Company:Spike
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Short description: Japanese video game developer and publisher
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Native name | 株式会社スパイク |
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| Type | Kabushiki gaisha (defunct) |
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Merged with Chunsoft |
| Successor | Spike Chunsoft |
| Founded | December 1989 (as Mizuki) April 1997 (as Spike) |
| Defunct | April 1, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Revenue | ¥60 million[2] (2012) |
Number of employees | 99[2] (2011) |
| Parent | Dwango |
Spike Co., Ltd. (shinobido 3 Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment.[3] Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series was acquired by Spike after Human ceased operations. In April 2012, the company merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft.
History
Spike was founded in December 1989 as Mizuki Ltd. (有限会社みずき Yūgen-gaisha Mizuki)[4] Its name was changed to Mizuki Co., Ltd. (株式会社みずき Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuki) on October 18, 1991[5] and then to Spike Co., Ltd. in April 1997. Spike sold its book publishing business to Aspect in March 1999, and Spike was acquired by Sammy in April. Spike established a game development subsidiary named Vaill (ヴァイル株式会社) which consisted of former Human staff in November 1999, and it was eventually absorbed back into Spike in July 2001.[6][7] In 2005, Spike was bought by Dwango. In 2012, it merged with its sister company Chunsoft and became Spike Chunsoft. Two games were in development at the time of the merger: Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure![8] and Danganronpa 2.
Games
Published by Spike
| Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | Release date | Localized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupin the 3rd Chronicles | Spike | Sega Saturn | August 8, 1997 | No |
| DJ Wars | Exit | Sega Saturn | December 18, 1997 | No |
| Yuuyami Doori Tankentai | Exit | PlayStation | October 7, 1999 | No |
| Fire Pro Wrestling A | Vaill | Game Boy Advance | March 21, 2001 | Yes |
| Way of the Samurai | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | February 7, 2002 | Yes |
| Formation Soccer 2002 | Garden | Game Boy Advance | May 2, 2002 | No |
| King of Colosseum | Spike | PlayStation 2 | December 19, 2002 | No |
| Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Otoko Hanamichi Yume Roman | Dual | PlayStation 2 | January 23, 2003 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 2 | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | October 9, 2003 | Yes |
| Michigan | Grasshopper Manufacture | PlayStation 2 | August 5, 2004 | Yes |
| King of Colosseum II | Spike | PlayStation 2 | September 9, 2004 | No |
| Hard Luck | Garden | PlayStation 2 | October 28, 2004 | Yes |
| Kenshui Tendo Dokuta | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 2, 2004 | No |
| Samurai Western | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | January 1, 2005 | Yes |
| Shin Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu | Jaleco | PlayStation 2 | February 10, 2005 | No |
| Kenka Bancho | YSK | PlayStation 2 | June 9, 2005 | No |
| Kenshui Tendo Dokuta 2: Inochi no Tenbin | Spike | Nintendo DS | October 20, 2005 | Yes |
| Necro-Nesia | Spike | Wii | December 2, 2006 | Yes |
| Kenka Bancho 2: Full Throttle | YSK | PlayStation 2 | March 8, 2007 | No |
| KuruKuru Princess | Digital Kids | Nintendo DS | March 15, 2007 | Yes |
| Elvandia Story | Spike | PlayStation 2 | April 26, 2007 | No |
| KuruKuru Princess II | Digital Kids | Nintendo DS | December 13, 2007 | Yes |
| Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu Black | Dearfield | Nintendo DS | March 20, 2008 | No |
| Twilight Syndrome: Kinjirareta Toshi Densetsu | Xax Entertainment | Nintendo DS | July 24, 2008 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 3 | Acquire | PlayStation 3 | November 13, 2008 | Yes |
| Kenka Bancho 3: Zenkoku Seiha | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | November 27, 2008 | Yes |
| Princess Ballerina | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 18, 2008 | Yes |
| Shinjyuku no Ōkami | YSK | PlayStation 2 | February 19, 2009 | No |
| 428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | PlayStation 3 | September 3, 2009 | No |
| PlayStation Portable | September 17, 2009 | No | ||
| iOS | November 3, 2011 | No | ||
| 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Chunsoft | Nintendo DS | December 10, 2009 | Yes |
| KuruKuru Princess III | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 10, 2009 | No |
| Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | Chunsoft | PlayStation Portable | January 28, 2010 | No |
| Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso | Chunsoft | Nintendo DS | February 25, 2010 | No |
| Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensō | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | February 25, 2010 | No |
| Danganronpa | Spike | PlayStation Portable | November 25, 2010 | No |
| Kenka Bancho 5: Otoko no Rule | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | January 27, 2011 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 4 | Acquire | PlayStation 3 | March 3, 2011 | Yes |
| Gachitora!: Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School | Spike | PlayStation Portable | April 21, 2011 | No |
Published by other publishers
| Title | Publisher(s) | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtreme Wheels | BAM! Entertainment | Game Boy Color | April 26, 2001 |
| Crimson Tears | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | April 22, 2004 |
| Dragon Ball Z | Bandai | PlayStation 2 | October 6, 2005 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 2 | October 5, 2006 |
| Wii | November 19, 2006 | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 2 | October 4, 2007 |
| Wii | October 4, 2007 | ||
| Dragon Ball | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | November 9, 2009 |
| Xbox 360 | November 9, 2009 | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation Portable | September 30, 2010 |
| Dragon Ball | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | November 2, 2010 |
| Xbox 360 | November 2, 2010 | ||
| Dragon Ball Z | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | October 25, 2011 |
| Xbox 360 | October 25, 2011 |
Localized
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McRae: The Rally | PlayStation | March 11, 1999 |
| Syphon Filter | PlayStation | August 12, 1999 |
| V-Rally Edition '99 | Nintendo 64 | October 14, 1999 |
| Game Boy Color | October 14, 1999 | |
| V-Rally Champion Edition 2 | PlayStation | January 27, 2000 |
| Denkō Sekka Micro Runner: Maniac Hakushi no Hisaku | PlayStation | November 2, 2000 |
| WTC: World Touring Cars | PlayStation | November 9, 2000 |
| World Rally Championship | PlayStation 2 | March 14, 2002 |
| WRC II Extreme | PlayStation 2 | April 24, 2003 |
| WRC 3 | PlayStation 2 | May 27, 2004 |
| WRC 4 | PlayStation 2 | April 7, 2005 |
| True Crime | PlayStation 2 | July 27, 2006 |
| Commandos | PlayStation 2 | September 21, 2006 |
| Tomb Raider | Xbox 360 | October 5, 2006 |
| PlayStation Portable | December 7, 2006 | |
| PlayStation 3 | December 7, 2006 | |
| Call of Duty 3 | Xbox 360 | March 29, 2007 |
| PlayStation 3 | June 14, 2007 | |
| Urban Chaos | PlayStation 2 | June 28, 2007 |
| Battlestations | Xbox 360 | February 7, 2008 |
| BioShock | Xbox 360 | February 21, 2008 |
| PlayStation 3 | December 25, 2008 | |
| Tomb Raider | Xbox 360 | March 27, 2008 |
| PlayStation Portable | March 27, 2008 | |
| PlayStation 2 | March 27, 2008 | |
| Wii | March 27, 2008 | |
| Haze | PlayStation 3 | May 22, 2008 |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | Xbox 360 | July 10, 2008 |
| PlayStation 3 | July 10, 2008 | |
| The Darkness | Xbox 360 | September 11, 2008 |
| PlayStation 3 | September 11, 2008 | |
| Double Clutch | Xbox 360 | September 11, 2008 |
| PlayStation 3 | September 11, 2008 | |
| Tomb Raider | Xbox 360 | January 29, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | January 29, 2009 | |
| PlayStation 2 | April 23, 2009 | |
| Wii | April 23, 2009 | |
| Midnight Club: LA Remix | PlayStation Portable | February 5, 2009 |
| Midnight Club | Xbox 360 | February 5, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | February 5, 2009 | |
| Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis | Wii | April 16, 2009 |
| Battlestations | Xbox 360 | May 28, 2009 |
| Wanted | Xbox 360 | June 25, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | June 25, 2009 | |
| Red Faction | Xbox 360 | August 6, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | August 6, 2009 | |
| MadWorld | Wii | February 10, 2010 |
| Sacred 2 | Xbox 360 | February 10, 2010 |
| PlayStation 3 | February 10, 2010 | |
| Metro 2033 | Xbox 360 | May 13, 2010 |
| Greed Corp | PlayStation 3 | July 15, 2010 |
| Astro Tripper | PlayStation 3 | August 19, 2010 |
| Homefront | Xbox 360 | April 14, 2011 |
| PlayStation 3 | April 14, 2011 | |
| Dead Island | Xbox 360 | October 20, 2011 |
| PlayStation 3 | October 20, 2011 | |
| Dragon Age | Xbox 360 | February 2, 2012 |
| PlayStation 3 | February 2, 2012 |
References
- ↑ "Error: no
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|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). spike.co.jp. http://www.spike.co.jp/company/information.html. - ↑ Szczepaniak, John (2015). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. S.M.G. Szczepaniak. pp. 266. ISBN 9780992926007. OCLC 890601504.
- ↑ "Profile: History". Spike. http://www.spike.co.jp/2003/profile/03.html.
- ↑ "Profile". Spike. http://www.spike.co.jp/2003/profile/index.html.
- ↑ 有価証券報告書(2000-04-01 - 2001-03-31)
- ↑ Introduction
- ↑ Spencer (October 25, 2011). "Spike's Upcoming RPG Is All About Making Babies". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/25/spikes-upcoming-rpg-is-all-about-making-babies/.
External links
- (in Japanese)
- http://game.spike.co.jp/
- IGN's company profile
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