael Jackson’s visit to Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo in December 1992. The article featured several photos that have never before been seen publicly of Michael meeting with Sega’s leadership. Enjoy! Michael Jackson,…
Sega and Microsoft had a close working relationship in the 1990s. Many people are familiar with the custom version of Windows CE that Microsoft developed for the Dreamcast, or the games that SegaSoft developed for Windows 95 PCs. What is less commonly known, however, is that Sega and Microsoft apparently…
The following is a translation of a speech given by long-time Sega president Hayao Nakayama on January 17th, 1994 on the occasion of Sega’s annual new year party. Such new year parties are common in Japan and are attended by employees from many different companies, and they serve as a…
(This is a re-post of a post on Sega-16.) The following is a translation of the final part in a six-part series of articles on the development of the Hitachi SH microcontroller. The article originally appeared in the September 22, 1997 issue of Nikkei Electronics magazine and was subsequently posted…
(This is a re-post of a post on Sega-16.) Recently, an interview was conducted with Hideki Sato on his life and his time at Sega as part of an oral history research project documenting the game industry in Japan. The interview transcription is over 150 pages long. If you don’t…
