Company:Eighting

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Eighting Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社エイティング
Eitingu Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyRaizing (1993–2000)
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
Founded15 March 1993; 33 years ago (1993-03-15)
Headquarters
Shinagawa, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Yasuhiko Sameshima (President and CEO)
Number of employees
293[1] (September 2025)
ParentCOLOPL, Inc.[2] (2016–present)
Website8ing.co.jp

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It formerly existed as two separate companies: Eighting and Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games.

Eighting's name comes from nanakorobi yaoki, a Japanese proverb that says "fall down seven times and get up eight times."[3] Raizing was derived from raijingu (rising) and Raijin, the Japanese god of lightning.[4]

History

In March 1993, former Compile staff established Raizing and Eighting to create arcade games.[5] Raizing handled game development while Eighting did sales and distribution. Raizing included a handful of employees who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama, Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo.[4][6]

Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker, was released in May 1993. The developers were advised by Toaplan.[6] When Toaplan closed, some staff joined Raizing. Others went on to join Cave, Gazelle, and Takumi Corporation, each of which continued Toaplan's reputation for difficult shooting games.[7] Raizing also continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units.[4] Composer Manabu Namiki joined the company in 1995, working on Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, Terra Diver, Ghoul Panic, Dimahoo, and others before leaving in 2000. He continued to work with Eighting on fighting games, such as the Bleach: Heat the Soul series.[8][9]

In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting.[5] In November 2005, Eighting filed for a public listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market.[10]

With the merger of Eighting and Raizing, the combined company began to focus on distributing mobile content for NTT Docomo’s i-mode system, Vodafone live!, and KDDI's EZweb service.[5] It also developed a reputation for fighting games based on anime franchises, including Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Zatch Bell, and InuYasha.[11][12]

In 2008, Eighting opened a new subsidiary in Okinawa. It also opened a studio in Sapporo in 2010. By 2011, the company had a department dedicated to social network games for mobile devices.[5]

In 2016, Eighting was acquired by COLOPL.[13] Eighting has also partnered with Nintendo on Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, Kirby Star Allies, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and Pikmin 4.[14][15]

List of games developed

List of games developed as Raizing
Year Title Publisher Notes Ref.
1993 Sorcer Striker Able Corporation [6]
1994 Software:Bomberman: Panic Bomber Hudson Soft Produced with Hudson Soft [16]
Kingdom Grand Prix Eighting [17]
1996 Battle Garegga [7]
Terra Diver Eighting
Electronic Arts Victor
Data East 		[6]
1997 Bloody Roar Hudson Soft/SCEA/Virgin Interactive Produced with Hudson Soft [5]
1998 Armed Police Batrider Eighting [18]
1999 Battle Bakraid Able Corporation [19]
Bloody Roar 2 Hudson Soft
SCEA
Virgin Interactive 		[20]
Ghoul Panic Namco [21]
Golgo 13 [22]
2000 Dimahoo Capcom [6]
1944: The Loop Master [23]
Brave Blade Namco [24]
Golgo 13 - Kiseki no Dandou [25]
2001 Golgo 13 - Juusei no Requiem [26]
List of games developed as Eighting
Year Title Publisher Notes Ref.
2001 Bloody Roar 3 Hudson Soft
Activision
Virgin Interactive 		Produced with Hudson Soft [27]
Kuru Kuru Kururin Nintendo [10]
Tekken Advance Namco [28]
2002 Kururin Paradise Nintendo [29]
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury Hudson Soft
Activision 		Produced with Hudson Soft [27]
2003 Bloody Roar 4 Konami Produced with Hudson Soft [30]
Software:Naruto: Clash of Ninja Tomy [5]
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 [31]
2004 Software:Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival Bandai [32]
Kururin Squash Nintendo [6]
Zoids Struggle Tomy [33]
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3 [34]
2005 Software:Bleach: Heat the Soul SCEI [35]
Software:Inuyasha: Feudal Combat Bandai [12]
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! [36]
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles [37]
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4 Tomy [38]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 SCEI [39]
2006 Battle Stadium D.O.N Bandai Namco Produced with Q Interactive [11]
Master of Illusion Nintendo Produced with Tenyo [40]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 SCEI [41]
2007 Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Square Enix Produced with Genius Sonority [42]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 SCEI [43]
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution Takara Tomy [44]
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX [45]
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2 [46]
2008 Fate/unlimited codes Capcom Produced with Type-Moon and Cavia [47]
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes [48]
Castlevania Judgment Konami [49]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 SCEI [50]
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Takara Tomy [51]
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3 [52]
2009 Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Bandai Namco [53]
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight D3 Publisher Nintendo DS version produced by Natsume Co., Ltd. [54]
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles Takara Tomy [55]
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 SCEI [56]
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W Bandai Namco [57]
2010 Software:Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Capcom Updated version of Cross Generation of Heroes [47]
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO Bandai Namco [58]
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 SCEI [59]
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special Takara Tomy [60]
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Capcom [61]
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds [47]
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Produced with Capcom [47]
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze Bandai Namco [62]
2012 Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes [47]
2013 Software:Kamen Rider: Battride War Produced with Bandai Namco [63]
2014 Kamen Rider: Battride War II [64]
2016 Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis [65]
Zoids: Field of Rebellion Takara Tomy [66]
2017 Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Capcom Produced with Capcom [67]
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters Bandai Namco [68]
2020 Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed Takara Tomy [69]
Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast [70]
Pikmin 3 Deluxe Nintendo Ported and developed new content for the title [71]
2022 DNF Duel Nexon Developed with Arc System Works and Neople [72]
2023 Pikmin 4 Nintendo Co-developed with Nintendo EPD [73]
2024 Nintendo Switch Sports (Free content update) Nintendo Co-developed free basketball content update with Nintendo.[74] [75]
2025 Software:Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact Bushiroad Games

Arc System Works

[73]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Company Profile" (in ja). Eighting. https://www.8ing.co.jp/company/. 
  2. ↑ "COLOPL, Inc.". https://colopl.co.jp/en/. 
  3. ↑ "What is 8ing?" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/en/company/8ing/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "“エムツー ショット トリガーズ”第3弾『魔法大作戦』発売記念ロングインタビュー（エイティング編） 振り向けば仲間がいた。原作開発時の熱き情熱を当時のスタッフに聞く" (in ja). 2017-11-24. https://www.famitsu.com/news/201711/24146449.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "History" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/en/company/history/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Raizing STG – 2010 Developer Interview" (in en-US). 2022-01-05. https://shmuplations.com/raizing/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Freeman, Will (2013-12-08). "DoDonPachi retrospective" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/dodonpachi-retrospective. 
  8. ↑ "Manabu Namiki :: Biography". https://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/namiki/biography.shtml. 
  9. ↑ "Interview with Manabu Namiki (May 2011)". https://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/manabunamiki.shtml. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Carless, Simon (November 3, 2005). "Japanese Developer Eighting Files For Public Listing" (in en). https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/japanese-developer-eighting-files-for-public-listing. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gantayat, Anoop (2006-07-20). "Battle Stadium D.O.N. Import Playtest" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/20/battle-stadium-don-import-playtest. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Gantayat, Anoop (2005-06-20). "InuYasha: Import Combat" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/20/inuyasha-import-combat. 
  13. ↑ Romano, Sal (2018-08-08). "Shironeko New Project is developed by Eighting" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2018/08/shironeko-new-project-is-developed-by-eighting. 
  14. ↑ "Eighting led the way on Pikmin 3 Deluxe's development" (in en). 2020-11-03. https://nintendoeverything.com/eighting-led-the-way-on-pikmin-3-deluxes-development/. 
  15. ↑ Morgan, Thomas (2023-08-06). "Pikmin 4 delivers an Unreal improvement over its predecessors" (in en-US). https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2023-pikmin-4-tested-on-switch-nintendos-series-moves-to-unreal-engine. 
  16. ↑ Barbato, Steven (December 15, 2022). "Bomberman: Panic Bomber" (in en-US). http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bomberman-panic-bomber/. 
  17. ↑ McFerran, Damien (2024-01-27). "Saturn Shmup 'Kingdom Grand Prix' Has Hidden English Language Option" (in en-GB). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/01/saturn-shmup-kingdom-grand-prix-has-hidden-english-language-option. 
  18. ↑ Alpert, Ron (2010-02-28). "Retro Game of the Day! Armed Police Batrider" (in en). Game Developer. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/retro-game-of-the-day-armed-police-batrider. 
  19. ↑ Zverloff, Nick (November 27, 2012). "Battle Bakraid" (in en-US). http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/battle-bakraid/. 
  20. ↑ Mielke, James (February 9, 1999). "Bloody Roar 2 Review" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bloody-roar-2-review/1900-2546051/. 
  21. ↑ Gamers' Republic. Millennium Publications. July 2000. pp. 114. http://archive.org/details/Gamers_Republic_Issue_26. 
  22. ↑ "Golgo-13" (in en-US). 2025-10-16. https://kotaku.com/games/golgo-13-1. 
  23. ↑ Buchanan, Levi (2008-03-14). "From 1942 to Beyond" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/14/from-1942-to-beyond. 
  24. ↑ Zverloff, Nick (November 27, 2012). "Brave Blade" (in en-US). http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/brave-blade/. 
  25. ↑ "Golgo-13 2 - Kiseki no Dandou" (in en-US). https://kotaku.com/games/golgo-13-2-kiseki-no-dandou. 
  26. ↑ "Golgo-13 3 - Juusei no Chinkonka" (in en-US). https://kotaku.com/games/golgo-13-3-juusei-no-chinkonka. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Staff, I. G. N. (2002-02-15). "Interview: Bloody Roar: Primal Fury" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/15/interview-bloody-roar-primal-fury. 
  28. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (2025-09-15). "The Making Of: Tekken Advance, Namco's Unexpected GBA Conversion Of The Classic Fighting Game Series" (in en-GB). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/the-making-of-tekken-advance-namcos-unexpected-gba-conversion-of-the-classic-fighting-game-series. 
  29. ↑ "くるりんパラダイス". https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/a9qj/index.html. 
  30. ↑ "BLOODY ROAR 4" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bloody-roar4/. 
  31. ↑ Bozon, Mark (2006-09-23). "Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/23/naruto-clash-of-ninja-2-review. 
  32. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (2004-06-14). "Fullmetal Alchemist Goes Fighting" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/14/fullmetal-alchemist-goes-fighting. 
  33. ↑ "ZOIDS STRUGGLE （ゾイドストラグル）" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/zoids-struggle/. 
  34. ↑ "NARUTO -ナルト- 激闘忍者大戦！3" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/naruto-3/. 
  35. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach/. 
  36. ↑ Life, Nintendo (2019-08-19). "Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! (GCN)" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gamecube/konjiki_no_gash_bell_go_go_mamono_fight. 
  37. ↑ Davis, Ryan (January 6, 2006). "Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles Review for PlayStation 2" (in en). http://www.gamespot.com:80/ps2/action/gashbelltagbattle2/review.html. 
  38. ↑ "Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/naruto-gekitou-ninja-taisen-4. 
  39. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル２～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach2/. 
  40. ↑ "マジック大全" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/magic-ds/. 
  41. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル３～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach3/. 
  42. ↑ Kalata, Kurt (February 4, 2008). "The History of Dragon Quest" (in en). https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/the-history-of-dragon-quest. 
  43. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル４～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach4/. 
  44. ↑ Rodriguez, Steven (July 19, 2007). "Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution Hands-on Preview - Hands-on Preview". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/14066/naruto-clash-of-ninja-revolution-wii. 
  45. ↑ Staff, Siliconera (2007-03-02). "The skinny on Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX" (in en-US). https://www.siliconera.com/the-skinny-on-naruto-shippuden-gekitou-ninja-taisen-ex/. 
  46. ↑ "NARUTO－ナルト－ 疾風伝 激闘忍者大戦！EX2" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/naruto-ex2/. 
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 Sahdev, Ishaan (2013-01-04). "What Have Eighting Been Up To Since Marvel vs. Capcom 3?" (in en-US). https://www.siliconera.com/what-have-eighting-been-up-to-since-marvel-vs-capcom-3/. 
  48. ↑ "タツノコ VS. CAPCOM CROSS GENERATION OF HEROES" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/tatsu-cap/. 
  49. ↑ Lord-Moncrief, Devon (2025-01-29). "Castlevania's 1 & Only Fighting Game Isn't As Bad As Everyone Thinks" (in en). https://www.cbr.com/castlevania-fighting-game-better-than-remember/. 
  50. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル５～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach5/. 
  51. ↑ McInnis, Shaun (June 23, 2008). "Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Hands-On" (in en). GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/narutoclashofninjarevolution2/news.html?sid=6192867&mode=previews. 
  52. ↑ "NARUTO－ナルト－ 疾風伝 激闘忍者大戦！EX3" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/naruto-ex3/. 
  53. ↑ "Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W" (in en-US). 2013-08-27. https://kotaku.com/games/kamen-rider-climax-heroes-w. 
  54. ↑ Smith, Chad (September 15, 2009). "Screens released showing how you can become a Kamen Rider" (in en). https://www.gamingnexus.com/News/14155/Screens-released-showing-how-you-can-become-a-Kamen-Rider-/. 
  55. ↑ Mirkovich, Matt (March 3, 2011). "NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Dragon Blade Chronicles" (in en). https://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/2884/NARUTO-SHIPPUDEN-Dragon-Blade-Chronicles/. 
  56. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル６～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach6/. 
  57. ↑ "Kamen Rider Climax Heroes W – A double dose of mediocrity?". December 22, 2009. http://superiorattack.tk/2009/12/22/kamen-rider-climax-heroes-w-a-double-dose-of-mediocrity/. 
  58. ↑ "仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズ オーズ" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/och-riser/. 
  59. ↑ "BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル７～" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/bleach7/. 
  60. ↑ "NARUTO-ナルト-疾風伝 忍術全開！チャクラッシュ！！" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/naruto-chaclash/. 
  61. ↑ Morante, Matthew (2024-08-15). "The Failed Castlevania Fighting Game is a Flop Fans Would Rather Forget" (in en). https://www.cbr.com/castlevania-wii-fighting-game-failure/. 
  62. ↑ "仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズ フォーゼ" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/fch-riser/. 
  63. ↑ "仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォー" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/btw-rider/. 
  64. ↑ "仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォーⅡ" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/btw2_rider/. 
  65. ↑ "仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォー 創生" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/btw_sousei/. 
  66. ↑ "ZOIDS FIELD OF REBELLION" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/zoids-field-of-rebellion/. 
  67. ↑ "モンスターハンターダブルクロス Nintendo Switch Ver." (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/mhxx_switch/. 
  68. ↑ "仮面ライダー クライマックスファイターズ" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/rider-cf/. 
  69. ↑ "ゾイドワイルド キングオブブラスト" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/zoidswildkingofblast/. 
  70. ↑ "ゾイドワイルド インフィニティブラスト" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/zoidswildinfinityblast/. 
  71. ↑ "ピクミン３ デラックス" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/pikmin3dx/. 
  72. ↑ Romano, Sal (2020-12-26). "Arc System Works-developed Dungeon Fighter fighting game DNF DUEL announced [Update"] (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/arc-system-works-developed-dungeon-fighter-fighting-game-dnf-duel-announced. 
  73. ↑ 73.0 73.1 Doolan, Liam (2024-01-07). "Eighting Is Working On A New Hunter x Hunter Fighting Game" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/04/eighting-is-working-on-a-new-hunter-x-hunter-fighting-game. 
  74. ↑ ssf1991 (2024-07-10). "Eighting worked on Nintendo Switch Sports basketball update" (in en-US). https://mynintendonews.com/2024/07/10/eighting-worked-on-nintendo-switch-sports-basketball-update/. 
  75. ↑ "Nintendo Switch Sports【バスケットボール】" (in en). https://www.8ing.co.jp/titles/nintendo-switch-sports_basketball/. 

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