SETA Corporation explained

SETA Corporation
Type:Subsidiary
Fate:Liquidated, due to be dissolved
Foundation:October 1, 1985
Defunct:February 9, 2009
Location:Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Industry:Video games
Parent:Aruze

was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded on October 1, 1985, and dissolved on February 9, 2009.[1] SETA was headquartered in Kōtō, Tokyo,[2] with a branch in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

SETA developed and published games for consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It produced games primarily in Japan, but also in North America, focusing on golf and puzzles. SETA is commonly recognized for developing a variety of custom hardware to enhance games for Nintendo consoles, including enhancement chips, a modem, and a bio sensor. It created development tools for Nintendo's consoles.[4] SETA also developed the Aleck 64 arcade system, based on the Nintendo 64 console.[5] Additionally, SETA assisted in the production of the SSV arcade system, collaborating with Sammy and Visco.

In 1999, Aruze became the parent company.[6] SETA withdrew from the game business in 2004 after releasing Legend of Golfer on the GameCube. The company announced its closure in December 2008 due to Japan's declining economic conditions.[1] SETA officially closed on January 23, 2009, with Aruze absorbing the company's assets. It was subsequently liquidated at the Tokyo District Court on May 25, 2009.

Subsidiaries

Former subsidiaries

Video games

Arcade

Nintendo Entertainment System

Game Boy

Super NES/Super Famicom

TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

Nintendo 64

PlayStation

Saturn

GameCube

Xbox 360

M65C02

Macintosh

3DO

Aleck 64

The Aleck 64 is an arcade system board based on the Nintendo 64, designed by SETA in cooperation with Nintendo, and sold exclusively in Japan from 1998 to 2003.[19] It essentially consists of a Nintendo 64 board retrofitted with sound capabilities that were standard for arcade games of the time.[20] Nintendo and SETA began working on their agreement for the board in 1996, aiming to replicate the business model that Namco and Sony Computer Entertainment had established with the Namco System 11, facilitating conversions of arcade games.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson . John . Veteran Japanese Studio Seta Closes Doors . . . October 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723084518/https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21943 . July 23, 2020 . January 21, 2009.
  2. "Corporation Data." Seta Corporation. February 6, 2007. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
  3. "http://www.yelp.com/biz/seta-usa-las-vegas." Seta USA. Retrieved on November 11, 2011.
  4. Nintendo Arcade System Nearly Complete . Next Generation. 33 . . September 1997. 34 .
  5. Web site: Seta Arcade Board Completed - IGN. July 1997 . www.ign.com.
  6. Web site: セタが解散へ―『スーパーリアル麻雀』や『森田将棋』で知られる . Inside Games . IID . https://web.archive.org/web/20200621234453/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2008/12/31/32935.html . June 21, 2020 . ja . December 31, 2008.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20040213020235/http://www.udtech.co.jp:80/JP/index.html ユーディテック・ジャパン株式会社 合併のお知らせ
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20040609190407/http://www.udtech.co.jp:80/JP/index.html 当社との合併に伴う、ユーディテック・ジャパン株式会社、株式会社 企画デザイン工房 戦船、の事業等に関するお知らせ
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20071029164259/http://www.seta.co.jp:80/IR_info/7gapei/gapei01.htm 合併に伴うお知らせ - 新体制発足のお知らせ
  10. Web site: U.S. Classic (Registration Number TX0002697146) . . 22 September 2021.
  11. ACME Awards: AAMA Achievement Awards . RePlay . April 1990 . 15 . 7 . 94 .
  12. "Virtua Fighter 2" and "Virtua Cop" Top Videos. Game Machine. 511. Amusement Press, Inc.. 1 February 1996. 22. ja.
  13. Bio Force Ape . Nintendo Power . August 1991.
  14. Nintendo Power . Nintendo Power . April 1992.
  15. Web site: A website about unreleased video games . Lost Levels . 2010-04-02 . 2014-06-16.
  16. Web site: YouTuber finds an unreleased Nintendo game featuring Ric Flair & other WCW stars . WWE.
  17. Staff. ムフフフ大特集: 脱衣麻雀の女の子たち'95 - スーパーリアル麻雀シリーズ:スーパーリアル麻雀PVカスタム. Weekly Famitsu. 323. February 24, 1995. 25.
  18. Web site: New High-Quality Spaceworld Footage Features Early Look at GBA & "Lost" N64 Game . 26 January 2024.
  19. Web site: Seta Aleck64 Hardware . System 16 . November 25, 2015.
  20. Tidbits... . . 98. Ziff Davis. September 1997 . 23.
  21. Svensson. Christian . Nintendo Opens Doors to Deals. Next Generation. 21 . Imagine Media. September 1996. 24.
  22. Web site: Arcade Login Vol. 1 (June 2000) (600DPI) . 30 June 2000.

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