Paon DP Co., Ltd. (株式会社パオン・ディーピー) is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded in August 2004 as DP Inc. and merged with Paon Corporation, Ltd. in March 2015 to form Paon DP.[1]
When the company Data East went bankrupt, Paon Corporation bought the rights to some of their games, including Karnov,[3]Chelnov,[3] and Windjammers[4] as well as the Glory of Heracles[5][6] and Kuuga series,[7] all of which are now owned by Paon DP.[1] Paon developed Glory of Heracles in 2008, the sixth title of the Glory of Heracles series, which was published by Nintendo. The rights to that game are split between Paon and Nintendo[8] with the latter owning the trademark as well.[9][10]
In 2010, the company entered into the business of mobile game development.
Paon merged with DP Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2015 to form Paon DP. An associate company of pachislot maker Daito Giken, (since the company's chairman is the same as Daito Giken).
As a result of the merger, DP became the surviving entity while Paon Corporation was dissolved. The new company now develops mobile games only to Japan, as well as often licensing their owned properties, in 2017, Paon DP moved its headquarters to Kita, Tokyo.
A large amount of developers who were previously at Paon ended up at another Japanese video game developer called Picola Co., Ltd. [11], which was formed at the same time as the Paon/DP merger in February 2015 and later co-developed the game Little Dragons Café, a cafe-management and dragon-raising simulator that was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2018. [12]
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Paon DP Co Ltd 株式会社パオン ディーピー is a Japanese video game developer The company was founded in August 2004 as DP Inc and merged with Paon Corporation Ltd in March 2015 to form Paon DP 1 Paon DP Co Ltd Company typePrivateIndustryVideo gamesPredecessorsPaon Corporation Ltd DP Co Ltd FoundedAugust 3 2004 19 years ago 2004 08 03 1 HeadquartersKita Tokyo JapanKey peopleKaishun Kihara president and CEO Ken Yamamoto vice president Nobuo IwataRikiya NakagawaTatsuya Watanabe former presidents of Paon Iwao Horita former vice president of Paon Number of employees44 as of 2023 1 Websitepaon dp wbr com Paon Corporation was founded on January 20 1999 2 Through a partnership with Nintendo Paon developed DK King of Swing Donkey Kong Barrel Blast and DK Jungle Climber Paon was also involved in development of 2000 SNK s Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game titles SNK Gals Fighters as composer and sound work team as well as composer to some other Neo Geo Pocket Color titles When the company Data East went bankrupt Paon Corporation bought the rights to some of their games including Karnov 3 Chelnov 3 and Windjammers 4 as well as the Glory of Heracles 5 6 and Kuuga series 7 all of which are now owned by Paon DP 1 Paon developed Glory of Heracles in 2008 the sixth title of the Glory of Heracles series which was published by Nintendo The rights to that game are split between Paon and Nintendo 8 with the latter owning the trademark as well 9 10 In 2010 the company entered into the business of mobile game development Paon merged with DP Co Ltd on March 1 2015 to form Paon DP An associate company of pachislot maker Daito Giken since the company s chairman is the same as Daito Giken As a result of the merger DP became the surviving entity while Paon Corporation was dissolved The new company now develops mobile games only to Japan as well as often licensing their owned properties in 2017 Paon DP moved its headquarters to Kita Tokyo A large amount of developers who were previously at Paon ended up at another Japanese video game developer called Picola Co Ltd 11 which was formed at the same time as the Paon DP merger in February 2015 and later co developed the game Little Dragons Cafe a cafe management and dragon raising simulator that was released for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2018 12 Contents 1 Games developed co developed licensed published or co published by Paon DP 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGames developed co developed licensed published or co published by Paon DP editPuzzle Link 2 1999 SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Nightmare in the Dark 2000 Eleven Gavaking JP SNK US Arcade SNK Gals Fighters 2000 SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Dino Crisis 2000 Virgin Interactive Dreamcast PlayStation Big Bang Pro Wrestling 2001 SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Lowrider 2002 Pacific Century Cyber Works JP Jaleco US PS2 Tenchu Wrath of Heaven 2003 FromSoftware JP Activision US PS2 Fire ProWresting Z 2003 Spike PS2 Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 2003 Bandai JP Atari WW PlayStation 2 GameCube The Wild Rings 2003 Microsoft Game Studios Xbox Blood Will Tell 2004 Sega PS2 Tenchu Return from Darkness 2004 FromSoftware JP Activision US Xbox Dragon Quest amp Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special 2004 Square Enix PS2 Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Yoshimune 2004 Daito Giken Inc PS2 DK King of Swing 2005 Nintendo Game Boy Advance Saint Seiya The Sanctuary 2005 Bandai PS2 Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Ossu Banchō 2005 Daito Giken Inc PS2 PlayStation Portable Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 2005 Koei PS2 Haunting Ground 2005 Capcom PS2 Trapt 2005 Tecmo PS2 Saint Seiya The Hades 2006 Namco Bandai Games PS2 Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Hihōden 2006 Daito Giken Inc PS2 Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Hihōden Ossu Banchō Yoshimune DS 2007 Nintendo DS Donkey Kong Barrel Blast 2007 Nintendo Wii Chelnov Atomic Runner 2007 Wii Herakles no Eikō 3 Kamigami no Chinmoku 2007 Wii DK Jungle Climber 2007 Nintendo Nintendo DS Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Shake II 2007 PS2 Super Smash Bros Brawl 2008 Nintendo Wii Herakles no Eikō 4 Kamigami no Okurimono 2008 Wii Glory of Heracles 2008 Nintendo Nintendo DS New Horizon English Course 1 2008 Nintendo DS Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Shin Yoshimune 2008 PS2 New Horizon English Course 2 2008 Nintendo DS Herakles no Eikō III Kamigami no Chinmoku 2008 J2ME BREW Doja New Horizon English Course 3 2008 Nintendo DS Daito Giken Koushiki Pachislot Simulator 24 Twenty Four 2008 PS2 Klonoa 2008 Namco JP Namco Bandai Games US Wii Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta 2009 Irem PlayStation Portable Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Ossu Misao Maguro Densetsu Portable 2010 PlayStation Portable AquaSpace 2010 Nintendo WiiWare Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Ossu Misao Maguro Densetsu Portable 2010 PlayStation Portable Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan 2011 Nintendo 3DS Herakles no Eikō Ugokidashita Kamigami 2011 Nintendo 3DS Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Hihōden Fujirareta Megami Portable 2012 PlayStation Portable Mario amp Luigi Dream Team 2013 Nintendo Nintendo 3DS Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi Slot Simulator Hihōden Taiyō o Motomeru Monotachi 2013 PlayStation 3 Natural Doctrine 2014 Kadokawa Games JP NIS America US PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 Scratch Pirates 2014 iOS Android The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky FC Evolution 2015 Kadokawa Games Vita Bamon Kingdom W 2015 iOS Android Dribato Dream Card Battle 2015 Android Wonder Oracle 2016 iOS Android World of Summoners 2016 iOS Android Prone Position 2017 iOS Alien Egg 2017 iOS Android Nyanko on the Island of Hoshino 2018 iOS Android Gotsuan Legend 2019 iOS There is a Strain 2020 iOS Daito Yoshisume City 2021 iOS Android Windjammers 2 2022 Dotemu PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Switch Stadia See also editSuzak 8ing NDcube Dimps TOSE Good FeelReferences edit a b c d Company Overview PAON DP Inc Retrieved 26 October 2020 プログラム ゲームの企画 制作 デザインの株式会社パオン 会社概要 October 26 2008 Archived from the original on October 26 2008 a b データイースト レトロゲームミュージック コレクション2 ネオジオ バーチャルコンソール ラインナップ NEOGEO Virtual Console Lineup Archived from the original on 2011 07 17 VC ヘラクレスの栄光III 神々の贈り物 in Japanese Nintendo Retrieved 2007 04 08 VC ヘラクレスの栄光IV 神々の贈り物 in Japanese Nintendo Retrieved 2008 08 03 データイースト レトロゲームミュージック コレクション TEAM Entertainment Inc ヘラクレスの栄光 魂の証明 in Japanese Nintendo Retrieved 2008 07 31 Trademark Status amp Document Retrieval Trademark Status amp Document Retrieval Picola Inc MobyGames Little Dragons Cafe 2018 MobyGames External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paon DP amp oldid 1214526843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
