is a Japanese company. They are part of the
content industry, providing content and services regarding characters, games, education, and more.
History
Imagineer Co., Ltd. was established on January 27, 1986 (registered on June 1, 1977) in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with the goal of developing, manufacturing and selling game software. They acquired the rights to release overseas games in Japan, such as ''
SimCity
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'' which they published for PC. They have also worked with companies like
Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the ''kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are sold ...
Co., Ltd. on games featuring popular characters such as
Hello Kitty
, also known by her full name , is a fictional Character (arts), character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphi ...
.
Imagineer developed the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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version of ''
Populous'', having acquired the rights from
Les Edgar
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.
At the time, the company was working with
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
.
Imagineer also publishes the ''
Medabots
''Medabots'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese role-playing video game franchise created by Rin Horuma (Horumarin) and currently owned by Imagineer. The main series of RPGs focus on collecting and battling with the titular robots. The bulk of ...
'' game series.
In 2016, Imagineer fully absorbed their video game subsidiary company, Rocket Company, merging into one company.
Games developed or published
References
External links
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Imagineerat
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GameFAQs
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Japanese companies established in 1986
Video game companies established in 1986
Software companies based in Tokyo
Video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
Video game publishers