Name
|
Founded
|
Defunct
|
Headquarters
|
AIC Spirits |
199x |
199x |
Go Building, 1st Floor-West, 4-4-21 Kami-Shakujii, Nerima, Tokyo 177-0044, Japan[1]
|
ASCII |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Acclaim Japan |
1988-11-16[3], 1989-10[4] |
2002[2] |
9th Floor, Chiyoda Building, 1-6-4 Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan[5]
|
Aicom |
1990 |
|
Japan
|
Alfa System |
1988-01[6] |
|
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
|
Alice Soft |
1989 |
|
Japan
|
Amorphous |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Ample Software |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Anime International Company |
1982-07-15[1] |
|
Go Building, 1st Floor-West, 4-4-21 Kami-Shakujii, Nerima, Tokyo 177-0044, Japan[1]
|
Apollo Technica |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Arc System Works |
1988-05[7] |
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
Arrow Micro-Techs |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Artdink |
1986-04-21[8] |
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Artec |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Asmik |
1985 |
|
Japan
|
Banpresto |
1977 |
2008 (stopped game production) |
Japan
|
Basho House |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Bit Town |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Bits Laboratory |
1985-12-24 |
200X |
Japan
|
Bothtec |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Brain Media |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Brother Kougyou |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
C's Ware |
1993 |
2003 |
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
|
CSK |
1968-10 |
|
Japan
|
Capcom |
1979 |
|
Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
|
Carry Lab |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Carry Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Central Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Chatnoir |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Clest |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Cocktail Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Coconuts Japan |
19XX |
2002 |
Tokyo, Japan
|
Compac |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Compile |
1982-04-07[9] |
|
Japan
|
Comptiq |
1984 |
|
Japan
|
Cosmos Computer |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Cross Media Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
C² World |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Data East |
1976-04-20 |
2003-06-25 |
Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
Data West |
1984-05-29[10][11] |
|
3-chōme-8-28 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi Ward, Osaka 538-0044, Japan[11]
|
Dempa Micomsoft |
1983-10[12] |
|
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
East Cube |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Electronic Arts Victor |
1992-09 |
1998 |
Tokyo, Japan
|
Elf |
1989-04 |
|
Shinkoenji Twin Building, 1st Floor, 1-chōme-7-7 Umezato, Suginami, Tokyo 166-0011, Japan[13]
|
Enix |
1982-08 |
2003 |
Japan
|
Epson |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Face |
19xx |
1996 |
Japan
|
Fairytale |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Family Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Filcom |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Flight-Plan |
1989-09-27[14] |
2010-10[14] |
Gifu, Gifu, Japan[14]
|
Fuga System |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Fujionkyo RAM |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
G.A.M |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Game Arts |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
General Support |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Glodia |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Great |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Group SNE |
1987-10-01[15] |
|
Japan
|
HAL Kenkyuujo |
1980 |
|
Japan
|
HOT-B |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Headroom |
1992 |
|
Japan
|
Heart Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Hobby Japan |
1969-09-27 |
|
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
Home Data |
1985-05-29[16] |
|
Chuuou-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
Hudson Soft |
1973-05-18 |
2012-02 |
Midtown Tower, Tokyo Midtown, Japan; Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
|
Humming Bird Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Hunex |
1992-10[17] |
|
Grand Chariot Kokubunji No. 1 Building, #202, 3-8-19 Minami, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185-0021, Japan[17]
|
I.C |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
I.T.L |
1986-12[18] |
|
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
|
Illusion |
19xx |
|
Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan
|
JDS |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Japan Home Video |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Jast |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Kinpu Kurin |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Kitty Enterprises |
1972 |
|
Japan
|
Kitty Films |
|
|
Japan
|
Kogado Studio |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Konami |
1969-03-21 |
|
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
Kure Software Koubou |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Leaf |
1995 |
|
Japan
|
Leben Pro |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Live House Arrow |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Login Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
M.N.M Software |
1987[19] |
|
Japan
|
MIA |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Mainichi Communications |
1973-08 |
2011? (stopped game production) |
Japan
|
Media Rings |
1989-10 |
2007-04 |
Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
|
Micro Technology Kenkyuujo |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
NEC |
1899-07-17 |
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
NEC Avenue |
1987 |
1998 |
Japan
|
NEC Biglobe |
2006-07-03[20] |
|
Japan
|
NEC Home Electronics |
1953-06-01[21] |
2000-03-31 |
Japan
|
NEC Personal Computers |
2011-07-01[22] |
|
Japan
|
Namco |
1955-06-01 |
2006-03-31 |
Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
Natsume |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Nihon Bussan |
1970 |
2014 |
Kika-ku, Osaka, Japan
|
Nihon Create |
1989-04-26 |
|
Japan
|
Nihon Dexter |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Nihon Maikon Gakuin |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Nihon Telenet |
1983 |
2007 |
Japan
|
Nintendo |
1889-09-23 |
|
Japan
|
Nippon Computer Systems |
1980 |
2000 (stopped game production) |
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (former), Minato, Tokyo, Japan
|
PSK |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Palcom |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Panther Software |
1987[23] |
|
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan[23]
|
Pasoket |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Pax Softonica |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Pegasus Japan |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Popcom Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Quasar Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Random House |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Right Stuff |
1990-02-27 |
1999 |
6-10-10 Nishioi, Shinagawa, Tokyo 140-0015, Japan
|
Roland |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
SPS |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Scap Trust |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Sein Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Session 61 |
198x |
|
Japan
|
Seven Turkey |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Shinko |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Sofix |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Soft Plan |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Soft Studio Wing |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Softec |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Sougo Business Assist |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Square |
1986 |
2003 |
Japan
|
Starcraft |
1979 |
|
Japan
|
Strawberry |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Studio Alex |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Studio Deen |
1975-03-14[24] |
|
Japan
|
Studio Orphee |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Sunrise |
1976-11[25] |
|
Japan
|
SystemSoft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
T&E Soft |
1982 |
|
Japan
|
T's Music |
1988 |
|
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
TGL |
1984-07[26] |
|
Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
|
Taito |
1953 |
|
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
|
Team Rabbit |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Technopolis Soft |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Technos Japan |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Tenky |
1989-12-14[27] |
|
Japan
|
Thinking Rabbit |
1982 |
|
Japan
|
Toshiba EMI |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Tsukumo Denki |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
UPL |
19xx |
1992-03 |
Japan
|
Video System |
1984-12 |
2001 |
Kyoto, Japan
|
Ving |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Westside |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Winkysoft |
1983-01 |
2016 |
Osaka, Japan
|
Wiz |
19xx |
|
Japan
|
Wonder Soft |
19xx |
19xx |
Japan
|
Xtal Soft |
1983-07-29 |
|
Japan
|
You-en-tai |
19xx |
|
Japan
|