Company:MonkeyPaw Games

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MonkeyPaw Games
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo game publisher
FounderJohn Greiner

MonkeyPaw Games was an American video game publisher based in San Jose, California.[1] They localized retro Japanese games that were never released in the West and published them on contemporary gaming consoles.[1]

History

The company was created by John Greiner, who was its president.[2]

In 2012, the company attempted to run a Kickstarter alongside Gaijinworks to localize Class of Heroes 2 and publish the game's special edition.[3] However, this failed to raise enough funds to meet the $500,000 goal.[3] Greiner attributed this to the desire to quickly begin the Kickstarter in order to capitalize off of the success of the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter, and not having adequate planning.[3] Additionally, MonkeyPaw had promised to release a digital version regardless of whether it succeeded or failed, which led to a lack of urgency.[3] Greiner stated he would continue his goal of publishing as many JRPGs as possible in the United States.[3]

In January 2014, the company announced that it would bring 6 classic PlayStation games to PlayStation Network, in an event called "Retro Rush".[4][5]

In 2015, the company announced an english localization of Class of Heroes 3.[6], but this was ultimately never released.

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