CAVE (company)
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| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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| Industry | video games, mobile contents, music |
| Founded | June 15, 1994 |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Kenichi Takano (Representative Director, President and CEO) |
| Products | video game software, video game soundtrack |
| Employees | 153 (as of 2009-11-30) |
| Subsidiaries |
Beads Mania (Merged with CAVE on Jun 1 2008) |
| Website | http://www.cave.co.jp/ |
CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD., also known as CAVE Co., Ltd. (Computer Art Visual Entertainment), is a Japanese video game company, known primarily for its manic shoot 'em ups. CAVE remains one of the most active makers of arcade shoot-'em-ups in the Japanese market. The company was formed primarily from the remains of Toaplan, and several of their early games are considered to be spiritual successors to prior Toaplan works, in particular Truxton and Batsugun. CAVE currently produces new titles for the arcade, Xbox 360 and cell phones, as well as online games for the PC.
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History [edit]
CAVE's arcade titles have used various arcade boards over the years. Earlier titles used a CAVE-designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU,[1] whereas later releases moved over to the PGM (Poly Game Master) hardware,[2] and then on to boards based on the Hitachi SH-3 CPU.[3] CAVE dabbled in PC-based hardware for Deathsmiles II, but switched back to SH-3 for later titles.
During a stockholder meeting in 2011-8, the company changed the English company name to 'CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD'.[4] However, the foreign www.caveinteractive.com domain name had already been established in 2011-05-18.[5]
Marketing [edit]
A character of the same name represents the company within the company-collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2.
Games developed [edit]
| Game | Year | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Donpachi | 1995 | Atlus |
| Delisoba Deluxe | 1996 | Fuji TV Network, Sega |
| Dodonpachi | 1997 | Atlus |
| Peak Performance | 1997 | Atlus |
| Steep Slope Sliders | 1997 | Capcom |
| ESP Ra.De. | 1998 | Atlus |
| Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S. | 1998 | Nihon System |
| Uo Poko | 1998 | Jaleco |
| Guwange | 1999 | Atlus |
| Progear | 2001 | Capcom |
| DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou | 2002 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi | 2003 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Espgaluda | 2003 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Mushihime-sama | 2004 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Espgaluda II | 2005 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Puzzle! Mushihime-tama | 2005 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Ibara | 2005 | Amusement Marketing International |
| PinkSweets: Ibara Sorekara | 2006 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Mushihime-sama Futari | 2006 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Muchi-Muchi Pork | 2007 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine | 2007 | Atlus |
| Deathsmiles | 2007 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu | 2008 | Amusement Marketing International |
| Deathsmiles II | 2009 | Cave |
| Akai Katana | 2010 | Cave |
| Arcana Heart: Card of Glory | 2010 | Cave |
| Mushihime-sama Bug Panic | 2010 | Cave |
| NIN2-JUMP | 2011 | Cave |
| Instant Brain | 2011 | Cave |
| Dodonpachi Saidaioujou | 2012 | Cave |
| Dodonpachi Maximum | 2012 | Microsoft Studios |
Subsidiaries [edit]
- Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd. (ミニ四駆ネットワークス株式会社) is a joint venture of CAVE Co., Ltd. and Tamiya established in 2006-02-01.[6][7]
- Tabot Inc. (タボット株式会社) is a video game, music, and online content development company.
- ORANGE AND PARTNERS CO.,LTD. (株式会社オレンジ・アンド・パートナーズ): A marketing division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-05.[8]
- CAVE Asset Management Co.,Ltd. (株式会社ケイブアセットマネジメント): Stock management and investment division. On 2006-08-30, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary, effective on 2006-09-20-30.[8]
Former subsidiaries [edit]
- CAVE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. (株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント): On 2005-07-13, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of the subsidiary specialized in online entertainment, with CAVE, Kenichi Takano owning 90%, and 5% stakes respectively. The company would be established on 2005-07-15.[9] The subsidiary was established with CAVE, Kenichi Takano owning 92.3%, and 5.1% stakes respectively, with Kenichi Takano as the subsidiary's CEO and president.[10] On 2006-07-24, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced merging the subsidiary and the online business into the parent company, effective on 2006-09-01.[11]
- Beads Mania: Vendor of fashion accessories. On 2005-05-31, CAVE Co., Ltd. originally announced the establishment of beads accessory division beginning on 2005-06-01.[12] On 2005-07-01, CAVE Co., Ltd. announced the complete acquisition of Craze Company (クレイズカンパニー株式会社) previously done in 2005-06-30 and became a 100 subsidiary of CAVE, which owned the Beads Mania (ビーズマニア) online shop.[13] On 2005-07-06, Craze Company was renamed to Beads Mania (ビーズマニア株式会社).[14][15] On 2008-05-07, CAVE announced the integration of Beads Mania business, effective on 2008-06-01.[16] On 2010-5-19, CAVE announced the sales of Beads Mania shop and the associated mobile phone site to Tougenkyou Inc. tentatively on 2010-05-31, and the closure of CAVE's shops within Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 2011-7.[17]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ [1], System 16 - CAVE 68000 Hardware (Other)
- ^ [2], System 16 - PGM Hardware (Other)
- ^ [3], System 16 - CAVE CV1000B Hardware (Other)
- ^ 英ゲームメディア「Pocketgamer.biz」にて副社長 渡邉幹雄のインタビューが掲載！
- ^ CAVE Launches New English Website
- ^ ケイブとタミヤ、新会社「ミニ四駆ネットワークス」を設立 「ミニ四駆オンラインレーサー」等を展開
- ^ ミニ四駆ネットワークス（株） 設立のお知らせ
- ^ a b 子会社設立のお知らせ
- ^ （株）ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント 設立のお知らせ
- ^ 当社子会社 「株式会社ケイブ・オンライン・エンターテイメント」 設立登記のお知らせ
- ^ 子会社の吸収合併に関するお知らせ
- ^ 組織変更に関するお知らせ
- ^ クレイズカンパニー株式会社の株式譲受のお知らせ
- ^ 子会社の商号変更に関するお知らせ
- ^ 株式会社ケイブ の有価証券報告書 (2010年06月01日 - 2011年05月31日 期)
- ^ ビーズマニア株式会社（当社子会社）の事業統合に関するお知らせ
- ^ コマース事業の一部譲渡ならびに事業の廃止に関するお知らせ
