Former type Subsidiary of Nintendo Key people Masahiro Sakurai Website www.project-sora.co.jp Founded 22 January 2009 Key person Masahiro Sakurai | Industry Video game industry Products Video games Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Ceased operations June 30, 2012 Parent organization Sora Ltd. | |
Defunct June 30, 2012 (2012-06-30) Founders Satoru Iwata, Masahiro Sakurai | ||
Project Sora (プロジェクトソラ株式会社, Purojekuto Sora Kabushiki Gaisha) was a Japanese ad hoc video game developer founded by former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and former HAL Laboratory employee Masahiro Sakurai in 2009 after the successful launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii console. On its formation, Nintendo was listed as a 72% stakeholder while Sakurai's own Sora Ltd. and other 3rd parties are 28%. Project Sora released their only game, Kid Icarus: Uprising, for the Nintendo 3DS in March 2012. After the release of Kid Icarus: Uprising, the studio officially closed on June 30, 2012.
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