Cellius

Cellius
Native name	株式会社セリウス
Type	Kabushiki gaisha; Joint venture
Industry	Video games
Founded	June 3, 2007; 16 years ago
Defunct	February 29, 2012
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Ken Kutaragi; (CEO)
Products	Software
Owner	Namco Bandai Games; (51%); Sony Computer Entertainment; (49%);
Website	http://www.cellius.jp/

Short description: Japanese video game developer

Cellius Inc.^{[lower-alpha 1]} was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Sony and Bandai Namco Holdings. The aim of the company was to "help take share from Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co."^[2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. Ken Kutaragi was announced as CEO.^[3] Bandai Namco Holdings held 51% of the company, and Sony held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's Cell microprocessor, the heart of the PlayStation 3, for PlayStation 3 games and games for mobile phones and personal computers. Its only video game project was the poorly-received Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita.^[4]^[5]

Notes

↑ Japanese: 株式会社セリウス Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Seriusu

References

↑ 株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス
↑ "Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3". Bloomberg. January 24, 2007. https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=as2Ppv1.jUjQ.
↑ "Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius" (in en-SG). https://sg.news.yahoo.com/2007-01-24-ken-kutaragi-to-become-chairman-of-cellius.html.
↑ "The Strange Studio Born of Two Rival Companies". 14 July 2011. http://kotaku.com/5821091/the-strange-studio-born-of-two-rival-companies.
↑ "Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita". 7 June 2011. http://kotaku.com/5809359/ridge-racer-coming-to-ps-vita/gallery/1.

External links

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[2] Japanese: 株式会社セリウス Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Seriusu

[1] 株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス

[3] "Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3". Bloomberg. January 24, 2007. https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=as2Ppv1.jUjQ.

[4] "Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius" (in en-SG). https://sg.news.yahoo.com/2007-01-24-ken-kutaragi-to-become-chairman-of-cellius.html.

[5] "The Strange Studio Born of Two Rival Companies". 14 July 2011. http://kotaku.com/5821091/the-strange-studio-born-of-two-rival-companies.

[6] "Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita". 7 June 2011. http://kotaku.com/5809359/ridge-racer-coming-to-ps-vita/gallery/1.