Compile Maru
Compile Maru Co., Ltd. (株式会社コンパイル丸, Kabushiki gaisha Konpairu Maru), stylized as COMPILE◯ (コンパイル〇), is a video game developer company founded at 2016 by Masamitsu Niitani (founder of the former company Compile and the creator of Puyo Puyo), as a new venture.[1]
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| Formation | April 19, 2016 |
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| Type | Business |
| Purpose | Video game development |
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Key people | Masamitsu Niitani (founder and CEO) |
| Website | https://www.compile-o.com |
History
Niitani decided to found COMPILE◯ in order to publish his new development, Nyoki Nyoki, and as a new venture after the company he founded previously (Compile).
In an interview with Fumio Kurokawa, Niitani talks about the success of Puyo Puyo 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 (Compile), spirit that he would maintain throughout his life when he founded COMPILE◯ and developed Nyoki Nyoki.[1]
Video games developed
- Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen for the Nintendo 3DS, based on Pochi and Nyaa
- Dominon (どみのん), video game similar to Puyo Puyo but with dominoes, available for download at the Project EGG
References
- Kurokawa, Fumio. "Interview with Masamitsu Niitani about his new company and development". Inside-games.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
See also
- Compile, former company founded by Niitani
- Compile Heart, company founded after the Compile bankrupt