, stylized as , is a video game developer company founded at 2016 by Masamitsu Niitani (founder of the former company

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and the creator of ''Puyo Puyo'') as a new venture.

History

Niitani decided to found Compile Maru to publish his new development, ''Nyoki Nyoki'', and as a new venture after the company he previously founded Compile. In an interview with

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, Niitani talks about the success of ''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of Tile-matching video game, tile-matching video games created by Compile (software company), Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games ...

'' and how a game potentially on par with Tetris grew the company he founded in 1982. He also mentions that "entrepreneurship is 'but me', and there are no objectives" and "the common people only know tactics", criticizing the big companies and their commercial objectives. He also mentions that "the opportunity to start a business is 'alone or as a company'", which led him to create his own company

, spirit that he would maintain throughout his life when he founded Compile Maru and developed ''Nyoki Nyoki''.

Video games developed

* '' Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen'' for the

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, based on '' Pochi and Nyaa'' * , video game similar to ''Puyo Puyo'' but with dominoes, available for download at the Project EGG

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History

Video games developed

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