Spike

Short description: Japanese video game developer and publisher

Spike

Native name

| 株式会社スパイク
Type| Kabushiki gaisha (defunct)
Industry| Video games
Fate| Merged with Chunsoft
Successor| Spike Chunsoft
Founded| December 1989; 36 years ago (1989-12) (as Mizuki)
April 1997; 29 years ago (1997-04) (as Spike)
Defunct| April 1, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-04-01)
Headquarters| Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

Key people

* Mitsutoshi Sakurai (Spike, president)
* Kiyonori Sawada (Mizuki, president)[1]
* Maki Kimura (director)
* Hiroyuki Kaneko (director)
* Junko Yaguchi (auditor)
* Koichiro Matsumoto (auditor)

Products|

* Fire Pro Wrestling series
* Dragon Ball Z series
* Danganronpa series
* Conception series

Revenue| ¥60 million[2] (2012)

Number of employees

| 99[2] (2011)
Parent| Dwango

Spike Co., Ltd. (shinobido 3, Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment.[3] Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series was acquired by Spike after Human ceased operations. In April 2012, the company merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games
* 2.1 Published by Spike
* 2.2 Published by other publishers
* 2.3 Localized
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

Spike was founded in December 1989 as Mizuki Ltd. (有限会社みずき, Yūgen-gaisha Mizuki)[4] Its name was changed to Mizuki Co., Ltd. (株式会社みずき, Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuki) on October 18, 1991[5] and then to Spike Co., Ltd. in April 1997. Spike sold its book publishing business to Aspect in March 1999, and Spike was acquired by Sammy in April. Spike established a game development subsidiary named Vaill (ヴァイル株式会社) which consisted of former Human staff in November 1999, and it was eventually absorbed back into Spike in July 2001.[6][7] In 2005, Spike was bought by Dwango. In 2012, it merged with its sister company Chunsoft and became Spike Chunsoft. Two games were in development at the time of the merger: Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure![8] and Danganronpa 2.

## Games

### Published by Spike

Title  | Developer(s)  | Platform(s)  | Release date  | Localized

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|
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Lupin the 3rd Chronicles | Spike  | Sega Saturn | August 8, 1997  | No
DJ Wars | Exit  | Sega Saturn | December 18, 1997  | No
Yuuyami Doori Tankentai | Exit  | PlayStation | October 7, 1999  | No
Fire Pro Wrestling A | Vaill  | Game Boy Advance  | March 21, 2001  | Yes
Way of the Samurai | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | February 7, 2002  | Yes
Formation Soccer 2002 | Garden  | Game Boy Advance  | May 2, 2002  | No
King of Colosseum | Spike  | PlayStation 2 | December 19, 2002  | No
Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Otoko Hanamichi Yume Roman | Dual  | PlayStation 2 | January 23, 2003  | No
Way of the Samurai 2 | Acquire  | PlayStation 2 | October 9, 2003  | Yes
Michigan | Grasshopper Manufacture | PlayStation 2 | August 5, 2004  | Yes
King of Colosseum II | Spike  | PlayStation 2 | September 9, 2004  | No
Hard Luck | Garden  | PlayStation 2 | October 28, 2004  | Yes
Kenshui Tendo Dokuta | Spike  | Nintendo DS  | December 2, 2004  | No
Samurai Western | Acquire  | PlayStation 2 | January 1, 2005  | Yes
Shin Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu | Jaleco  | PlayStation 2 | February 10, 2005  | No
Kenka Bancho | YSK  | PlayStation 2 | June 9, 2005  | No
Kenshui Tendo Dokuta 2: Inochi no Tenbin | Spike  | Nintendo DS  | October 20, 2005  | Yes
Necro-Nesia | Spike  | Wii | December 2, 2006  | Yes
Kenka Bancho 2: Full Throttle | YSK  | PlayStation 2 | March 8, 2007  | No
KuruKuru Princess | Digital Kids  | Nintendo DS  | March 15, 2007  | Yes
Elvandia Story | Spike  | PlayStation 2 | April 26, 2007  | No
KuruKuru Princess II | Digital Kids  | Nintendo DS  | December 13, 2007  | Yes
Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu Black | Dearfield  | Nintendo DS  | March 20, 2008  | No
Twilight Syndrome: Kinjirareta Toshi Densetsu | Xax Entertainment  | Nintendo DS  | July 24, 2008  | No
Way of the Samurai 3 | Acquire  | PlayStation 3 | November 13, 2008  | Yes
Kenka Bancho 3: Zenkoku Seiha | Bullets  | PlayStation Portable | November 27, 2008  | Yes
Princess Ballerina | Spike  | Nintendo DS  | December 18, 2008  | Yes
Shinjyuku no Ōkami | YSK  | PlayStation 2 | February 19, 2009  | No
428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | PlayStation 3 | September 3, 2009  | No
PlayStation Portable | September 17, 2009  | No
iOS | November 3, 2011  | No
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Chunsoft  | Nintendo DS  | December 10, 2009  | Yes
KuruKuru Princess III | Spike  | Nintendo DS  | December 10, 2009  | No
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | Chunsoft  | PlayStation Portable | January 28, 2010  | No
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso | Chunsoft  | Nintendo DS  | February 25, 2010  | No
Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensō | Bullets  | PlayStation Portable | February 25, 2010  | No
Danganronpa | Spike  | PlayStation Portable | November 25, 2010  | No
Kenka Bancho 5: Otoko no Rule | Bullets  | PlayStation Portable | January 27, 2011  | No
Way of the Samurai 4 | Acquire  | PlayStation 3 | March 3, 2011  | Yes
Gachitora!: Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School | Spike  | PlayStation Portable | April 21, 2011  | No

### Published by other publishers

Title  | Publisher(s)  | Platform(s)  | Release date

|
|
|

Xtreme Wheels | BAM! Entertainment | Game Boy Color  | April 26, 2001
Crimson Tears | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | April 22, 2004
Dragon Ball Z | Bandai | PlayStation 2 | October 6, 2005
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 2 | October 5, 2006
Wii | November 19, 2006
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Bandai Namco Games  | PlayStation 2 | October 4, 2007
Wii | October 4, 2007
Dragon Ball | Bandai Namco Games  | PlayStation 3 | November 9, 2009
Xbox 360 | November 9, 2009
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | Bandai Namco Games  | PlayStation Portable | September 30, 2010
Dragon Ball | Bandai Namco Games  | PlayStation 3 | November 2, 2010
Xbox 360 | November 2, 2010
Dragon Ball Z | Bandai Namco Games  | PlayStation 3 | October 25, 2011
Xbox 360 | October 25, 2011

### Localized

Title  | Platform(s)  | Release date

|
|

Colin McRae: The Rally | PlayStation  | March 11, 1999
Syphon Filter | PlayStation  | August 12, 1999
V-Rally Edition '99 | Nintendo 64  | October 14, 1999
Game Boy Color  | October 14, 1999
V-Rally Champion Edition 2 | PlayStation  | January 27, 2000
Denkō Sekka Micro Runner: Maniac Hakushi no Hisaku | PlayStation  | November 2, 2000
WTC: World Touring Cars | PlayStation  | November 9, 2000
World Rally Championship | PlayStation 2  | March 14, 2002
WRC II Extreme | PlayStation 2  | April 24, 2003
WRC 3 | PlayStation 2  | May 27, 2004
WRC 4 | PlayStation 2  | April 7, 2005
True Crime | PlayStation 2  | July 27, 2006
Commandos | PlayStation 2  | September 21, 2006
Tomb Raider | Xbox 360  | October 5, 2006
PlayStation Portable  | December 7, 2006
PlayStation 3  | December 7, 2006
Call of Duty 3 | Xbox 360  | March 29, 2007
PlayStation 3  | June 14, 2007
Urban Chaos | PlayStation 2  | June 28, 2007
Battlestations | Xbox 360  | February 7, 2008
BioShock | Xbox 360  | February 21, 2008
PlayStation 3  | December 25, 2008
Tomb Raider | Xbox 360  | March 27, 2008
PlayStation Portable  | March 27, 2008
PlayStation 2  | March 27, 2008
Wii  | March 27, 2008
Haze | PlayStation 3  | May 22, 2008
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | Xbox 360  | July 10, 2008
PlayStation 3  | July 10, 2008
The Darkness | Xbox 360  | September 11, 2008
PlayStation 3  | September 11, 2008
Double Clutch | Xbox 360  | September 11, 2008
PlayStation 3  | September 11, 2008
Tomb Raider | Xbox 360  | January 29, 2009
PlayStation 3  | January 29, 2009
PlayStation 2  | April 23, 2009
Wii  | April 23, 2009
Midnight Club: LA Remix | PlayStation Portable  | February 5, 2009
Midnight Club | Xbox 360  | February 5, 2009
PlayStation 3  | February 5, 2009
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis | Wii  | April 16, 2009
Battlestations | Xbox 360  | May 28, 2009
Wanted | Xbox 360  | June 25, 2009
PlayStation 3  | June 25, 2009
Red Faction | Xbox 360  | August 6, 2009
PlayStation 3  | August 6, 2009
MadWorld | Wii  | February 10, 2010
Sacred 2 | Xbox 360  | February 10, 2010
PlayStation 3  | February 10, 2010
Metro 2033 | Xbox 360  | May 13, 2010
Greed Corp | PlayStation 3  | July 15, 2010
Astro Tripper | PlayStation 3  | August 19, 2010
Homefront | Xbox 360  | April 14, 2011
PlayStation 3  | April 14, 2011
Dead Island | Xbox 360  | October 20, 2011
PlayStation 3  | October 20, 2011
Dragon Age | Xbox 360  | February 2, 2012
PlayStation 3  | February 2, 2012

## References

1. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). spike.co.jp. http://www.spike.co.jp/company/company/data.html.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=spike.co.jp&rft_id=http://www.spike.co.jp/company/company/data.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Company:Spike">
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). spike.co.jp. http://www.spike.co.jp/company/information.html.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=spike.co.jp&rft_id=http://www.spike.co.jp/company/information.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Company:Spike">
3. ↑ Szczepaniak, John (2015). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. S.M.G. Szczepaniak. pp. 266. ISBN 9780992926007. OCLC 890601504.
4. ↑ "Profile: History". Spike. http://www.spike.co.jp/2003/profile/03.html.
5. ↑ "Profile". Spike. http://www.spike.co.jp/2003/profile/index.html.
6. ↑ 有価証券報告書(2000-04-01 - 2001-03-31)
7. ↑ Introduction
8. ↑ Spencer (October 25, 2011). "Spike's Upcoming RPG Is All About Making Babies". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/25/spikes-upcoming-rpg-is-all-about-making-babies/.

## External links

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* http://game.spike.co.jp/
* IGN's company profile

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