Sega Toys
From WE Computers Museum
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| Sega Toys | |
| Type | Division of Sega Sammy Holdings |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 (Yonezawa Toys) July 1994 (Sega Yonezawa) April 1998 (Sega Toys) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | not disclosed |
| Industry | Toys, video games |
| Products | Toys, video games |
| Number of people | not disclosed |
| Website | http://www.segatoys.co.jp/ |
Sega Toys Co., Ltd. (株式会社セガトイズ, Kabushiki gaisha Sega Toys) is the toy division of Sega Sammy Holdings.
Yonezawa Toys
Yanezawa Toys (米澤玩具, Yanezawa Gangu) was founded in 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. It was one of Japan's largest post-World War II toy manufacturers.
Sega Yonezawa
In July 1994, Sega acquired Yonezawa Toys and the company was renamed Sega Yonezawa (セガ米澤).
Sega Toys
In April 1998, Sega Yanezawa was renamed Sega Toys.
Video game consoles by Sega Yonezawa
| Title | Release | Added to Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pico | 1994 | Not Added Yet | An educational portable video game system that was the first to utilize touch controls. Sega released it in Japan in 1993. It was released elsewhere in 1994, by which time Sega Yonezawa inherited the system from Sega. |
Video game consoles by Sega Toys
| Title | Release | Added to Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Pico Beena | 2005 | Not Added Yet | An educational portable video game system that is the successor to the Pico. |
| Astro City Mini | 2020 | September 14, 2021 | Dedicated mini console with thirty-six horizontally-oriented built-in games based on the Sega Astro City arcade cabinet. |
| Astro City Mini V | 2022 | Not yet | Dedicated mini console with twenty-two vertically-oriented built-in games based on the Sega Astro City arcade cabinet. |
