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Skip Ltd.
Skip Ltd. (stylized as skip Ltd.) was a Japanese video game developer that had a close relationship with Nintendo. Nintendo published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being ''LOL'' (''Archime DS''), which skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff included prominent developers from Square such as Kenichi Nishi and Keita Eto. In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media. By August 2020, it was reported that the company may have become defunct. In March 2024, a former employee confirmed the company had shut down. In 2024, a number of former ''Chibi-Robo! is a series of adventure video games developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo. The franchise follows a series of tiny robotic units known as Chibi-Robo, whose purpose is to spread "Happiness". Recurring game elements of the franchise i ...'' developers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Company
In a limited company, the Legal liability, liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by Share (finance), shares or by guarantee. In a company limited by shares, the liability of members is limited to the unpaid value of shares. In a company limited by guarantee, the liability of owners is limited to such amount as the owners may undertake to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of being wound up. The former may be further divided in public companies (public limited company, public limited companies) and private companies (private limited company, private limited companies). Who may become a member of a private limited company is restricted by law and by the company's rules. In contrast, anyone may buy shares in a public limited company. Limited companies can be found in most countries, although the detailed rules governing them vary widely. It is also com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and to international markets that June. It was later released in mainland China in 2004, under the name iQue Game Boy Advance''.'' Compared to the Game Boy Color it succeeded, the console offered a significantly more powerful ARM7 processor and improved graphics, while retaining backward compatibility with games initially developed for its predecessor. The GBA is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles, competing against Nokia's N-Gage and Bandai's WonderSwan. The original model was followed in 2003 by the Game Boy Advance SP, a redesigned model with a frontlight, frontlit screen and Clamshell design, clamshell form factor. Game Boy Advance SP#Backlit model (AGS-101), A newer revision of the SP with a backlight, backlit screen was released in 2005. A miniaturized redesign, the Game Boy Micro, was released in September 2005. By June 2010, the Game B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picopict
''Picopict'', known as ''Pictobits'' in North America and as ''Pictopict'' in Australia, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. It is one of seven games released for the DSi's '' Art Style'' series of video games. It was announced on January 26, 2009, was released two days later alongside '' Somnium'', another ''Art Style'' game, and was released in North America and PAL regions in the same year, on May 18 and May 22 respectively. In ''Picopict'', players use the touchscreen to move coloured blocks into a formation, such as a four-block line or a 2x2 square. This contributes to an 8-bit image, which consist of various Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) characters, such as Mario, Link, and Bowser. ''Picopict'' was an anticipated release due to its presentation. Since its release, ''Picopict'' has received a very positive reception from publications such as IGN, GameSpy, and writer Stephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code (video Game)
''Code'', known as ''Base 10'' in North America and ''Decode'' in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. Gameplay The game involves players lining up numbers so that they total up to 10. However, as the numbers resemble those from an LCD display, players can flip around numbers (for example, a 2 can be reversed to become a 5) to complete their objective. The options featured include a sprint game involving 2 to 10 different digits, a puzzle mode and an endless mode. There is even a multiplayer option where two players can go head to head with the other player acquiring Base 10 through DS Download on any Nintendo DS console. Development ''Code'' was announced for the DSiWare service on October 2, 2008 at a Nintendo conference alongside the reveal of the service. It was tentatively titled ''Code 10''. It was eventually released on December 24, 2008 on the DSiWare's launch. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of DSiWare Games And Applications
This is a list of games and applications, collectively known as DSiWare, for the Nintendo DSi handheld game console A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the con ..., available for download via the DSi Shop and unplayable on earlier DS models. An update released for the Nintendo 3DS in June 2011 added support for the Nintendo eShop service, which contained nearly the entire DSi Shop library of DSiWare games at the time, with the exception of certain games and applications. There were over 200 downloadable games available in North America as of August 2010. DSiWare games and applications typically have animated icons, but some of them, such as ''Bejeweled Twist'', have static icons. The DSi Shop ceased activity on March 31, 2017. Despite the fact that the DSiWare games and apps on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquia (video Game)
''Aquia'', known as ''Aquite'' in Europe and ''Aquario'' in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. It was released at the launch of the Nintendo DSi and DSiWare service on April 5, 2009 in North America. Gameplay The game requires players to line up blocks in rows of three or more in order to allow their diver to delve deeper into the ocean. This occurs as they move blocks of various sizes (1 x 2, 2 x 1, or 2 x 2) horizontally into a column of coloured blocks. As players move blocks in from one side, they push blocks out of the other side. They can move these blocks up and down the column, as well as rotating their colours configuration, in order to create matches of coloured blocks within the column. As the diver progresses he will slowly begin to lose his air supply. The player has to refill the diver's air supply by clearing rows of blocks quicker or finding and clearing a row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubello
''Cubello'', known in Japan as ''Cubeleo'', was released in North America for WiiWare on October 13, 2008. While it was the third series release (after both ''Orbient'' and ''Rotohex'', respectively), Cubello was the first fully original ''Art Style'' series entry, having no ''bit Generations'' series counterpart. Gameplay In ''Cubello'', using the pointer function of the Wii Remote players aim and launch colored cubes at a three-dimensional object called a Cubello, itself consisting of many colored cubes, that floats and rotates in empty space. The objective of the game is to strip the Cubello of cubes by matching four or more of the same color in order to reveal the Cubello's inner core. The player is initially given only a limited number of cubes in a "magazine" to complete the objective in each stage, but more cubes are added in the magazine to the player the more cubes they take away from the Cubello. However, unlike many other games, such as ''Puzzle Bobble'', where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WiiWare
WiiWare was a digital media entertainment service operated by Nintendo that allowed the download of games and applications developed for the Wii video game console. These games and applications could only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section. Once the user had downloaded the game or application, it would appear in their Wii Menu or SD Card Menu as a new channel. WiiWare was a companion to the Virtual Console, which specializes in emulated games originally developed for other systems instead of original games. WiiWare was promoted as an avenue for developers with small budgets to release innovative, original, and smaller-scale games without the cost and risk of creating a title to be sold at retail (akin to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store). The development kit cost around US$2000 and developers needed to be licensed with and approved by Nintendo. According to Nintendo, the "remarkable motion controls will give birth to fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbient
''Orbient'', known in Japan as ''Orbital'', is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Wii's WiiWare digital distribution service. It is one of twelve games in the '' Art Style'' series of video games available for WiiWare and DSiWare. It is a remake of a Japan-only Game Boy Advance video game titled ''Orbital'', released for the ''bit Generations'' series of video games. The objective of ''Orbient'' is to control a white star which grows larger by absorbing blue stars and collecting smaller gray stars to form orbiting satellites. While the original ''bit Generations'' version was met with mixed reactions, the WiiWare version of ''Orbient'' was very well-received, holding an average score of 82.3% and 82/100 from GameRankings and Metacritic respectively. Gameplay In ''Orbital'', players control a white star. The game starts with the white star able to take 5 hits before it is destroyed. To make it grow, the player must collide their star with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Rainbow
is an action-adventure video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The game was released exclusively in Japan on August 28, 2008. The game puts players in the role of Nick, an ordinary guy, whose alter ego "Captain Rainbow" was once a popular TV superhero. In order to regain his popularity, Nick travels to Mimin Island, a place where dreams are said to come true. ''Captain Rainbow'' is an action-adventure game that involves making friends with the other island residents (who are all lesser-known Nintendo characters), collecting "Kirarin" crystals, and granting their wishes. Plot The game's storyline follows Nick, who is able to transform into "Captain Rainbow", a yo-yo-wielding, tokusatsu-styled superhero that stars in his own TV show, but is no longer popular. To restore his popularity, Nick ventures to Mimin Island, an island where wishes are said to come true. Nick meets a vast array of past, minor Nintendo characters with their own dreams and wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin. History Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment. Marvelous Entertainment sold its 50% share in Rising Star Games to Intergrow, another Japanese publisher, in January 2010. Rising Star Games opened a United States office based in California in January 2012. Thunderful acquired Rising Star Games from Bergsala Holding in July 2018, at which point Ed Valiente became its managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ... and Defries left the company. Games References External links * {{Authority control 2004 establishments in England 2018 mergers and acquisit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agetec
Agetec Inc. ("ASCII Game Entertainment Technology") was an American video game publishing company that was best known for bringing Japanese titles to the United States. The company was formed through ASCII Corporation, spinning off their American distribution subsidiary as an independent corporation in 1998, and became a standalone publisher one year later. Notable games published by Agetec include '' R-Type Delta'', '' Armored Core'' series, and the King's Field series, as well as the "designer series" ''RPG Maker'' and '' Fighter Maker''. Other titles '' Magic Pengel'' and '' Cookie & Cream'', the best selling fishing titles '' Bass Landing'' and ''Fisherman's Bass Club'', '' Disaster Report'' and its sequel, '' Raw Danger!''. Their last published title was Touch Battle Ninja for the Nintendo 3DS, released in 2014. Around approximately May 2018, all Agetec titles for Nintendo platforms were delisted the Nintendo eShop The is a digital distribution service for the Nintend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
