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Sega Pico
The Sega Pico, also known as is an educational video game console by Sega Toys. Marketed as " edutainment", the main focus of the Pico was educational video games for children between 3 and 7 years old. The Pico was released in June 1993 in Japan and November 1994 in North America and Europe, later reaching China. It was succeeded by the Advanced Pico Beena, which was released in Japan in 2005. Though the Pico was sold continuously in Japan through the release of the Beena, in North America and Europe the Pico was less successful and was discontinued in early 1998, later being re-released by Majesco Entertainment. Releases for the Pico were focused on education for children and included titles supported by licensed franchised animated characters, including Sega's own ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. Overall, Sega claims sales of 3.4 million Pico consoles and 11.2 million game cartridges, and over 350,000 Beena consoles and 800,000 cartridges. Design and software Powered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Toys
is a Japanese toy company and animation studios, owned by Sega Sammy Holdings. The company was founded when Yonezawa Toys, Japan's largest post-war toy manufacturer, was absorbed into Sega in 1991 as Sega-Yonezawa. Sega Toys have created toys for children's franchises such as '' Oshare Majo: Love and Berry'', '' Mushiking: King of the Beetles'', '' Lilpri'', ''Bakugan'', '' Jewelpet'', ''Rilu Rilu Fairilu'', ''Dinosaur King'', and '' Hero Bank''. Products by Sega Toys released in the West include the Homestar and the iDog. Sega Toys also inherited the Sega Pico handheld system and produced software for the console. History (known also as Yone or simply Y) was founded in the 1950s in Tokyo. It was one of Japan's largest and most prodigious post-war toy manufacturers and an early participant in the growing radio control market. It is a former subsidiary of Union Carbide Union Carbide Corporation is an American chemical corporation wholly owned subsidiary (since February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |