SEGA Wow Inc.

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SEGA WOW Inc. was a development subsidiary of SEGA based in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was established on October 1, 2003 through the merger of Wow Entertainment (previously SEGA AM1) and Overworks (previously SEGA AM7).

The company was originally headed by Rikiya Nakagawa, who had previously been the head of Wow Entertainment, then by Kazunari Tsukamoto after Nakagawa's departure for Sammy. After less than a year in existence, the company was merged back into SEGA itself on July 1, 2004. Within Sega, Staff continues to operate as the first arcade division, AM1, and the third consumer R&D division Sega CS3 today. Notable members today include within these studios include Atsushi Seimiya, Yasuhiro Nishiyama within AM1, and Akira Nishino, Shuntaro Tanaka and Yosuke Okunari within CS3.

Credited on 9 Games from 2003 to 2014

Valkyria Chronicles: Remastered (2014 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...)
The House of the Dead 4 (2012 on PlayStation 3)
Valkyria Chronicles (2008 on PlayStation 3)
The House of the Dead 4 Special (2006 on Arcade)
The House of the Dead 4 (2005 on Arcade)
Altered Beast (2005 on PlayStation 2)
Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo (2004 on PlayStation 2)
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters (2004 on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3)
Nightshade (2003 on PlayStation 2)

History +

July 1, 2004

All of Sega WOW's business operations are transferred to SEGA Corporation. Sega WOW is now integrated in Sega's internal development division.

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