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Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ソニックパワード
Kabushiki gaisha Sonikku Pawādo
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
Headquarters,
Key people
Kiyoshi Ohkawa (President & CEO)
Number of employees
70
Websitewww.sonicpowered.co.jp

Sonic Powered Co., Ltd. is a Japanese software development company based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It mainly focuses on mobile and console games, and software for business purposes.

History

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Sonic Powered was first formed in Nagoya on February 14, 1995. Then incorporated on April 1, 1998.[1] The company was developing games such as Tetris[2] and Space invaders[3] for Sharp Zaurus, a PDA of Japanese brand Sharp.

In 2006, the company started developing simulation games such as I am an Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero (for PSP and later for 3DS)[4] and later Japanese Rail Sim 3D for 3DS. The Japanese Rail Sim series uses real-life footage of Japanese railways.[5] A few of the Airport Hero and most of the Japanese Rail Sim games are translated and released in North America and Europe. And following the game Waku Waku Sweets: Happy Sweets Making for 3DS being localized and released in 2018, over 4 years after its original release in Japan,[6] it seems fair to assume the company is not focusing solely on the Japanese market anymore.

Video games[7][8]

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Game in all territories: Actraiser Renaissance (2021, Switch, PS4)

Games only in Japanese:


Games also released in other languages:

References

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  1. ^ "会社概要 (Company Profile)". Sonic Powered Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ 文● 編集部 (18 September 2001). "シャープ、ザウルス向けに『TETRIS』を発売 ("TETRIS" set for release on Sharp Zaurus)". ASCII.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Sharp Zaurus video games list, 'a' to 'z'". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ IGN Staff (29 March 2006). "EA BRINGS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SIM TO PSP". IGN. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ "『鉄道にっぽん!路線たび 鹿島臨海鉄道編』が8月21日に発売決定、運転席からローカル線の旅情を堪能". Famitsu (in Japanese). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b Jenni (29 March 2018). "Waku Waku Sweets: Happy Sweets Making Gets Localized". Siliconera. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ "家庭用ゲーム|株式会社ソニックパワード". Sonic Powered Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  8. ^ "携帯アプリ|株式会社ソニックパワード". Sonic Powered Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  9. ^ Sal, Romano (28 May 2018). "Waku Waku Sweets: Amai Okashi ga Dekiru kana? announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! 路線たび 三岐鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  11. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! 路線たび 明知鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  12. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! Real Pro 特急走行! 名古屋鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  13. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん!路線たびEX 清流運転 長良川鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  14. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (4 April 2014). "SKYPEACE on 3DS Looks Like a Rival For Bird Mania 3D". NintendoLife. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  15. ^ Reynolds, Matthews (5 July 2018). "Nintendo Switch games list, 2018 release dates and every Switch game released so far". Eurogamer. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! 路線たび 叡山電車編 -Switch 【Amazon.co.jp限定】叡山電車編 特典映像 配信 付 : Video Games".
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