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Telenet Japan

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Telenet Japan Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社日本テレネット
Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Terenetto
IndustrySoftware development
FateBankruptcy
FoundedOctober 1983; 42 years ago (1983-10)
FounderKazuyuki Fukushima
DefunctOctober 25, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-10-25)
Websitehttp://www.telenet.co.jp/ (archived)

Telenet Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社日本テレネット, Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Terenetto) was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima.[1] The company had several video game divisions including: Wolf Team, Laser Soft, Renovation Game, Renovation Products, and Riot.[2]

History

The company was founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima.[3] The first division created was Wolf Team, which was created in 1986. The Riot division came into existence in 1991 when Telenet Japan was expanding in the country.

With a debt of ¥1 billion, the company ceased operating in late September 2007 and closed its doors on October 25.[4] According to the Tokyo Keizai, the company ran into debt in selling pachinko game software, which made the company get into debt due to the US branches failing.[5]

Sunsoft acquired Telenet's entire software library in December 2009, citing plans to remake or re-release (via Virtual Console) the old titles.[6] The Japanese company Edia acquired Telenet's catalogue from City Connection in January 2020.[7]

Organization

Telenet Japan was formerly made up of the following teams: [2]

Lasersoft

Served as Telenet's publishing arm for optical media, such as PC Engine. It was later merged with Wolf Team.

Micro World

Micro World served as Telenet's publishing arm to localize and market non-Japanese games.[8]

Wolf Team

Main article: Company:Namco Tales Studio

Renovation Games

Telenet Japan's Japanese publishing arm.

Renovation Products

Telenet Japan's North American subsidiary, Renovation Products, was acquired by Sega of America in 1993.[9] It was formerly located in California.[10]

Riot

Riot was also known for employing graphic artist and later game director Eiji Kikuchi, as well as music composer Michiko Naruke. It's sometimes known as Reno.[1]

Games list

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Developed

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Published

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.4gamer.net/games/668/G066894/20230606056/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Column: 'Might Have Been' - Telenet Japan". December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111195253/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/column_might_have_been_telenet.php. 
  3. ↑ "Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of the Status of Large-Scale Holdings of Stocks, etc.". http://kabupro.jp/edp/20041124/004G97I5.pdf. 
  4. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (October 31, 2007). "Nihon Telnet Closes Shop". https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/31/nihon-telnet-closes-shop. 
  5. ↑ "「夢幻戦士ヴァリス」の日本テレネットが事業停止". October 30, 2007. https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0710/30/news068.html. 
  6. ↑ aueki (December 10, 2009). "サンソフト，日本テレネット作品100タイトル以上の版権を獲得，北米市場に再参入". https://www.4gamer.net/games/000/G000000/20091210054/. 
  7. ↑ "エディア、シティコネクションからゲームソフト139タイトルに係る知的財産権を取得…旧・日本テレネット系タイトルが取得対象に". January 14, 2020. https://gamebiz.jp/?p=257470. 
  8. ↑ "m20040105-2". https://www.tokyoipo.com/column/m20040531-2.htm. 
  9. ↑ Bidwell, Chris (November 6, 2002). "Sega ReVisions #2". https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/06/sega-revisions-2. 
  10. ↑ "Telenet Japan Company Profile2". http://www.telenet.co.jp/company2.html. 



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