Neverland (company)

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Neverland
Native name
株式会社ネバーランドカンパニー
Industry Video game
FoundedMay 7, 1993;32 years ago (1993-05-07)
DefunctNovember 29, 2013 (2013-11-29)
Products Rune Factory

Neverland Company Inc. [a] was a Japanese video game developer founded on May 7, 1993. It has developed games for Super NES, Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 and the Wii. The most notable games this company developed were part of the Lufia and Rune Factory series of video games. By November 2013, the company ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy. [1] The following year, many former members of the studio were hired by Marvelous, who had published many of their previous games.

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History

Rune Factory 4 was the final game developed by Neverland. [2] The company filed for bankruptcy on November 29, 2013. [1]

Games developed

YearTitlePlatformPublisherRef.
1993 Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito
1994 Hat Trick Hero 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito
1995 Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito, Natsume
1996Chaos Seed: Fūsui Kairoki Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito [3]
Energy Breaker Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito [4]
1998Senkutsu Katsuryu Taisen: Chaos SeedSega SaturnNeverland [3]
2001 Lufia: The Legend Returns Game Boy ColorNatsume
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice DreamcastConspiracy Entertainment [5]
2002Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden: Jokenji Asuka Kenzan!DreamcastSega
2003 CIMA: The Enemy Game Boy AdvanceNatsume
Disney's Party GameCubeElectronic Arts
2005 Shining Force Neo PlayStation 2Sega [6]
Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory PlayStation PortableKonami
Egg Monster Hero Nintendo DSSquare Enix
2006 Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. PlayStation PortableKonami
2007 Shining Force EXA PlayStation 2Sega [7]
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DSNatsume [8]
2008 Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DSNatsume [8]
2009 Rune Factory Frontier Nintendo WiiXseed Games [8]
2010 Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DSNatsume [8]
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals Nintendo DSNatsume [9]
2011 Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny PlayStation 3Natsume [8]
2013 Rune Factory 4 Nintendo 3DS Natsume [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社ネバーランドカンパニー, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nebārando Kanpanī

References

  1. 1 2 "Rune Factory Developer Ceases Operations, Filing For Bankruptcy - Siliconera". www.siliconera.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01.
  2. ↑ Vogel, Mitch (18 October 2015). "XSEED VP Talks About the Future of the Rune Factory Series". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Moehnke, Mike (7 July 2011). "Chaos Seed Retroview". RPGamer. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Neverland Games". IGN . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Chau, Anthony (12 December 2000). "Record of Lodoss War". IGN . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Gann, Patrick (2 July 2007). "Shining Force NEO Review". RPGFan. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Aihoshi, Richard (20 January 2007). "Shining Force EXA Interview - Part 1". IGN . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hagues, Alana (14 July 2025). "Best Rune Factory Games Of All Time". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Reese, Zack (18 July 2010). "Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals Preview". RPG Site. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


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