Gokigen Naname is a binary-determination logic puzzle published by what Japanese publisher that was established in 1980, and became prominent worldwide with the popularity of Sudoku?
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Gokigen Naname Gokigen Naname is a binary-determination logic puzzle published by Nikoli.
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Nikoli (publisher) Nikoli Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ニコリ , Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha , Nikori) is a Japanese publisher that specializes in games and, especially, logic puzzles. "Nikoli" is also the nickname of a quarterly magazine (whose full name is "Puzzle Communication Nikoli") issued by the company in Tokyo. "Nikoli" was established in 1980 and became prominent worldwide with the popularity of "Sudoku".
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Grand Jump Grand Jump (グランドジャンプ ) is a Japanese semi-monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under their "Jump" line of magazines. Launched in November 2011 as a merging of "Business Jump" and "Super Jump", it carried over nine series from the former and three from the latter in addition to beginning new titles.
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Enix Enix Corporation (株式会社エニックス , Kabushiki-gaisha Enikkusu ) was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the "Dragon Quest" series of role-playing video games.
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Carry Lab Carry Lab (キャリーラボ , Kyarī Rabo ) is a defunct Japanese software house. Thanks to the efforts of entrepreneur and computer engineer Yoichiro Hirano, the company evolved from the "MyCon Club" into a real business in 1981. As Carry Lab, the company developed popular word processing software and computer and video games. They also ported popular Taito titles such as "Chack'n Pop" to Japanese computers. One of their games, "Hao-kun no Fushigi na Tabi", did make it to North American shores as "Mystery Quest" for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game, published by Taxan, was cut and reduced in difficulty.
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Shigeo Iwanami Shigeo Iwanami (岩波茂雄 , Iwanami Shigeo , 27 August 1881 – 25 April 1946) was a publisher in the early Shōwa period Japan, and founder of Iwanami Shoten.
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History of Nintendo The history of Nintendo traces back to 1889, when it was founded to produce handmade hanafuda cards. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社 , Nintendō kabushikigaisha ) is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It eventually became one of the most prominent figures in today's video game industry, being the world's largest video game company by revenue.
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Quiz Kids (magazine) Quiz Kids (sometimes Puzzler Quiz Kids) is a children's puzzle magazine. Launched in 1987, it is the longest-running magazine of this genre. Based in the UK, each issue comprises crosswords, dot-to-dots, spot the differences, word searches, and various other challenges created for children aged 7–12. The puzzles are created specially for the magazine, in line with the guidelines of the UK's National Curriculum. s of 2015 "Quiz Kids" is published bi-monthly, but it has previously been published both quarterly and monthly. It is also published in New Zealand.
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Osaka Puck Osaka Puck (Japanese: 大阪パック , Hepburn: Osaka Pakku ) was a bimonthly Japanese manga magazine published in Osaka from November 1906 to March 1950. Its publisher when it first launched was Kibunkan, located in the Funeba area in central Osaka, which later changed its name to the Osaka Puck Company. When it ceased publication, it was published by the Osaka Shimbun Company.
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List of Enix games Enix was a Japanese video game publishing company founded in September 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima. Initially a tabloid publisher named Eidansha Boshu Service Center, it was renamed to Enix in 1982, and shortly thereafter ventured into video game publishing for Japanese home computers such as the PC-8800 series, the X1 series, and the FM-7. Enix initially found games to release by holding contests for programming hobbyists and publishing the winners, with the first titles appearing in February 1983. Enix continued to hold contests and publish the winners through 1993. When Enix moved into traditional publishing for video game consoles in 1985, it began with ports of two of its more successful games, "Door Door" (1983) and "The Portopia Serial Murder Case" (1983). From that point onward, Enix served as a publisher for both video games developed independently by other companies as well as for titles in franchises owned by Enix and created by licensed developers. Enix's flagship franchise was the "Dragon Quest" series of console games, developed primarily by Chunsoft; some of the games, such as "Dragon Quest VII" (2000), have sold millions of copies, and the series as a whole has sold over 68 million copies as of 2016.
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Solomon's Key Solomon's Key (ソロモンの鍵 , Soromon no Kagi ) is a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade release on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset. It is better known as a 1987 port to the Commodore 64 and the Nintendo Entertainment System, although it also appeared on many other game systems of the time, like the Sega Master System in 1988 and the Famicom Disk System, released in Japan on January 25, 1991.
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Iwanami Shoten Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (株式会社岩波書店 , Kabushiki Gaisha Iwanami Shoten ) is a Japanese publishing company in Tokyo.
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Shinseisha Shinseisha (新声社 , Shinseishiya ) Co., Ltd. was a Japanese publisher founded in 1971 and who filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Originally, it published learning reference books. The publisher is notable for its 1986 arcade game magazine Gamest (ゲーメスト , Gēmesuto ) . The representative was Hiroshi Kato. The company's capital was 10 million yen. Major subsidiaries were Marugeya Ltd. (株式会社マルゲ屋 , Kabushikigaisha maruge-ya ) and Shinkoe Publishing Ltd. (株式会社新声パブリッシング , Kabushikigaisha shinsei paburisshingu ) .
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Tokuma Shoten Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社徳間書店 , Kabushiki-gaisha Tokuma Shoten ) is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shibadaimon (), Minato, Tokyo. It was established in 1954. The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label , bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma ( "Tokuma Yasuyoshi"), who established this company, died in 2000.
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D3 Publisher D3 Publisher Inc. (株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー , "Kabushiki-gaisha D3 Paburisshā" ) (also known as D3 Go! in North America) is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its "Simple" series of low-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360 and Wii U. The name stands for "Domain 3" and refers to the three publishing "domains" the company originally intended to enter - video games, music and books - although the company now exclusively publishes video games.
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Lump of Sugar Lump of Sugar (ランプ オブ シュガー , Ranpu obu Shugā ) is a Japanese company specializing in adult visual novels. Founded in April 2005, their first game, "Nursery Rhyme" was released later that year. Their third work, "", was released in 2008, and was later adapted into an anime and manga.
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Hanayama Hanayama is a Japanese toy company formed in 1972. They are best known for their "Cast" series of cast zinc disassembly puzzles, which include reproductions of older designs, and new puzzles by Oskar van Deventer and Akio Yamamoto.
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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (このミステリーがすごい! , Kono Misuterī ga Sugoi! , lit. "This Mystery is Excellent!") is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.
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Nikkei Business Publications Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (株式会社日経BP , "Kabushiki-gaisha Nikkei Bī Pī" ) , commonly known as Nikkei BP (日経BP社 , Nikkei Bī Pī sha ) , is a book and magazine publisher based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established as "Nikkei McGraw-Hill, Inc.", a joint venture of Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) and McGraw-Hill in 1969, and later it became to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkei.
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Hacker International Hacker International was a Japanese video game company that developed and published games from 1990 to 2001 for the Nintendo Famicom (including Famicom Disk System), NEC PC Engine (including PC Engine CD), Sony PlayStation (as Map Japan) consoles, and Microsoft Windows PCs. The company was known for its play-for-porn approach to gaming, with such games as "AV Pachi-Slot" ("Hot Slots") and "Soap Panic" ("Bubble Bath Babes") featuring female nudity as a reward for skilful playing. These games were usually distributed through mail order and sold approximately 30,000 to 50,000 copies each. Many of their games were developed by Taiwanese companies and were released in non-pornographic form elsewhere in the world; however three were released in the United States for the Nintendo Entertainment System with pornography intact (albeit sometimes modified to "Westernise" the girls' features) by another Taiwanese company, Panesian.
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Nihon Bungeisha Nihon Bungeisha (株式会社日本文芸社 , Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Bungeisha ) , or Nichibun (にちぶん ) , is a book and magazine publisher established in 1959 and based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shogakukan Shogakukan Inc. (株式会社小学館 , Kabushiki gaisha Shōgakukan ) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.