h.a.n.d.
h.a.n.d. Inc. (ハ・ン・ド, ha.n.do), abbreviation of Hokkaido Artists' Network and Development,[2] is a Japanese video game developer. The company originally started as a service selling Macintosh hardware and software to universities before the Mac platform was widely known. When competition in the field increased, h.a.n.d. reorganized to develop original software.[3]
Native name | ハ・ン・ド |
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Romanized name | ha.n.do |
Kabushiki gaisha | |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | February 26, 1993 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Teruaki Matoba, representative and president Toshinori Imata, director and vice-president |
Number of employees | 223[1] (2019) |
Website | www |
h.a.n.d.'s earliest known game is Treasure Strike: Full Swing, developed in collaboration with publisher, Kid, who released the PC follow-up to the Dreamcast original in 2004. The company consists of two other divisions—North Point Inc. for the development of mobile phone apps and other software, and S.N.S. Inc. who work on social games for Facebook and Mixi for external publishers.
List of works
Year | Title | Publisher | Platform(s) | Notes |
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2000 | Treasure Strike | KID. Inc. | Dreamcast | |
2004 | Treasure Strike: Full Swing | KID. Inc. | Microsoft Windows | |
2005 | One Piece: Pirates Carnival | Namco Bandai Games | PS2, GameCube | |
2006 | Tamagotchi: Party On! | Namco Bandai Games | Wii | |
2006 | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | |
2007 | Ape Escape: SaruSaru Big Mission | Sony Computer Entertainment | PSP | |
2007 | Tamagotchi no Furifuri Kagekidan! | Namco Bandai Games | Wii | |
2007 | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | Square Enix | Wii | |
2007 | Oishiku Kiwameru Shokutsu DS | Square Enix | DS | |
2008 | Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise | Marvelous Entertainment | DS | Supervised by Grasshopper Manufacture |
2008 | Active Life: Outdoor Challenge | Namco Bandai Games | Wii | |
2008 | Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Tokiwasure no Meikyu DS+ | Square Enix | DS | |
2008 | Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon Majo to Shoujo to 5-nin no Yuusha | Square Enix | DS | |
2009 | Harvest Moon: My Little Shop | Marvelous Entertainment | WiiWare | Supervised by Marvelous Entertainment |
2009 | Mr. Brain | Square Enix | DSiWare | Supervised by Tokyo Broadcasting System |
2009 | Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days | Square Enix | DS | In cooperation with Square Enix.[4] |
2009 | Puyo Puyo 7 | Sega | DS, Wii, PSP | In cooperation with Sonic Team |
2009 | Sliding Heroes | Square Enix | iPod Touch, iPhone | |
2010 | Oyako de Asobo: Miffy no Omocha Bako | Square Enix | Wii | |
2010 | Chocobo’s Crystal Tower | Square Enix | GREE, Facebook | |
2010 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Square Enix | DS(port) | In cooperation with Square Enix[5] |
2010 | Active Life: Explorer | Namco Bandai Games | Wii | |
2011 | Imaginary Range | Square Enix | iOS | |
2011 | Sumaho Games 100 | Catalyst Mobile KK. | Android | |
2011 | Decobito | GREE | Mobile | |
2011 | Cocoronococoron | Namco Bandai Games | DS | |
2011 | Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary | Sega | DS, 3DS | In cooperation with Sonic Team |
2011 | Phantasy Star Eternal Planets | Sega | Yahoo! Mobage | |
2012 | Girl's RPG Cinderelife | Level 5 | 3DS | In cooperation with Gamedo Inc. |
2012 | Data Cardass Aikatsu! | Bandai | Arcade | Last update: January 21, 2016 |
2012 | Fantasy Life | Level 5 | Nintendo 3DS | In cooperation with Level 5 and Brownie Brown |
2012 | Tomodachi☆Dogs | GREE | Android, iOS | |
2013 | Toriko GourMegaBattle | Bandai Namco Games | Nintendo 3DS | |
2013 | Sennen Yusha: Tokiwatari no Tomoshibito | Square Enix | PC Browser | |
2013 | Fantasy Life Link! | Level 5 | Nintendo 3DS | In cooperation with Level 5 and Brownie Brown |
2013 | Disney Magical World | Bandai Namco Games | Nintendo 3DS | |
2014 | Guruguru Tamagotchi! | Bandai Namco Games | Nintendo 3DS | |
2014 | Fairy Tail Brave Saga | Taito | Android, iOS | |
2014 | Aikatsu! 365 Nichi no Idol Days | Bandai Namco Games | Nintendo 3DS | |
2014 | Idol Chronicle | Taito | Android, iOS | |
2015 | Disney Magical World 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Nintendo 3DS | |
2015 | Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Nintendo 3DS | |
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven | Bandai Namco Entertainment | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 | Programming collaboration |
2016 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | PlayStation 4 | Programming & CG Animation Collaboration |
2016 | Bou Ningen Challenge! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Nintendo 3DS | In cooperation with SNK Playmore |
2018 | Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold | Level-5 | Nintendo Switch | In cooperation with Level-5 |
2019 | Gabbuchi | Aksys Games | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | |
2019 | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | Nintendo Switch and Windows port |
2020 | 22/7 Ongaku no Jikan | Aniplex | iOS, Android | |
Cancelled | Chocobo Racing 3D[6] | Square Enix | Nintendo 3DS | |
References
- "Company Profile". h.a.n.d. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- "h.a.n.d. Inc. official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- Sahdev, Ishaan (September 23, 2010). "Company Profile: A h.a.n.d. In Game Development". Siliconera.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- IGN Staff (2007-09-26). "Kingdom Hearts DS Update". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- Square Enix (2010-06-09). "SQUARE ENIX BRINGS AN UNRIVALED LINEUP OF FRANCHISES TO E3 2010". Square Enix. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- Spencer (2010-09-29). "There's More To Chocobo Racing 3D Than Racing". Siliconera. Retrieved 2010-10-04.