Initial D - Arcade Stage 6 AA was produced by Sega in 2011. A new mode, Tag Battle, was introduced. Unike its predecessor, it was released for Sega RingEdge hardware for the first time. The game saw a change in its driving physics. Unlike Initial D Arcade Stage 5, a drift gauge and an updated tachometer was introduced to help inform players when they were drifting. The 'Legend of the Street' mode also introduced a "Rolling Start" for the first time since the story mode in Initial D Special Stage. The tachometer now informed players whether or not their speed was below the gear range. Online network was extended to support regions in which earlier versions of the game was known to be popular in, finally achieving both national wide and international matches. New cars and courses were added to the game through online updates without upgrade kits like IDAS4 1. 5. The game also added a mileage system to show players their total driven mileage. Mileages could be used to redeem exclusive cars that were later available in updates. New characters that appeared for the first time in the game include: Ryuji Ikeda, Hiroya Okuyama, Go Hojo and Rin Hojo. New course such as Usui, which used from Arcade Stage Ver. 1 to Arcade Stage Ver. 3/Street Stage appeared with new layout, Tsubaki Line, Sadamine and Akina Snow, also appeared before in Arcade Stage Ver. 3 which daytime is night change into day.