Xseed Games
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Marvelous |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Founded | November 2004 (XSEED Games) April 6, 2013 (Marvelous USA, Inc.) |
| Headquarters | 21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 1020 Torrance, CA 90503 |
Key people | Jun Iwasaki, Kenzo Nogimura, Ken Berry |
| Products | Video games localization and publishing |
| Owner | Shinichi Suzuki (President and CEO) |
| Parent | Independent (2004-2007) AQ Interactive (2007-2011) Marvelous AQL/Marvelous (2011–present) |
| Website | http://xseedgames.com/ |
Marvelous USA, Inc., formerly XSEED JKS, Inc. (doing business as XSEED Games), an American subsidiary of the Japanese Marvelous group, is a video game publishing, localization, and distribution company founded by former members of Square Enix USA. Their goal is to bring high-quality interactive entertainment to the North American market. They provide sales services for video games and related materials, as well as marketing support services mainly for Japanese corporations looking to market general consumer goods on the North American market.
History
On April 15, 2007, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced the acquisition of XSEED Games, with share transfer before June 2007.[1] The deal was signed on April 24, 2007, and the share transfer was completed on June 26, 2007.[2] On April 9, 2008, XSEED Games announced that they would be joining forces with Marvelous Entertainment (MMV) to co-publish their games in North America.[3][4][5] At E3 2008, MMV USA and XSEED Games distinguished the games that would be co-published under the agreement and the games that XSEED will publish separately.[6]
On April 1, 2009, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced increasing its stake of XSEED Games from 55.0% (486636 shares) to 90.0% (766859 shares) on the day of announcement.[7] On April 14, 2010, XSEED Games announced its partnership with Japanese developer Nihon Falcom over localizing and publishing Ys SEVEN, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys I & II Chronicles, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky trilogy for the PlayStation Portable in North America.[8][9]
On March 13, 2012, XSEED Games announced that the publication of Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin on Steam digital distribution platform.[10] On March, 31 2013, Index Digital Media, Inc.'s Atlus Online Division online business unit was purchased by Marvelous AQL and transferred to XSEED.[11] On April 6, 2013, XSEED Games announced its renaming of to Marvelous USA, Inc.[12][13][14][15]
Games
References
- ^ XSEED JKS，Inc.の株式の取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ
- ^ XSEED JKS，Inc.の株式の取得(子会社化)完了のお知らせ
- ^ Marvelous Entertainment and Xseed Games Announce Co-Publishing Agreement
- ^ Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games Announce Co-Publishing Agreement - Strategic Partnership Further Establishes Marvelous Entertainment Publishing Presence as Companies Join Forces to Bring to Market Popular Japanese Video Games
- ^ 当社子会社の業務提携に関するお知らせ
- ^ "Games being shown under the Marvelous and XSEED Games partnership". GameSpy.
- ^ 子会社株式の追加取得に関するお知らせ
- ^ "XSEED Games Announces Wide-Ranging Partnership with Nihon Falcom Strategic Deal Reflects Bringing the Popular Ys and The Legend of Heroes series to North America". XSEED Games.
- ^ Eric Caoili (2010-05-14). "XSeed, Nihon Falcom Partner To Bring Ys, Legend Of Heroes To North America". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "XSEED Games to Start Publishing on Steam".
- ^ 当社子会社によるIndex Digital Media,Inc.（米国）のオンラインゲーム事業取得に関するお知らせ
- ^ XSEED JKS, Inc. Becomes Marvelous USA, Inc.
- ^ 米国子会社の社名変更のお知らせ
- ^ Xseed JKS Acquires Atlus Online, Renames Itself Marvelous USA
- ^ XSEED JKS, Inc. Becomes Marvelous USA, Inc.
- ^ "XSEED localizing latest Harvest Moon as Story of Seasons". Gematsu.
- ^ http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds/games/story-of-seasons/115266
- ^ "Senran Kagura 2 coming to North America on September 15". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved 19 August 2015.