''InkyPen'' is a subscription based comics and manga reading application on the
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...
, launched worldwide in most regions on December 17, 2018. Developed by a Norwegian startup company located in Norway also under the name of InkyPen.
History
''InkyPen'' developers attended GDC before launch on March 20, 2018. ''InkyPen'' launched on the Nintendo Switch on December 17, 2018, being one of the few non-gaming application launched on the Nintendo Switch
''InkyPen'' launched update 1.2.0 on March 16, 2020, allowing for reading in vertical mode while including performance updates.
''InkyPen'' partnered with Kodansha USA on April 27, 2020 to provide manga through the ''InkyPen'' service. They also partnered with
Rain Games and
Studio Foglio
Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Early life and career
Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to ...
to announce that InkyPen will assist Rain Games in adding a comics reader to the announced ''
Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne'' video game.
This arrangement also allowed for the ''Girl Genius'' comics to be freely readable on ''InkyPen''.
Partnerships
''InkyPen'' has comics from publishers,
Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics is an American comic book publisher. The company was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was sold to Acclaim Entertainment ...
,
Dynamite
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,
IDW,
Titan Comics
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and co ...
, Humanoids Inc,
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.[Studio Foglio
Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Early life and career
Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to ...]
,
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
,
Andrews Mcmeel Universal
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,
Papercutz
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, Daniel Lieske, Zilo Media,
TPub Comics,
Ubisoft Entertainment
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,
Soaring Penguin Press,
Snowcastle Games.
References
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External links
Official WebsiteApplication on Nintendo Switch Website
Media readers