was a Japanese based video game company founded in March 1991.
Company history
Aspect has developed for the
Master System
The is an 8-bit
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Game Gear
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Pico,
Genesis
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Saturn
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Dreamcast
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Super NES
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Game Boy Advance
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Nintendo DS, and
WonderSwan Color
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. Aspect has also worked with the following companies;
Sega,
Takara Tomy
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D3 Publisher
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the '' Simple'' series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nint ...
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Square
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Tec Toy
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,
Banpresto
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,
Takara
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Disney Interactive Studios
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Samsung
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.
Its initial headquarters were in
Higashi-ikebukuro in
Toshima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, ...
. In February 1993, because it had to have more space due to an increase in its operations, it moved to the Tamura Building in Higashi-ikebukuro. For the same reason it moved to Ikebukuro Hara Building, also in Higashi-ikebukuro, in February 1995. It moved to the Ikebukuro East Building, also in Higashi-ikebukuro, in May 2005.
Games
References
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External links
Official website(archived, Japanese)
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Defunct video game companies of Japan
Video game companies established in 1991
Video game companies disestablished in 2018
Video game development companies
Japanese companies established in 1991
Japanese companies disestablished in 2018