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| [[The Tower(JP)|Tower, The]] || {{Template:Flag-jp}} || FZ-SJ7051 || Construction and management simulation || [[OPeNBooK Co Ltd|OPeNBooK Co Ltd]] || [[OPeNBooK Co Ltd|OPeNBooK Co Ltd]] || March 8, 1996 || ザ・タワー || 3
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==Overview==

OPeNBooK Co., Ltd (オープンブック) was a Japanese video game developer founded by Yutaka "Yoot" Saito in 1993. It is known primarily for its SimCity-inspired simulation game The Tower (also known as SimTower). It merged[1] with 9003 to form OPeNBooK9003 in 1996.

OPeNBooK's employees would later break away from the merger before being absorbed by Yoot Saito's second company, Vivarium.

==History==

Here is the full history, including post merger, of the company:

* June 1993 - Yutaka Saito founded OPeNBooK.
* 1994 (Heisei 6) - The game software " The Tower " is released (initially only for Macintosh ).
* April 1996 - Saito establishes Vivarium Co., Ltd.
* October 1996 - 9003, inc. , which produced games such as Aquazone , and OPeNBooK merged to form OpenBook 9003 .
* 1999 (Heisei 11) - Sega releases the Dreamcast game "Seaman: Forbidden Pet."
* March 1 , 2000 OpenBook Co., Ltd. (first generation) was established. It separated from OpenBook 9003 and established a new company centered around former OPeNBooK staff, inheriting the copyright of "The Tower."
On the same date, Open Book 9003 changed its name to Cinomix Co. , Ltd. and inherited the copyrights for "Aquazone" and "Pina."
Vivarium
* October 2004 - Open Book Co., Ltd. (first generation) absorbed Vivarium Co., Ltd., and changed its name to Vivarium Co., Ltd.
* April 28, 2005 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance software "The Tower SP."
* April 13, 2006 (Heisei 18) - Nintendo releases the Nintendo GameCube software " Otama ."
* April 25th 2007 - Established subsidiary Digitoys through joint investment with Genki Co., Ltd. (170 shares of Vivarium, 30 shares of Genki).
* October 18th 2007 - Sega releases the PlayStation 2 software "Seaman 2: Peking Man Training Kit."
* June 26, 2008 - Digitoys releases the Nintendo DS software "The Tower DS."
Open Book (2nd generation)
* 2009 (Heisei 21) - The company absorbed its subsidiary Open Book and established a new company, Open Book Co., Ltd. (second generation).

OPeNBooK Co Ltd - Revision history

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