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As a publisher of classic games, Hamster Corporation has sought the catalog of classic [[video game]] developers. | As a publisher of classic games, Hamster Corporation has sought the catalog of classic [[video game]] developers. | ||
It acquired the rights to the [[Nichibutsu]] video games catalog in March 2014, the rights to the [[UPL]] video game catalog in May 2016, the rights to the [[NMK]] video game catalog in June 2017, and the rights to the [[Video System]] video game catalog in March 2018. | It acquired the rights to the [[Nichibutsu]] video games catalog in March 2014, the rights to the [[UPL]] video game catalog in May 2016, the rights to the [[NMK]] video game catalog in June 2017, and the rights to the [[Video System]] video game catalog in March 2018, the rights to the [[Allumer]] video game catalog in February 2023, and the rights to the [[Athena]] video game catalog in September 2023. | ||
==Games by Hamster Corporation owned by WEC Museum== | ==Games by Hamster Corporation owned by WEC Museum== | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Banepresto]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Banepresto]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2022 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2022 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arcade Archives]]: [[VS. The Adventure of Valkyrie: The Legend of the Key of Time]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arcade Archives]]: [[VS. The Adventure of Valkyrie: The Legend of the Key of Time]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | |||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arcade Archives]]: [[VS. Battle City]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | |||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arcade Archives]]: [[VS. Star Luster]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] | |||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arcade Archives]]: [[VS. Super Xevious Mystery Of GUMP]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 |
Latest revision as of 04:40, 1 November 2024
Hamster | |
Type | Public |
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Founded | November 11, 1999 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | |
Industry | Video games |
Products | Arcade Archives |
Number of people | |
Website | http://www.hamster.co.jp/ |
Hamster Corporation (株式会社ハムスター) is a Japanese video game publisher.
Foundation
Hamster Corporation was spun off as a public company from the game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited on November 11, 1999.
Acquisitions
As a publisher of classic games, Hamster Corporation has sought the catalog of classic video game developers.
It acquired the rights to the Nichibutsu video games catalog in March 2014, the rights to the UPL video game catalog in May 2016, the rights to the NMK video game catalog in June 2017, and the rights to the Video System video game catalog in March 2018, the rights to the Allumer video game catalog in February 2023, and the rights to the Athena video game catalog in September 2023.