D3 Publisher

D3 Publisher Inc.
Native name
 株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー
Kabushiki gaisha
Subsidiary
Industry Publishing
Video games (Japan)
Mobile games (North America)
Founded May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people
 Yuji Ito (President and CEO)
Owner Bandai Namco Holdings
Parent Bandai Namco Entertainment
Website d3p.co.jp

D3 Publisher Inc. (株式会社ディースリー・パブリッシャー, Kabushiki-gaisha D3 Paburisshā) (also known as D3 Go! in North America) is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992.[1] Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360 and Wii U. The name stands for "Domain 3" and refers to the three publishing "domains" the company originally intended to enter - video games, music and books - although the company now exclusively publishes video games.

Between 2007 and 2014, D3 Publisher owned a North Carolina-based game development studio Vicious Cycle Software.[2][3] In 2009, Bandai Namco Holdings gained a controlling share of D3 and currently owns 95% of its stock.[4] After the bankruptcy of Midway Games, the company became the publisher of Cartoon Network games from 2009 until 2014, when American publisher Little Orbit took control.

In 2015, D3 Publisher announced that D3 Publisher of America Inc. would rebrand as D3 Go! and that it would no longer publish video games but focus on publishing mobile games, but D3 Publisher Inc. in Japan would remain the same. D3 Go! is also expected to release some games from D3 Publisher Inc.[5]

Published games

America and Europe

Japan

Otome game

  • Bakumatsu Renka (series) (PS2, PSP, NDS)
  • Dear My Sun!!: Musuko Ikusei Kyousoukyoku (PS2)
  • Hoshizora no Comic Garden (NDS)
  • Houkago no Love Beat (PS2)
  • Kurayami no Hate de Kimi wo Matsu (NDS)
  • Last Escort (series) (PS2, PSP)
  • Little Anchor (PS2)
  • Mermaid Prism (PS2)
  • Ore no Shita de Agake (BL game) (PS2)
  • Reijou Tantei Office no Jikenbo (PS2)
  • Saikin Koi Shiteru? (NDS)
  • Signal (NDS)
  • Storm Lover (PSP)
  • Storm Lover: Natsukoi!! (PSP)
  • Suto*Mani: Strobe*Mania (PSP)
  • Vampire Knight DS (NDS)
  • Vitamin X (PS2, NDS, PSP)
  • Vitamin Y (NDS)
  • Vitamin Z (PS2, PSP)
  • Vitamin X to Z (PSP)
  • Vitamin X: Detective B6 (PSP)

See also

References

  1. ↑ D3 Publisher Games - IGN
  2. ↑ "D3 Publisher Acquires Vicious Cycle Software". Gamasutra. June 20, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Little Orbit Acquires Vicious Cycle Software" (Press release). Little Orbit. September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015. The acquisition occurred in Spring of 2014...
  4. ↑ Randy Nelson. "Namco Bandai announces intent to purchase D3 Publisher". Joystiq.
  5. ↑ https://d3go.com/how-d3publisher-became-d3go/
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