Dimps
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Native name | 株式会社ディンプス |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Dinpusu |
Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 6 March 2000 |
Headquarters | Osaka , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Takashi Nishiyama (President) |
Products | Sonic series Dragon Ball series Street Fighter series |
Number of employees | 294 (2021) |
Subsidiaries | Safari Games Dimps Food Entertainment Dimps, Inc. |
Website | www |
Dimps Corporation (株式会社ディンプス, Kabushiki-gaisha Dinpusu) is a Japanese video game developer based in Osaka, Japan, with an additional office in Tokyo. It is best known for developing games in the Sonic the Hedgehog, Dragon Ball and Street Fighter franchises. The company was founded on March 6, 2000 by several former SNK and Capcom employees, including Street Fighter co-creators Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto.
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Takashi Nishiyama are the major shareholders of the company.[1]
Games developed[]
2001 – 2004[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||
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Arcade | WSC | GBA | GC | PS | PS2 | ||
2001 | Sonic Advance | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2001 | Digimon Battle Spirit | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
2002 | Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2002 | Sonic Advance 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2002 | Digimon Battle Spirit 2 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
2002 | Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2002 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
2003 | Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2003 | Premier Eleven | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2003 | The Rumble Fish | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
2003 | Demolish Fist | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
2004 | Seven Samurai 20XX | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
2004 | Shaman King: Funbari Spirits | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
2004 | Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed: Tomo to Kimi to Koko de | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2004 | Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2004 | Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2004 | Sonic Advance 3 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
2005 | One Piece | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2005 – 2009[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||||||||
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Arcade | DS | Wii | PSP | PS2 | PS3 | 360 | PC | Xbox | ||
2005 | Spikeout: Battle Street | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
2005 | The Rumble Fish 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2005 | Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2005 | Yū Yū Hakusho Forever | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2005 | Sonic Rush | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2006 | Universal Century Gundam Online | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2006 | Crash Boom Bang! | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2006 | Draglade | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2006 | Tales of the Tempest | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2006 | Saint Seiya: The Hades | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2006 | The Battle of Yū Yū Hakusho: Shitō! Ankoku Bujutsu Kai | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2007 | Sonic Rush Adventure | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2007 | Nodame Cantabile | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2008 | Rosario + Vampire Tanabata no Mishi Yokai Gaikui | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2008 | Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2008 | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2008 | Mobile Ops: The One Year War | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2008 | Street Fighter IV | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | Sonic Unleashed | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2008 | Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2009 | Dragonball Evolution | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2009 | Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2009 | Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2010 – 2014[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||||||
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Arcade | iOS | Android | Ouya | DS | 3DS | Wii | PSP | Vita | PS3 | 360 | PC | ||
2010 | NODAME CANTABILE TANOSHII ONGAKU no JIKAN desu | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2010 | Super Street Fighter IV | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Dragon Ball Heroes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2010 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Sonic Colors | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2010 | Tamagotchi no Narikiri Challenge | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2011 | Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2011 | Tamagotchi Collection | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2011 | Sonic Generations | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2011 | Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2012 | BAKEMONOGATARI Portable | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2012 | Hittochi - Tsunagare Ichizoku | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2012 | Ikinari! Lasboss30 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2012 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2012 | OUCHIMAINICHI TAMAGOTCHI | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Nightmares and Joujoux | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Pipe & Quest | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Hittochi 2 - DokiDoki Mail de Evolution | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2013 | Sonic Lost World | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | TAMAGOTCHI! Seishun no Dream School | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Phantom Gate Chronicle | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2014 | One Piece Kings | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2014 | Majin Bone | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2014 | Freedom Wars | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
2014 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2014 | Brave Dash | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2014 | Majin Bone: Jikan to Kuukan no Majin | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2015 – 2019[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||||
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Arcade | iOS | Android | PS3 | PS4 | 360 | XBO | PC | 3DS | Switch | ||
2015 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2015 | School of Ragnarok | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2015 | Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2015 | IC Carddass Dragon Ball | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2015 | School of Ragnarok Re:Boot | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2016 | Street Fighter V | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
2016 | My Hero Academia: Battle For All | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2016 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2016 | Super Dragon Ball Heroes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2016 | anywhereVR | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2017 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
2018 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2018 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2018 | Soul Calibur VI | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2019 | Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
2019 | ZENONZARD- Artificial Card Intelligence | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2020 – present[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||||||||
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Arcade | iOS | Android | PS4 | PS5 | XBO | XSeries | PC | Switch | ||
2020 | Tabeoja | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
References[]
- ^ "COMPANY|Dimps Corporation". Retrieved April 21, 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Safari Games website (in Japanese)
- List of developed games by Dimps (in Japanese)
- Dimps profile on MobyGames
Categories:
- Japanese video game company stubs
- Bandai Namco Holdings subsidiaries
- Video game companies of Japan
- Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
- Video game development companies
- Video game companies established in 2000
- Japanese companies established in 2000