Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese video game development and localization company specializing in role-playing video games, visual novels and adventure games. The company was founded in 1984 as Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and merged with Spike in 2012. It is owned by Dwango.[4]
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Native name | 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | April 9, 1984[1] |
| Founder | Koichi Nakamura (Chunsoft) |
| Headquarters | Akasaka, , Japan |
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| Products | Chunsoft:
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Number of employees | 260[1] (2024) |
| Parent | Dwango |
| Subsidiaries | Spike Chunsoft, Inc. |
| Website | spike-chunsoft |
It created games such as the first five Dragon Quest installments and the Mystery Dungeon franchise as Chunsoft, and the Conception series as Spike Chunsoft. They also developed titles such as The Portopia Serial Murder Case, the Sound Novel series (consisting of Otogirisō, Kamaitachi no Yoru, Machi and 428: Shibuya Scramble) and the Zero Escape series as Chunsoft. Spike developed Danganronpa before the merger.
History
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Chunsoft
editChunsoft was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer and programmer who had worked with Enix, including the popular Dragon Quest franchise until Dragon Quest V. The "Chun" in the company name is from the first kanji Naka (中) of the company founder's name; Naka is read as "Chun" in Japanese Mahjong. This name would also appear in Nakamura's first work with Enix, titled Door Door in 1983. Otogirisō marked Chunsoft's debut brand. Following that, successive genre-trailblazing titles Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon, Kamaitachi no Yoru, and Shiren the Wanderer established the company's good reputation. Nakamura himself had to move away from programming in order to run the company.[5]
For a time, the company's products were considered mediocre, but 3-Nen B-Gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Densetsu no Kyoudan ni Tate! was a hit that showed signs of recovery. During the development of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Kouji Malta, one of the programmers for these two games, and contributed previously on EarthBound and Shiren the Wanderer 2, stated the company went through bad business performance, as employees from Chunsoft would leave the company progressively due to this issue. The game's success not only helped giving more popularity in the Mystery Dungeon franchise, it also helped Chunsoft from avoiding bankruptcy.[6] Later in 2005, it was bought by Dwango and became a subsidiary of the company.
Before the project, Sega were helping Chunsoft in developing and releasing their games for the Dreamcast. From 2005 to 2010, Sega have made a collaboration with Chunsoft titled "SEGA×CHUN PROJECT". Their goal was to provide support and sales for development funds, such as the Nintendo DS remake of Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer or 428: Shibuya Scramble.[7][8]
Spike
editMerger
editIn 2012, Chunsoft merged with its sister company Spike and the new company would be called Spike Chunsoft.[9]
Subsidiary
editIn 2017, Spike Chunsoft established a North American subsidiary based in Long Beach, California to carry out localization and publishing of its own games, in addition to games by its sister company 5pb./Mages under a newly formed partnership.[10] Their first game under the Mages partnership was the Microsoft Windows version of Steins;Gate, taking over publishing of the game from Mages in 2018;[11] they have since continued publishing further games in the Science Adventure series, including Steins;Gate 0[12] and Chaos;Child.[13]
On July 16, 2020, NIS America announced that Danganronpa games on the Playstation Store will be removed.[14][15] Spike Chunsoft subsequently announced on July 22, 2020 that they will take on publishing the Danganronpa series outside of Japan.[16] Similarly, the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows release of Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate would not be released by Aksys but by their subsidiary.[17]
Works
editChunsoft
editDeveloped
editPublished only
edit| Year | Title | Platform | Developer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shiren the Wanderer GB: Monster of Moonlight Village | Game Boy, Windows, Android | Aquamarine Chunsoft (Android) |
[40][41][42][43] |
| 2002 | Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman for Windows | Windows | Neverland | [44] |
Spike Chunsoft
editPublished western third-party games in Japan
editPublished internationally by Spike Chunsoft, Inc.
editThis table lists video games published internationally by Spike Chunsoft's American subsidiary Spike Chunsoft, Inc. since its foundation on December 1, 2017. Outside of titles from Spike Chunsoft in Japan, the company publishes titles from Mages (which was also part of Spike Chunsoft's parent company Dwango until July 2019) and from other companies.
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate | Win | May 1, 2018 | [11] |
| Steins;Gate 0 | Win, Switch | May 8, 2018[b] | [12][75] |
| PixelJunk Monsters 2 | Win, Switch, PS4 | May 25, 2018 | [76] |
| 428: Shibuya Scramble | Win, PS4 | September 4, 2018 | [77] |
| Chaos;Child | Win | January 22, 2019 | [13] |
| 8-bit ADV Steins;Gate | Switch | February 19, 2019 | [78] |
| Steins;Gate Elite | Win, Switch, PS4 | February 19, 2019 | [78] |
| Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram | Win, PS4 | February 19, 2019 | [78] |
| Zanki Zero: Last Beginning | Win, PS4 | April 9, 2019 | [79] |
| Crystar | Win, PS4 | August 27, 2019 | [80] |
| AI: The Somnium Files | Win, Switch, PS4, XB1 | September 17, 2019 | [81] |
| YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World | Win, Switch, PS4 | October 1, 2019 | [82] |
| Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars | Win, PS4 | November 5, 2019 | [83] |
| Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace | Win, Switch, PS4 | December 11, 2019 | [75] |
| Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story | Win, Switch, PS4 | February 20, 2020 | [84] |
| Robotics;Notes Elite | Win, Switch, PS4 | October 13, 2020 | [85] |
| Robotics;Notes DaSH | Win, Switch, PS4 | October 13, 2020 | [85] |
| Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | Win, Switch | December 2, 2020[c] | [17] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne | Win, Switch, PS4 | January 29, 2021 | [86] |
| Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp | Win, Switch, PS4, iOS, Android | November 4, 2021 | [45] |
| AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative | Win, Switch, PS4, XB1 | June 24, 2022 | [66] |
| Chaos;Head Noah | Win, Switch | October 7, 2022 | |
| Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | Win, Switch, PS5, XSX/S | June 30, 2023 | |
| Anonymous;Code | Win, Switch, PS4 | September 8, 2023 | |
| Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | Switch | February 27, 2024 | |
| The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer | Win, Switch, PS4 | May 23, 2024 | |
| The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You | Win, Switch, PS4 | May 23, 2024 | |
| Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid | Win, Switch | August 6, 2024 | |
| Bakeru | Win, Switch | September 3, 2024 | [87] |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ a b c スパイク・チュンソフト、2023年3月期決算は最終利益33%増の7億6400万円…『メイドインアビス 闇を目指した連星』や『AI:ソムニウムファイル』など (in Japanese). gamebiz. July 18, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c スパイク・チュンソフト、2022年3月期の決算は最終利益が14%減の5億7500万円…「ダンガンロンパ」や「不思議のダンジョン」で知られる (in Japanese). gamebiz. July 15, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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- ^ Hidekuni Shida (2000). Game Maestro, Vol. 2: Producer/Director Edition (2). p. 24.
- ^ "ほぼ日の学生採用企画" (in Japanese). 1101.com. January 31, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
『ポケモン不思議のダンジョン』とかも作りかけていたけど、おそらくこれも売れないだろうし、先行きの見通しがない状況だったと思うんです。でも、なんとその後、その『ポケモン不思議のダンジョン』が大ヒット。あんなにたくさんの人が辞める必要はなかったんじゃないかな、と思いますけど。で、ぼくも他の人と同じように別の開発会社に転職してテレビゲームの開発を続けるかどうかを考えはじめました。でも、その前にそうとう泣きましたよ。
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- ^ 志田英邦『ゲーム・マエストロ Vol. 2 プロデューサー/ディレクター編(2)』毎日コミュニケーションズ、2000年、p.16。中村光一インタビュー。
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