Paon DP
| File:Paon Corporation, Ltd..PNG | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | January 20, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Rikiya Nakagawa |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | 120 |
| Website | http://www.paon.co.jp/ |
Paon (パオン) is a video game development company based in Japan. Through a partnership with Nintendo, the company has developed DK: King of Swing, DK: Jungle Climber and Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. They also developed Glory of Heracles, the fifth title of the Glory of Heracles series.
When the company Data East went bankrupt, Paon became composed of former Data East staff and bought the rights to some of their games, including Karnov,[1] Chelnov (sometimes known as Atomic Runner outside Japan),[2] the Kuuga trilogy,[3] High Seas Havoc, and the Glory of Heracles series. They are now gradually releasing some of them on the Wii's Virtual Console. They have recently participated in the development of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. So far, Paon have developed games for the Wii, Game Boy Advance, DS and PS2. In March 2015, PAON Inc. merged with DP Inc. to form PAON DP Inc.[4]
Games developed by Paon
- New Horizon English Course 1 (Nintendo DS)
- New Horizon English Course 2 (Nintendo DS)
- New Horizon English Course 3 (Nintendo DS)
- The Wild Rings (2003, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox)
- DK: King of Swing (2005, Nintendo, Game Boy Advance)
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Nintendo, Wii)
- DK: Jungle Climber (2007, Nintendo, Nintendo DS)
- Glory of Heracles (2008, Nintendo, Nintendo DS)
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (2008, Namco (JP)/ Namco Bandai Games (US), Wii)
See also
References
- ^ "Data East History - DATA EAST GAMES". G-Mode. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "チェルノブ : Wii(R) バーチャルコンソール メガドライブ 公式サイト". SEGA of Japan. September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Data East Retro Game Music Collection music album.
- ^ "Company Overview". PAON DP Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2015.