Sonic Powered

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Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ソニックパワード
Romanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Sonikku Pawādo
Type Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Video games
FoundedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
Headquarters,
Key people
Kiyoshi Ohkawa (President & CEO)
Number of employees
70
Website www.sonicpowered.co.jp

Sonic Powered Co., Ltd. is a Japanese software development company based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It mainly focuses on mobile and console games, and software for business purposes.

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History

Sonic Powered was first formed in Nagoya on February 14, 1995. Then incorporated on April 1, 1998. [1] The company was developing games such as Tetris [2] and Space invaders [3] for Sharp Zaurus, a PDA of Japanese brand Sharp.

In 2006, the company started developing simulation games such as I am an Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero (for PSP and later for 3DS) [4] and later Japanese Rail Sim 3D for 3DS. The Japanese Rail Sim series uses real-life footage of Japanese railways. [5] A few of the Airport Hero and most of the Japanese Rail Sim games are translated and released in North America and Europe. And following the game Waku Waku Sweets: Happy Sweets Making for 3DS being localized and released in 2018, over 4 years after its original release in Japan, [6] it seems fair to assume the company is not focusing solely on the Japanese market anymore.

Video games [7] [8]

Game in all territories: Actraiser Renaissance (2021, Switch, PS4)

Games only in Japanese:


Games also released in other languages:

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