Sega Sammy is separating its gaming and pachinko divisions into two separate subsidiaries, the Japanese developer and publisher has revealed.
The company revealed that it has been “working on structural reform to transform its business structure to adapt to the external environment.”
The restructuring will divide the organisation into Sega Group Corporation and Sammy Corporation. Sammy will focus on pachinko, pachislot, and other gambling machines, while Sega Group Corporation will cover the company’s video game operations.
The change will take place on April 1st of this year, and will streamline Sega Sammy’s oversight of both new companies.
While both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sega Sammy, they will operate as separate companies. The change is intended to streamline the group’s structure and accelerate decision-making.
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January 29, 2021 8:27 AM EST
Toshihiro Nagoshi will retire from his Chief Creative Officer role but will, needless to say, stay at Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to work on Yakuza.
After a board meeting, Sega published some changes in its director and officer roles on January 29, most notably revealing
Yakuza series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi will retire from his CCO (Chief Creative Officer) role at Sega. Toshihiro Nagoshi will stay at Sega as a Creative Director, and will retire as CCO at the beginning of the next fiscal year in Japan, on April 1st, 2021. (Thanks to Famitsu for pointing it out). Yukio Sugino is replacing Toshihiro Nagoshi as new COO.
Yakuza series director Toshihiro Nagoshi is stepping down as Sega CCO ); }
Yakuza series director Toshihiro Nagoshi is stepping down as chief creative officer (CCO) of Sega, and will take on the role of creative director at the company as of April 1, 2021.
Nagoshi most recently worked as executive director on
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but has been involved with the franchise since its inception in 2005, having served as producer and general manager on the original
Yakuza.
The switch-up is part of a broader managerial and organizational reshuffle at Sega Sammy, which will see the company push ahead with a split and absorption-type merger to transform its business structure to adapt to the external environment.