Sammy Corporation
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was established on November 1, 1975 and is a leading developer and retailer of pachinko
and pachislot systems in Japan.
In 2001, Sammy Corporation created a subsidiary Sammy Entertainment, Inc. It would later change its name to Sammy Studios in 2002. Sammy Studios is responsible for developing and publishing next-generation video games. They are perhaps best known for publishing the Guilty Gear, The Rumble Fish
and Survival Arts
series of fighting games. In 2004, they merged with Sega
as a new company called Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. On March 7, 2005, Sammy Studios, Inc. broke away from Sammy and renamed itself High Moon Studios
. On February 29, 2008, Sammy Europe, Ltd. broke away from Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. As of 2009, Sammy only has 1,000 employees, with plans to cut 50% over the next five years.
Pachinko
is a type of game originating in Japan, and used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device, filling a niche in gambling in Japan comparable to that of the slot machine in Western gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but...
and pachislot systems in Japan.
In 2001, Sammy Corporation created a subsidiary Sammy Entertainment, Inc. It would later change its name to Sammy Studios in 2002. Sammy Studios is responsible for developing and publishing next-generation video games. They are perhaps best known for publishing the Guilty Gear, The Rumble Fish
The Rumble Fish
is a 2D fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Sega Sammy Holdings. It was originally released in 2004 for the Atomiswave arcade platform and was later ported to the PlayStation 2 on March 17, 2005. A sequel, The Rumble Fish 2, has since been developed.-Story:The game takes place in the...
and Survival Arts
Survival Arts
is a 1993 fighting arcade game developed by Scarab and published by Sammy . Its use of digitized images of real actors with blood and gore within the game, is clearly inspired by Midway's then-recent arcade hit Mortal Kombat, when it comes to presentation. A Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port was...
series of fighting games. In 2004, they merged with Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
as a new company called Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. On March 7, 2005, Sammy Studios, Inc. broke away from Sammy and renamed itself High Moon Studios
High Moon Studios
High Moon Studios is an American video game developer, that used to be a part of Sierra Entertainment. After a period as independent studio, the developer was acquired by Vivendi Games in January 2006 and retained the current name...
. On February 29, 2008, Sammy Europe, Ltd. broke away from Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. As of 2009, Sammy only has 1,000 employees, with plans to cut 50% over the next five years.