Hirameki

Hirameki International
Company type	Visual novel publisher (previously),; Manufacturer and distributor of video game accessories
Industry	Video games
Founded	March, 2000
Defunct	2 January 2008
Headquarters	Diamond Bar, CA
Products	AnimePlay ; Video game accessories
Website	www.hirameki-int.com

Hirameki International Group Inc. was an American company founded in March 2000 which specialized in translating visual novels from Japan and releasing them to the American market. It is named after the Japanese word for the noun "flash" or "insight". On January 2, 2008, the company elected to bow out of games production.^[1]

In November 2010,^{[citation needed]} Hirameki returned as a video game accessories reseller for their home company, Cyber Gadget, of Japan. As of March 2011, they are the only authorized seller of Cyber Gadget video game accessories in the United States.^[2]

Products

AnimePlay PC

The AnimePlay PC line—titles that are visual novels that can only be played via a PC.

AnimePlay DVD

These titles are visual novels that can be played via a DVD player.

Game accessories

Hirameki sells accessories for the following video game consoles:

Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL, and Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Wii
Sony PS3, Sony PSP, and Sony PSP Go

References

^ "Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels". Anime News Network. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
^ "Hirameki International". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Hirameki International official website (archived from the original)

[1] "Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels". Anime News Network. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-06.

[2] "Hirameki International". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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