Arcade Division Support

After Nakayama Takuya was promoted to managing director, he took full control of Sega's R&D and operations systems, integrating the arcade division, the home console division, and the third-party content ecosystem onto the same battle line.

The factional infighting that could easily fester within the original corporate structure was suppressed by efficient project advancement and generous profit-sharing until it had no room to survive.

Letting performance do the talking worked better than any management theory.

"The HR Department previously mentioned a proposal to bring in management talent from the automobile industry." Nakayama Takuya looked at his father, who was resting with his eyes closed beside him. "You suppressed it at the time."

"Can making games be the same as building cars?" Nakayama Hayao did not even open his eyes. "Building cars is all about standardized parts. Making games needs wild imagination. I put you in charge of R&D because you understand what players want. Bring in someone who builds engines, and Sega's game consoles will only be good for running laps."

Hearing his father say that, Nakayama Takuya rolled his eyes inwardly.

After all, in his previous life, the one who had brought Irimajiri Shoichiro into Sega was precisely Nakayama Hayao.

"Your eye for people is sharper than Chairman Okawa's," Nakayama Takuya could only follow along.

"Spare me that." Nakayama Hayao snorted. "Go slowly communicate with the other shareholders and directors yourself. I'll find a chance later to say hello to David. There shouldn't be any major problems after that."

The David Nakayama Hayao referred to was Sega's co-founder, David Rosen. He had now resigned from all his positions within Sega, keeping only the title of honorary chairman, and was living a leisurely retirement in Los Angeles.

The next day, Sega Headquarters building, arcade testing laboratory.

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