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[[File:Sumo-GTAIII-billboard.png|thumb|180px|Sumo billboard texture in GTA III, circa 2001.]] | [[File:Sumo-GTAIII-billboard.png|thumb|180px|Sumo billboard texture in GTA III, circa 2001.]] | ||
'''Sumo''' is | '''Sumo''' (also capitalized as '''SUMO''') is a [[Japan]]ese electronics company in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] based on [[wp:Sony|Sony Corporation]]. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The Sumo brand is most notable as the manufacturer of [[Claude | The Sumo brand is most notable as the manufacturer of [[Claude]]'s [[Sumo Wordman]] [[pager]] in GTA III, but can also be spotted in multiple locations in the aforementioned games. The company's slogan is "The Industry Heavyweight". | ||
Sumo billboards are present in GTA III in [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]]. In addition, the Sumo logo can be found on certain [[Yankee]] trucks in GTA III and use [[Benson | Sumo billboards are present in GTA III in [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]]. In addition, the Sumo logo can be found on certain [[Yankee]] trucks in GTA III and use [[Benson]]s in GTA Vice City. In GTA San Andreas, Sumo is known to operate in a building at the [[LVA Freight Depot]] in [[Las Venturas]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] in GTA San Andreas; Sumo sponsorship stickers are also present on [[Hotring Racer]]s cars in GTA San Andreas, and [[Inside Track]] betting shops utilize Sumo televisions to televise horse races. | ||
The company may be operational in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], as the Sumo name can be seen alongside fellow electronics manufacturer [[Panoramic]] on a shop in [[Berchem]], [[Alderney]]. | The company may be operational in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], as the Sumo name can be seen alongside fellow electronics manufacturer [[Panoramic]] on a shop in [[Berchem]], [[Alderney]]. | ||
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== Trivia == | |||
* "[[wp:Sumo|Sumo]]" (相撲 sumō) is a Japanese competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. | |||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | ||