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! Local Name
| 株式会社サクセス
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! Company Type
| Developer
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! Founded
| 7 June 1978
|-
! Status
| Trading
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! Head Quarters
| Tokyo, Japan
|-
! Website
| www.success-corp.co.jp
|-
|}


==3DO Games==
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{{short description|American video game publisher}}
==3DO Overview==
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{{Use American English|date=June 2018}}
Success Corporation appeared on the original Developer list in 1993.
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
 
{{Infobox company
==Overview==
| name = Activision Publishing, Inc.
 
| logo = Activision.svg
Success Corporation (株式会社サクセス, Kabushiki gaisha Sakusesu) is a Japanese video game and online game developer and publisher, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded on 7 June 1978. They are best known for their Cotton series of shooter games, Zoo Keeper and others.
| image = Activisionheadquarters.jpg
 
| image_caption = Former headquarters in Santa Monica in 2008
==History==
| former_name = {{Unbulleted list|Computer Arts, Inc.|(1979)|Activision, Inc.|(1979–1988; 1992–2000)|Mediagenic|(1988–1992)}}
 
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
* June 1978 - Success Achievement Tokyo Ltd. was established. The founder, Takamori Yoshinari, had been selling various products as a salesman until then, but started a new business selling "Success Motivation Institute", a self-development material for entrepreneurs. After pitching this to President Shiina of Sword , Yoshinari became interested in computer programming and the computer game industry.
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
* January 1980 - Started working as a gaming machine operator
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1979|10|01}}
* February 1981 - Company name changed to Success Ltd.
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|[[David Crane (programmer)|David Crane]]|[[Alan Miller (game designer)|Alan Miller]]|[[Bob Whitehead]]|[[Jim Levy]]}}
* January 1982 - Started in-house development of game software
| hq_location = 2701 Olympic Blvd
* March 1982 - Reorganized as Success Co., Ltd.
| hq_location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
* 1983 - Release of debut game "PLAY BALL" (distributed by Copac). Although it barely sold and the circuit boards piled up, he loaded the program for his next game, " Othello ," and sold out the boards.
| hq_location_country = US
* 1987 - "Tonton" developed (sold by Taiyo Automatic Machines). It is said to be the first storefront game machine (a so-called "dagashi-ya game machine") to be equipped with a video display terminal.
| area_served = Worldwide
* 1991 - Arcade version of "Cotton" released (Sega). It became Success's biggest hit.
* 1994 - Developed "Shanghai: The Great Wall" (published by Sunsoft). It was unprecedented to achieve simultaneous development on nine platforms: arcade, Super Famicom, Saturn, PS, PC-FX, 3DO, FM Towns, PC-98, and X68000.
* 1995 - Development of " Game Master " (Sold by Sunsoft). A bargain version that includes four games in one package: Shogi, Renju, Mahjong, and Brace. However, the idea that "it would be even better if I could buy one software for 1/4 the price" led to the later " Simple1500 series ."
* 1998 - The company brought a plan for a "cheap version of home video games" to D3 Publisher , and launched the "Simple 1500 series". Later, the company also launched the " Super Lite 1500 " series, which was sold by Success itself.
* March 2000 - J-PHONE service launched. Since then, a large number of games have been released for feature phones, exceeding 100 games per year at the peak.
* October 2001 - Online game portal "GAMESPACE24" service launched
* 2003 - Release of the fighting game "UNO." The first cross-platform game in the mobile phone game industry, compatible with cross-platform play on three mobile phone carriers.
* 2009 - Ranked 29th in "Top 50 Developers 2009"
* 2011 - Release of smartphone game " Touch Detective: Mushroom Cultivation Kit " (developed by Beeworks). It became a huge hit, surpassing the original " Touch Detective: Rina Ozawa " series, and was developed independently as the "Mushroom Cultivation Kit" series.
* 2023 - CEO Takamori Yoshinari participated in the 2023 Abu Dhabi World Veterans Judo Championships and won the 70+ 81kg category. To commemorate this, the company held a sale on its game titles . [3]
* 2024 - Subsidiary Success Plus is scheduled to be transferred to Cave .

Latest revision as of 03:30, 24 July 2024

Local Name 株式会社サクセス
Company Type Developer
Founded 7 June 1978
Status Trading
Head Quarters Tokyo, Japan
Website www.success-corp.co.jp

3DO Games

Game Region Code Type Developer Publisher Release Date Local Title Rarity
Shanghai: Banri no Choujou: The Great Wall
FZ-SJ1660 Puzzle Success Corporation Activision December 13, 1994 上海　～万里の長城～ 1
Shanghai-Triple Threat
Puzzle Success Corporation Activision December 13, 1994 1


3DO Overview

Success Corporation appeared on the original Developer list in 1993.

Overview

Success Corporation (株式会社サクセス, Kabushiki gaisha Sakusesu) is a Japanese video game and online game developer and publisher, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded on 7 June 1978. They are best known for their Cotton series of shooter games, Zoo Keeper and others.

History

  • June 1978 - Success Achievement Tokyo Ltd. was established. The founder, Takamori Yoshinari, had been selling various products as a salesman until then, but started a new business selling "Success Motivation Institute", a self-development material for entrepreneurs. After pitching this to President Shiina of Sword , Yoshinari became interested in computer programming and the computer game industry.
  • January 1980 - Started working as a gaming machine operator
  • February 1981 - Company name changed to Success Ltd.
  • January 1982 - Started in-house development of game software
  • March 1982 - Reorganized as Success Co., Ltd.
  • 1983 - Release of debut game "PLAY BALL" (distributed by Copac). Although it barely sold and the circuit boards piled up, he loaded the program for his next game, " Othello ," and sold out the boards.
  • 1987 - "Tonton" developed (sold by Taiyo Automatic Machines). It is said to be the first storefront game machine (a so-called "dagashi-ya game machine") to be equipped with a video display terminal.
  • 1991 - Arcade version of "Cotton" released (Sega). It became Success's biggest hit.
  • 1994 - Developed "Shanghai: The Great Wall" (published by Sunsoft). It was unprecedented to achieve simultaneous development on nine platforms: arcade, Super Famicom, Saturn, PS, PC-FX, 3DO, FM Towns, PC-98, and X68000.
  • 1995 - Development of " Game Master " (Sold by Sunsoft). A bargain version that includes four games in one package: Shogi, Renju, Mahjong, and Brace. However, the idea that "it would be even better if I could buy one software for 1/4 the price" led to the later " Simple1500 series ."
  • 1998 - The company brought a plan for a "cheap version of home video games" to D3 Publisher , and launched the "Simple 1500 series". Later, the company also launched the " Super Lite 1500 " series, which was sold by Success itself.
  • March 2000 - J-PHONE service launched. Since then, a large number of games have been released for feature phones, exceeding 100 games per year at the peak.
  • October 2001 - Online game portal "GAMESPACE24" service launched
  • 2003 - Release of the fighting game "UNO." The first cross-platform game in the mobile phone game industry, compatible with cross-platform play on three mobile phone carriers.
  • 2009 - Ranked 29th in "Top 50 Developers 2009"
  • 2011 - Release of smartphone game " Touch Detective: Mushroom Cultivation Kit " (developed by Beeworks). It became a huge hit, surpassing the original " Touch Detective: Rina Ozawa " series, and was developed independently as the "Mushroom Cultivation Kit" series.
  • 2023 - CEO Takamori Yoshinari participated in the 2023 Abu Dhabi World Veterans Judo Championships and won the 70+ 81kg category. To commemorate this, the company held a sale on its game titles . [3]
  • 2024 - Subsidiary Success Plus is scheduled to be transferred to Cave .
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