History

1993

March

EIGHTING Co., Ltd. was founded in Ota-ku, Tokyo, to develop, design, produce, and sell game software (investment of 3 million yen).

May

Developed and launched the arcade shooting game Sorcer Striker as the company’s first product.

November

Changed the company’s type of organization from a limited company (yugen gaisha) to a joint-stock company (kabushiki gaisha).

1994

December

Developed and launched our first consumer game software—the home gaming version of an original arcade puzzle game developed by the company. This marked the beginning of active development and sales of consumer game software based on our original arcade games.

1997

July

Developed and launched the 3D fighting game Bloody Roar for arcades and the PlayStation home console.

2000

June

Entered the mobile content business by distributing the adventure novel game Baron House no Natsuyasumi (later Dokiwaku Keitai Shoten) for NTT Docomo, Inc.’s i-mode system.

October

Acquired Raizing Co., Ltd. and Logic and Magic Co., Ltd. (capital: 22.25 million yen).
Strengthened our development structure and expanded the contract production business for consumer game software.

November

Relocated our headquarters to Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.

2001

March

Began distributing the network role-playing game Keitai Ninja Jo! for NTT Docomo, Inc.’s i-mode system.

2002

December

Registered a patent for a “personal authentication method” (a personal authentication method in which music data from a mobile device’s audio source is verified by a reader).

2003

April

Planned and developed the 3D competitive fighting game Naruto: Clash of Ninja for home consoles.

July

Launched the “Character Committee” website for PC users.
Entered the licensing business and began distributing information about original characters.

2004

February

Developed and launched “Awausagi” (Bubble Rabbit) and “YIN YANG PANDA” plush toy products for game arcades.
Began distributing CHARA MOBA, a general website for mobile phones.

April

Began distributing “MUSICAL mobile” (later “Musical Cafe”) musical-dedicated ringtones for NTT Docomo, Inc.’s i-mode system.

September

Began distributing mobile content for the Vodafone live! (Now Yahoo! Keitai) service operated by Vodafone K.K. (Now Softbank Mobile Corp.).

October

Began distributing mobile content for KDDI Corporation’s EZweb service.

2005

June

Began distributing Sorcer Striker: Gain, the BREW platform version of our original arcade shooting game Sorcer Striker, for KDDI Corporation’s EZweb service.

December

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Mothers Index.

2008

August

Founded EIGHTING Okinawa Co., Ltd. (capital: 15 million yen). Strengthened our development structure and promoted networking.

2010

November

Newly established the Sapporo Studio in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, to strengthen our development structure.

2011

February

Strengthened our development structure by establishing a department dedicated to producing social network games for mobile devices.

2014

July

Began distributing the original game Gekitotsu! Break Gakuen as a native app for smartphones.

2015

July

As part of our group strategy, EIGHTING Okinawa Co., Ltd. was acquired and reorganized into our new “Okinawa Studio.”

August

Began distributing the original training simulation game Rainbow Run Girls as a smartphone app.

2016

August

Became a wholly owned subsidiary of COLOPL, Inc. and delisted from the TSE Mothers Index.
Developed the VR competitive fighting game STEEL COMBAT.

2017

October

Developed the networked VR experience THE MAZE: Connecting with a futuristic Tokyo, which was exhibited at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in 2017.

2019

June

Responsible for planning, developing, and operating Project Babel, an RPG for smartphones by COLOPL, Inc.

2020

October

Responsible for porting Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe to the Nintendo Switch, as well as planning, developing, and tweaking additional elements.

2022

June

Responsible for the planning and development of Nexon Co., Ltd.'s 2.5D home-use fighting game DNF DUEL.

2023

July

In charge of development cooperation such as graphics, programming, and game design for "Pikmin 4" (published by Nintendo Co., Ltd.).

August

In charge of development cooperation such as graphics, programming, and game design for "Pikmin Finder" (published by Nintendo Co., Ltd.).

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