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'''Club Sega''' was a chain of [[game center]]s in Japan and Taiwan alongside other [[arcade]]s including [[Hi-Tech Land Sega]], [[Hi-Tech Sega]], [[Joypolis]], [[Sega Arena]], [[Sega World]], and [[Sega]] branded arcade locations.  
'''Club Sega''' was the name of [[arcade]]s in Japan and Taiwan alongside other chains including [[Hi-Tech Land Sega]], [[Hi-Tech Sega]], [[Joypolis]], [[Sega Arena]], [[Sega World]], and [[Sega]] branded game center locations.  


They were managed by [[Genda Sega Entertainment]].
They were managed by [[Genda Sega Entertainment]].


The first Club Sega opened in July [[1997]]. Club Sega arcades were renamed to GiGO in March [[2022]].
The first Club Sega opened in July [[1997]]. Club Sega arcades were renamed to [[GiGO]] in March [[2022]].


==Renaming of Club Sega locations==
==Renaming of Club 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 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]].
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.

Latest revision as of 23:51, 30 July 2024

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Club Sega
Held byGenda Sega Entertainment
LocationJapan, Taiwan
Date(s)July 1997 - March 2022
LinkN/A
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Club Sega was the name of arcades in Japan and Taiwan alongside other chains including Hi-Tech Land Sega, Hi-Tech Sega, Joypolis, Sega Arena, Sega World, and Sega branded game center locations.

They were managed by Genda Sega Entertainment.

The first Club Sega opened in July 1997. Club Sega arcades were renamed to GiGO in March 2022.

Renaming of Club 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.

Appearance in video games

Club Sega appears as a location in Yakuza, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 2, Yakuza 2 Kiwami, Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, Yakuza 5, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter, Black Panther 2: Like a Dragon Ashura Chapter, Judgment, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Lost Judgment, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.