Flanked by Sonic (R), mascot of Japanese game maker Sega Corp, and
Najavu (L) of videogame software maker Namco Ltd, Sega executives,
Tetsu Kayama (2nd/R) and Akira Nagai (L), and Namco's Chairman and
chief executive Masaya Nakamura (2nd/L) and Vice President Kushiro
Takagi (R) pose for cameras at a joint news conference in Tokyo
September 20, 2001. Sega and Namco said on Thursday they have agreed to
expand their alliance on amusement arcade business, aiming for cost
efficiency and to create a new entertainment service. REUTERS/Toshiyuki
Aizawa

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