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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Bakugan LLP was formed by five [[Sega Toys]] subsidiaries and companies: SEGATOYS, TMS ENTERTAINMENT, SEGA CORPORATION, Sammy Corporation, and Sammy NetWorks on October 30, 2009, and was slated to exist until June 30, 2012. The partnership had an original capital of 1 billion Yen, or approximately 11,050,000 US Dollars at the time of the formation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630045227/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/bakugan_20091030_e_final.pdf Official notice of the formation of the partnership]</ref> This consolidated a number of functions of the franchise that were scattered among the companies. | + | [[File:Bakugan LLP overview.jpg|thumb|right|The Bakugan LLP's multifaceted approach to merchandising for ''Bakugan: New Vestroia'', featuring (from left to right, top to bottom): [[Maxus Dragonoid]], [[Bakugan Arcade Battlers]], [[1-16gl|Glico wafers special card releases]], [[1-4CT|Crush Tears "Communication Breakdown" physical release with accompanying exclusive Ability Cards]], and special ''New Vestroia'' DVD releases]] |
| + | Bakugan LLP was formed by five [[Sega Toys]] subsidiaries and companies: SEGATOYS, TMS ENTERTAINMENT, SEGA CORPORATION, Sammy Corporation, and Sammy NetWorks on October 30, 2009, and was slated to exist until June 30, 2012. The partnership had an original capital of 1 billion Yen, or approximately 11,050,000 US Dollars at the time of the formation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630045227/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/bakugan_20091030_e_final.pdf Official notice of the formation of the partnership]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160521023404/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-sammy-spins-off-bakugan/1100-6239087/ "Sega Sammy spins off Bakugan"]</ref> This consolidated a number of functions of the franchise that were scattered among the companies. | ||
| − | The Bakugan LLP agreement managed the section of the franchise in Japan, which covered the release of ''[[Defenders of the Core]]'', the creation of [[Bakugan Arcade Battlers]], and other promotional agreements such as the [[wikipedia:Ezaki Glico|Glico]] [[1-16gl|card booster packs]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220901010049/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/printing_annual/2010/e_04_feature_exploiting_intellectual_properties_to_the_utmost_2010.pdf Report detailing the partnerships]</ref> <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220901011845/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/stockholder/2010/e_04_topic_2010_4q.pdf Sega Sammy shareholder presentation discussing the partnership]</ref> | + | The Bakugan LLP agreement managed the section of the franchise in Japan, which covered the release of ''[[Defenders of the Core]]'', the creation of [[Bakugan Arcade Battlers]], and other promotional agreements such as the [[wikipedia:Ezaki Glico|Glico]] [[1-16gl|card booster packs]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220901010049/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/printing_annual/2010/e_04_feature_exploiting_intellectual_properties_to_the_utmost_2010.pdf Report detailing the partnerships]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220901011845/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/stockholder/2010/e_04_topic_2010_4q.pdf Sega Sammy shareholder presentation discussing the partnership]</ref><ref>https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000094.000000803.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 9 August 2023
Bakugan LLP, or Bakugan Limited Liability Partnership, was a partnership put forward by whose aim was to grow and strengthen the Bakugan franchise in Japan, which until then had been lacking.[1]
History[edit]
The Bakugan LLP's multifaceted approach to merchandising for Bakugan: New Vestroia, featuring (from left to right, top to bottom): Maxus Dragonoid, Bakugan Arcade Battlers, Glico wafers special card releases, Crush Tears "Communication Breakdown" physical release with accompanying exclusive Ability Cards, and special New Vestroia DVD releases
Bakugan LLP was formed by five Sega Toys subsidiaries and companies: SEGATOYS, TMS ENTERTAINMENT, SEGA CORPORATION, Sammy Corporation, and Sammy NetWorks on October 30, 2009, and was slated to exist until June 30, 2012. The partnership had an original capital of 1 billion Yen, or approximately 11,050,000 US Dollars at the time of the formation.[2][3] This consolidated a number of functions of the franchise that were scattered among the companies.
The Bakugan LLP agreement managed the section of the franchise in Japan, which covered the release of Defenders of the Core, the creation of Bakugan Arcade Battlers, and other promotional agreements such as the Glico card booster packs.[4][5][6]
