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|logo=St_GIGA_logo.png
|logo=St_GIGA_logo.png
|width=220px
|width=220px
|founded=April 12, 1990
|founded=April 2, 1990
|firstgame=''[[Satella-Q|Waiwai de Q Dai-1-wa]]''
|defunct=March 31, 2003
|lastgame=''[[Satella-Q|Satella-Q Shin Q Omedetou Pikapika no Q Ninsei]]''
|first_release=''[[Satella-Q|Waiwai de Q Dai-1-wa]]''
|latest_release=''[[Satella-Q|Satella-Q Shin Q Omedetou Pikapika no Q Ninsei]]''
|president=Director Hiroshi Yokoi (deceased)
|president=Director Hiroshi Yokoi (deceased)
}}
}}
'''St.GIGA''' (セント・ギガ ''Sento.GIGA'') is the name of the now-defunct satellite radio company that was heavily involved in the [[Satellaview]], an add-on for the [[SNES|Super Famicom]].
'''{{wp|St.GIGA|Satellite Digital Audio Broadcast Co., Ltd.}}''', better known and traded as '''St.GIGA''', was a Japanese satellite radio company that was heavily involved in the [[Satellaview]], an add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. Prior to its involvement with [[Nintendo]], St.GIGA was perhaps most known for its satellite radio station that played new age and ambient music to a cult fanbase. ''St.GIGA'' made several ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games for the service.


Prior to their involvement with [[Nintendo]], St.GIGA was known for its Satellite Radio station playing new-age and ambient music to a cult fanbase.
==Names in other languages==
In 1993, Nintendo bought some stock in their company.<ref>[http://stgiga.jp/history.htm  St.GIGA history]</ref>
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In Febuary 1995, Nintendo released the Satellaview, and St.GIGA dropped much of its original content in order to maintain the service, providing downloads for users and more videogame and pop-culture oriented audio broadcasts.
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|Jap=セント・ギガ
In 1998, Nintendo planned to abandon the Satellaview. St.GIGA, wanting to prolong the service further, kept it up for 2 more years. However, since they could no longer have new Nintendo content, it was not long before they were ran out of material and popularity.
|JapR=Sento Giga
St.GIGA pulled the plug on the Satellaview on June 20, 2000. None of their work before or afterward was tied to video games.
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St.GIGA eventually went out of business. Recent attempts to re-broadcast their old content have been revoked by the Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs.


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Latest revision as of 13:47, October 26, 2023

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: involvement with Super Mario games

St.GIGA
St GIGA logo.png
Founded April 2, 1990
Defunct March 31, 2003
First Super Mario game Waiwai de Q Dai-1-wa
Latest Super Mario game Satella-Q Shin Q Omedetou Pikapika no Q Ninsei
Current president Director Hiroshi Yokoi (deceased)

Satellite Digital Audio Broadcast Co., Ltd., better known and traded as St.GIGA, was a Japanese satellite radio company that was heavily involved in the Satellaview, an add-on for the Super Famicom. Prior to its involvement with Nintendo, St.GIGA was perhaps most known for its satellite radio station that played new age and ambient music to a cult fanbase. St.GIGA made several Super Mario games for the service.

Names in other languages[edit]

St.GIGA coverage on other NIWA wikis:
Language Name Meaning
Japanese セント・ギガ
Sento Giga
 St.GIGA

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