Former type Corporation Defunct 2014 Founded 1970 Ceased operations 2014 | Industry video games Products video game software Number of employees 30 | |
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Key people Sueharu Torii (President and CEO)Kazuo Torii (Executive director) Headquarters Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Video games | ||
Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd. (日本物産株式会社 Nihon Bussan Kabushikigaisha) was a Japanese video game manufacturer. The company had its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. In the past they had also manufactured and sold yachts.
Contents
- History
- Later years
- Paddle game
- Shooter
- Action
- Quiz
- Puzzle
- Sports
- Action role playing
- Casino
- Mahjong only the most notable games
- References
The main video game brand of the company was Nichibutsu (ニチブツ), with adult video games coming under the Sphinx (スフィンクス) brand. The company uses a horned owl for its official logo.
The company slogan was Frontier Spirit of Amusement or Frontier Spirit in the Amusement.
History
The company's founder Sueharu Torii (鳥井 末治) (1947 -) established Nihon Bussan in 1970. The company was incorporated in 1972.
1978 saw them enter the arcade game market, when they debuted with a copy of the game Breakout Table attacker. The same year, Space Invaders to launch the like is a copy game Moon Base also filed in the Taito, Nihon Bussan is to settle by paying a license fee. Also in 1979, was business alliance Namco is a work of the name Galaxian did on violation exceeded production in the manufacturing agreement referred to as Moon Alien in filed in Namco by was released, Nihon Bussan was settled by paying the excess of the license fee. Then, it is released to continue to hit works such as 1980 The original work Moon Cresta (shooting) and Crazy Climber (action). The same year, Nihon Bussan in companies brochure issued by, the Table Attacker, Moon Base, Moon Alien both, it was listed as an original work of Nihon Bussan.
The 1983 to develop a Jangou Night of Mahjong game where there is industry's first undressing elements, strip mahjong games was established the genre of. 1984 to work also equipped with a rotation feature the industry's first board game developed Tube Panic, Namco and Sega it was noted in the technical aspects from. From the mid-1980s, undressing Mahjong and while you put a force on the Medal game, such as Terra Cresta or Cosmo Police Galivan, is adopted Yamaha YM3812 FM sound source chip number and release were works. Powerful sound like pierce the ear with metallic is called Nichibutsu sound, has been handed down among gamers.
1989 to the release with respect to the AV Mahjong Nippon Amusement Machine Manufacturers Association and Japan Amusement Machine Operators' Union and is undesirable for the industry in question, provisions Nihon Bussan despite his commitment not to manufacture a violation of machine, for then was also released the same thing, and now conflict with the two organizations, as does not proceed the examination of healthy entertainment committee, the 1992 and Japan amusement machine industry Association was unsubscribe. Later, now transfer the specific gravity to undressing Mahjong, at the end the Tatakae! Big Fighter Released in 1989, has not released the arcade game other than adult works, including the undressing Mahjong.
In the late 1990s Pornographic video game brand of Sphinx, and Video Studio AV Japan Co., Ltd. and Astro system Japan shares to be the cooperation of the company, DVD undressing Mahjong of the adoption of the live-action High-rate DVD series, but has been a center of the lineup, 2005 of the love Cosplay Akihabara the last, but was undressing Mahjong work is also not released.
The home video game market entry in the 1983 to the home-use game machine which was developed in-house My Vision. 1986, and moved to NES market in the Nintendo for MagMax. Later, but porting work from the arcade was the center of the lineup, in 1990 original work has already been released in PC Engine F1 Circus (series) is, when F1 also pushed by large hit to boom. Later, it was released in a number of hard as a popular series.
In F1 Circus series has hit the edge, you have sponsored a Team Lotus over a period from 1992 1993. The front wing wing end plate of Lotus 107 and Lotus 107B of the year of the machine, the company's logo sticker is affixed. In the same series of PC engine version that was released in 1992 that was sponsored, there is also talk that Lotus was unusually strong.
Arcade as well in the household, also title and theme of Mahjong I have many release. The PC Engine, and put a piece that incorporates the undressing elements. AV actress of the real name, which was released in 1995 appeared Sexy Idol Mahjong Yakyuken of poetry, the home-use game machine's first 18 years of age or older recommended software as game software of official license it became.
Later years
Telephone number of the part that had been posted on the official website in addition to other company is using, headquarters building is Chi dismantling of the sale, the site became a 2010 than February 23 of Trust Park Tenjinbashi coin parking after referred to as the Park House Tenjinbashi chome apartment is construction, head office location and contact information after the official site update stop had become unknown. Also, in 2012 October 30, at Resona Holdings of the official site, to the Sueharu Torii Nihon Bussan and representatives, of objection Sarujutsu related to the sale of shares of whereabouts unknown shareholders announcement has been.
In March 2009, to participate in the D4 Enterprise and Retro game is a reprint and distribution services Project EGG, In March 2014, Nihon Bussan sold the rights of all video games to Hamster Corporation.