Spike (company)
Spike Co., Ltd. (株式会社スパイク, 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.
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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 |
| Founded | December 1989 (as Mizuki) April 1997 (as Spike) |
| Defunct | April 1, 2012 |
| Fate | Merged with Chunsoft |
| Successor | Spike Chunsoft |
| Headquarters | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | |
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| Revenue | ¥60 million[2] (2012) |
Number of employees | 99[2] (2011) |
| Parent | Dwango |
| Website | spike.co.jp at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2012) |
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: Goodbye Despair.
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: Report from Hell | 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: Trigger Happy Havoc | 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: Budokai Tenkaichi | 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: Raging Blast | 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: Raging Blast 2 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | November 2, 2010 |
| Xbox 360 | November 2, 2010 | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | 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: New York City | PlayStation 2 | July 27, 2006 |
| Commandos: Strike Force | PlayStation 2 | September 21, 2006 |
| Tomb Raider: Legend | 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: Riot Response | PlayStation 2 | June 28, 2007 |
| Battlestations: Midway | Xbox 360 | February 7, 2008 |
| BioShock | Xbox 360 | February 21, 2008 |
| PlayStation 3 | December 25, 2008 | |
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | 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: Underworld | 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: Los Angeles | Xbox 360 | February 5, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | February 5, 2009 | |
| Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis | Wii | April 16, 2009 |
| Battlestations: Pacific | Xbox 360 | May 28, 2009 |
| Wanted: Weapons of Fate | Xbox 360 | June 25, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | June 25, 2009 | |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | Xbox 360 | August 6, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | August 6, 2009 | |
| MadWorld | Wii | February 10, 2010 |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | 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: Origins | Xbox 360 | February 2, 2012 |
| PlayStation 3 | February 2, 2012 |
References
- SPIKE：会社案内：概要 (in Japanese). spike.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- 株式会社スパイク | 会社情報 | 会社概要 (in Japanese). spike.co.jp. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- Szczepaniak, John (2015). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. S.M.G. Szczepaniak. p. 266. ISBN 9780992926007. OCLC 890601504.
- "Profile: History". Spike. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08.
- "Profile". Spike. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07.
- 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. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2012) (in Japanese)
- http://game.spike.co.jp/
- IGN's company profile
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