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   name  = Hi-Tech Sega|
   name  = Hi-Tech Sega|
   held_by  = [[Sega]]|
   held_by  = [[Genda Sega Entertainment]]|
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   location        = Japan|
   location        = Japan|
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'''Hi-Tech Sega''' was a chain of [[arcade|arcades]] in Japan, alongside [[Club Sega]], [[Hi-Tech Land Sega]], [[Joypolis]], [[Sega Arena]], [[Sega World]], and [[Sega]] branded arcade locations.
'''Hi-Tech Sega''' was a chain of [[arcade]]s in Japan, alongside [[Club Sega]], [[Hi-Tech Land Sega]], [[Joypolis]], [[Sega Arena]], [[Sega World]], and [[Sega]] branded game center locations.


The first Hi-Tech Sega location opened in 1988.
They were managed by [[Genda Sega Entertainment]].
 
The first Hi-Tech Sega location opened in October [[1988]]. Hi-Tech Sega arcades were renamed to [[GiGO]] in March [[2022]].


==Renaming of Hi-Tech Sega locations==
==Renaming of Hi-Tech Sega locations==
In December 2020, Genda purchased the majority of Sega's share of the stock in Genda Sega Entertainment.
On November 4, [[2020]], Genda acquired 85.1% of Sega's share of the stock in [[Sega Entertainment]]. The company was renamed Genda Sega Entertainment.


On January 28, 2022, Genda purchased the remaining shares and renamed the company Genda GiGO Entertainment.
On January 28, 2022, due to losses sustained during the worldwide [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Genda purchased the remaining shares and renamed the company [[Genda GiGO Entertainment]].


Beginning on March 9, 2022, and continuing in the following months, all of the Sega-branded arcades in Japan were rebranded as [[GiGO]] arcades.
Beginning on March 9, 2022, and continuing in the following months, all of the Sega-branded arcades in Japan were rebranded as GiGO arcades.


[[Category: Arcades]]
[[Category: Arcades]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 30 July 2024

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Hi-Tech Sega
Held byGenda Sega Entertainment
LocationJapan
Date(s)1988 - March 2022
LinkN/A

Hi-Tech Sega was a chain of arcades in Japan, alongside Club Sega, Hi-Tech Land Sega, Joypolis, Sega Arena, Sega World, and Sega branded game center locations.

They were managed by Genda Sega Entertainment.

The first Hi-Tech Sega location opened in October 1988. Hi-Tech Sega arcades were renamed to GiGO in March 2022.

Renaming of Hi-Tech Sega locations

On November 4, 2020, Genda acquired 85.1% of Sega's share of the stock in Sega Entertainment. The company was renamed Genda Sega Entertainment.

On January 28, 2022, due to losses sustained during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Genda purchased the remaining shares and renamed the company Genda GiGO Entertainment.

Beginning on March 9, 2022, and continuing in the following months, all of the Sega-branded arcades in Japan were rebranded as GiGO arcades.