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2 Games  


2.1  Published by Spike  




2.2  Published by other publishers  




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3 References  




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Spike

Native name

株式会社スパイク
Company typeKabushiki gaisha (defunct)
IndustryVideo games
FoundedDecember 1989; 34 years ago (1989-12) (as Mizuki)
April 1997; 27 years ago (1997-04) (as Spike)
DefunctApril 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-01)
FateMerged with Chunsoft
SuccessorSpike Chunsoft
HeadquartersMeguro, Tokyo, Japan

Key people

  • Kiyonori Sawada (Mizuki, president)[1]
  • Maki Kimura (director)
  • Hiroyuki Kaneko (director)
  • Junko Yaguchi (auditor)
  • Koichiro Matsumoto (auditor)
    • Products
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series
  • Danganronpa series
  • Conception series
    • Revenue¥60 million[2] (2012)

    Number of employees

    		99[2] (2011)
    ParentDwango
    Websitespike.co.jp at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2012)

    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.

    History[edit]

    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[edit]

    Published by Spike[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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
    Driver PlayStation March 9, 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[edit]

    1. ^ SPIKE：会社案内：概要 (in Japanese). spike.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  • ^ a b 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.

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