User:Namcokid47/List of Sega video game franchises

Sega is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher, based out of Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was founded as Nihon Goraku Bussan in 1960 as a manufacturer of slot machines for U.S. military bases during World War II, before producing their first coin-operated arcade game, Periscope, in the late 1960s. Sega entered the home console business with the SG-1000 in 1983, followed by the Master System in 1986 and the Sega Genesis in 1989, the latter becoming one of the best-selling video game consoles of all time. After suffering several commercial failures throughout the mid-to-late 1990s, namely the 32X, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, Sega ceased console production in 2001 and became solely a third-party developer for other platforms. The company is best known for its video game franchises; Sonic the Hedgehog is their most successful franchise, selling 123.32 million copies across multiple platforms and grossing roughly $6.228 billion as of 2018.

Sega owns multiple subsidiary companies, including Atlus, Hardlight and Sports Interactive. The company purchased the rights to the Total War franchise in 2005, as well as the assets of former developer Technosoft in 2017. Sega also has a large stake in Japanese studio Dimps, known for collaborating with them on several projects.