Dimple Entertainment
Type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | November 17, 2005[1] |
Defunct | August 31, 2010[2] |
Successor | Ubisoft |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Takeshi Kamio (President) |
Products | Games for video game consoles |
Website | "Official Website" (in Japanese). Dimple Entertainment. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2017. |
Dimple Entertainment (Japanese: 株式会社 ディンプル, Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Dinpuru) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in November 2005 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. They released a number of games beginning with in August 2006, and would go on to develop and release others for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS. The company worked with other developers such as HuneX, Microvision, and Vanillaware before closing its doors in August 2010.
Company history
Dimple was founded on November 17, 2005 with President Takeshi Kamio serving as head of operations. According to the company's official website, their name came from their desire to "offer entertainment to make unexpected smiles."[1] Their main clients included other video game developers such as Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Nintendo, as well as the Toppan Printing Company.[1] In July 2010, Kamio announced that the company would be closing their doors the following month, with its final day of operation being August 31 of that year.[2]
Games developed
Title | System | Original release date | Publisher(s) | JP | NA | PAL | Ref(s) |
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PlayStation 2 | August 31, 2006 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation 2 | May 31, 2007 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation 2 | July 26, 2007 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | November 27, 2007 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | January 31, 2008 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | January 31, 2008 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation 2 | February 28, 2008 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | August 7, 2008 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
Net Ghost PiPoPa: PiPoPa DS @ Daibouken!!! | Nintendo DS | February 26, 2009 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | ||
Nintendo DS | June 18, 2009 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation 2 | June 25, 2009 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation Portable | January 28, 2010 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] | |||
PlayStation 2 | April 28, 2010 | Dimple Entertainment | Yes | [3] |
Games published
Title | System | Original release date | Developer(s) | JP | NA | PAL | Ref(s) |
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Kira Kira Pop Princess | Nintendo DS | October 26, 2006 | HuneX | Yes | Yes | [3] | |
Nintendo DS | May 24, 2007 | HuneX | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | September 20, 2007 | Microvision | Yes | [3] | |||
Nintendo DS | October 25, 2007 | Microvision | Yes | [3] | |||
Pop Town | Nintendo DS | December 20, 2007 | HuneX | Yes | Yes | [3] | |
Kumatanchi | Nintendo DS | September 25, 2008 | Vanillaware Ashinaga Oji-San |
Yes | [3] | ||
PlayStation Portable | March 19, 2009 | HuneX | Yes |
References
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "株式会社 ディンプル│会社案内" (in Japanese). Dimple Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Spencer (July 30, 2010). "Dimple Entertainment Closes Their Doors". Siliconera. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Dimple Entertainment". GameSpot. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
External links
- Video game publishers
- Japanese companies established in 2005
- Video game companies established in 2005
- Video game companies disestablished in 2010
- Defunct video game companies of Japan
- Video game development companies
- Software companies based in Tokyo
- 2010 disestablishments in Japan