D3 Publisher

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D3 Publisher Inc.
Native name
株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー
Romanized name
 Kabushiki-gaisha Dīsurī Paburisshā
Formerly
  • CM Japan Co., Ltd.
  • International Signal Co., Ltd.
  • D3 Publisher Co., Ltd.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video game
FoundedFebruary 5, 1992;32 years ago (1992-02-05)
Headquarters Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Japan, North America
Key people
  • Toshihiro Nada
    (president)
  • Yuji Ito
    (executive chairman)
Products
Increase2.svg¥342.828 million (2020)
Total assets Increase2.svg¥3.783 billion (2020)
Number of employees
21 (2020)
Parent
Website d3p.co.jp

D3 Publisher Inc. [lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on February 5, 1992. [1] The company is known for the Simple series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii U, Android, and iOS.

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History

Between 2007 and 2014, D3 Publisher owned a North Carolina-based game development studio Vicious Cycle Software. [2] [3] In 2009, Bandai Namco Holdings gained a controlling share of D3 and currently owns 95% of its stock. [4] [5] After the bankruptcy of Midway Games, the company became the publisher of Cartoon Network games from 2009 until 2014, when American publisher Little Orbit took control. Both D3Publisher and Cartoon Network worked on games based on licenses such as Ben 10 and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi before that. [6]

In 2015, D3 Publisher announced that D3 Publisher of America Inc. would rebrand as D3 Go! and that it would no longer publish video games but focus on publishing mobile games, but D3 Publisher Inc. in Japan would remain the same. [7] D3 Go! is also expected to release some games from D3 Publisher Inc. [8]

On June 27, 2022, 505 Games announced that they have acquired the assets of D3 Go! [9]

Published games

America and Europe

Japan

Otome games

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Dī Surī Paburissha

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References

  1. ↑ "D3 Publisher Games". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ↑ "D3 Publisher Acquires Vicious Cycle Software". Gamasutra. June 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Little Orbit Acquires Vicious Cycle Software" (Press release). Little Orbit. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015. The acquisition occurred in Spring of 2014...
  4. ↑ Randy Nelson. "Namco Bandai announces intent to purchase D3 Publisher". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  5. ↑ Glasser, AJ (18 March 2009). "By The Way, Namco Bandai Owns (Most Of) D3". Kotaku . Univision Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ pm, David AdamsUpdated: 19 May 2012 8:21 amPosted: 9 Jun 2005 9:16 (9 June 2005), Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Tickles GBA - IGN , retrieved 2021-11-29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "D3Publisher of America rebrands as D3 Go!". 11 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "How D3Publisher Became D3 Go!". 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  9. ↑ "505 Games parent acquires D3 Go". 27 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "どこかで見た"あのゲー"ムたちを棒人間で作ってみたけれど、果たしてあなたはクリアできるのか？". www.d3p.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "帝国海軍恋慕情 ～明治横須賀行進曲～ 公式サイト".
  12. ↑ "女性向け恋愛Adv「帝国海軍恋慕情～明治横須賀行進曲～」の公式サイトがオープン。物語のあらすじやキャラクター情報が明らかに".
  13. ↑ "『帝国海軍恋慕情 ～明治横須賀行進曲～』物語やメインキャラの情報が到着 斉藤壮馬さんや前野智昭さんなど担当声優も明らかに".
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