Company:Liona Interactive
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| Formerly | iNiS Ltd. (1997-2000) iNiS Corporation (2000-2016) Spica (2017) inisJ Corporation (2016-2020) LIONA Interactive (2020-) |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | February 3, 1997[1] Tokyo, Japan |
| Headquarters | Naka Meguro, Tokyo , |
Key people | Masako Harada (CEO)[1] Keiichi Yano (COO)[1] Takahide Hoshino (CFO)[1] |
| Products | Gitaroo Man Elite Beat Agents |
| Website | https://www.liona.co.jp/ |
LIONA Interactive (株式会社LIONA) (formerly known as iNiS Corporation (株式会社イニス, Inisu)) is a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo, specializing in rhythm games and digital content. It was founded as iNiS Ltd. (an acronym derived from "infinite Noise of the inner Soul") on February 3, 1997 by Keiichi Yano. After iNiS Corporation (2000–2016) briefly rebranded as Spica in 2017 (which soon went bankrupt),[2] a successor company inisJ (established 2016) adopted the current name in 2020.
Throughout its history, Liona Interactive has developed notable rhythm and music titles such as Gitaroo Man (2001), Elite Beat Agents (2006), and the Lips series (2008–2010), alongside game engines like nFactor2 and MixJuice for platforms including Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Portable. The company has expanded into mobile, arcade, and VR games, with projects like Evangelion Battlefields (2020–2023), Tetote Connect (2021), and Monsoni! (2024).
Subsidiaries
- SONICA Co., Ltd.: Established in 2001, it is a provider of sound solutions.
Titles developed
CD/DVD-ROM
| Title | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Penguin Piano | ? | 1997 |
| Space Battleship Yamato Master Edition CD-ROM | Windows/Mac OS hybrid | 1999 |
| Space Battleship Yamato Master Edition DVD-ROM | DVD player | ? |
| Picasso | ? | ?(1997–2000) |
| Safari Tokyo | Windows | 1998 |
| Kiseki No Maya Uranai | ? | 1998 |
| Minna no Tabetaku Ver.2 | ? | 1999 |
| Roland VP-9000 promo CD-ROM | ?(CD-ROM) | 2000 |
Video games
| Title | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| beatmania Da!! | Windows/Mac OS hybrid | 2000 |
| beatmania BEST Da!! | Windows/Mac OS hybrid | 2000, 2002(rerelease) |
| pop'n music Da!! | Windows/Mac OS hybrid | 2000, 2002(rerelease) |
| Gitaroo Man | PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
| Gundam Pilot Academy | Arcade | 2002 |
| Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan | Nintendo DS | 2005 |
| Gitaroo Man Lives! | PlayStation Portable | 2006 |
| Rain Wonder Trip | PlayStation Portable | 2006 |
| Elite Beat Agents | Nintendo DS | 2006 |
| Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 | Nintendo DS | 2007 |
| Anata mo DS de Classic Kiite Mimasenka? | Nintendo DS | 2007 |
| Lips | Xbox 360 | 2008 |
| Software:Lips: Number One Hits | Xbox 360 | 2009 |
| Software:Lips: Canta en Español | Xbox 360 | 2009 |
| Lips: Deutsche Partyknaller | Xbox 360 | 2009 |
| Software:Lips: Party Classics | Xbox 360 | 2010 |
| Lips: I ♥ The 80's | Xbox 360 | 2010 |
| The Black Eyed Peas Experience | Xbox 360 | 2011 |
| Infinity Blade Cross[3] | iOS | 2012 |
| Anata Toshokan[4] | iOS, Android | 2012 (iOS), 2012 (Android) |
| Demons’ Score[5] | iOS, Android | 2012 |
| Symphonica[6] | iOS | 2012 |
| The Hip Hop Dance Experience[7] | Wii, Xbox 360 | 2012 |
| Karaoke | Xbox 360 | 2012 |
| Eden to Green | Android, iOS | 2013 |
| Initial D Perfect Shift Online | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 |
| Just Sing | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 2016[8] |
| Project Rap Rabbit (co-developed with NanaOn-Sha) | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows | Cancelled[9] |
Web design
| Title | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Shockwave Christmas Card (Dreamarts) | ? | ? |
Prototype titles
| Title | Platform | Release date |
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| MixJuice | Xbox | 1999 |
| Minpan | ? | 2002 |
| Ace Trekkers | ? | 2002 |
| Pugi Pugi (tentative) | ? | 2004 |
| Yosei no Sumu Mori | Xbox 360 | 2005 |
Engines
- FUEL audio library (for ACID)
- nFactor2 (next-generation rendering engine - Wii, Xbox 360, PC only)
- MixJuice (interactive music engine)
- Unreal Engine 3
- Unreal Engine 4
- Unity
Awards
- IGN's Best Nintendo DS developer of 2006 [10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Homepage" (in ja). iNiS Corporation. http://www.inis.jp/en/.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). JC net. 2017-05-10. http://n-seikei.jp/2017/05/supika-tousan.html. Retrieved 2023-02-13. - ↑ "Infinity Blade Cross". iNiS Corporation. http://www.inis.jp/en/#/game/detail/386.
- ↑ "Anata Toshokan". iNiS Corporation. http://www.inis.jp/en/#/game/detail/385.
- ↑ @CaptivNation (2012-06-06). "We got nominated for best of show!! Woo goo!!! #demonsscore". https://twitter.com/CaptivNation/status/210538049099141120.
- ↑ @iNiS_corp (2012-10-17). "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). https://twitter.com/iNiS_corp/status/258772591492354049. - ↑ "The Hip Hop Dance Experience". Shop.ubi.com. 2012-11-27. http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/en_GB/pd/ThemeID.8605700/productID.253413000/The_Hip_Hop_Dance_Experience.html.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (28 July 2016). "Just Sing is a new karaoke game from Ubisoft". Vox Media. http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/28/12314702/just-sing-new-karaoke-game-ubisoft-ps4-xbox-one.
- ↑ Fahey, Mike (12 May 2017). "Parappa and Ouendan Creators Join Forces for Project Rap Rabbit". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/parappa-and-ouendan-creators-join-forces-for-project-ra-1795159195.
- ↑ "Best of 2006". iNiS Corporation. 2006. http://bestof.ign.com/2006/ds/38.html.
External links
- (in Japanese) LIONA Interactive
- (in Japanese) iNiS Corporation page: Japanese, English
- Sonica Inc. page
- IGN Company Profile
- GDC 2007: The Keiichi Yano Interview
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