Nex Entertainment
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 28, 1992[1] |
| Defunct | 2016[2] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO) |
| Website | www.nex-ent.co.jp/ |
Nex Entertainment (ネクスエンタテインメント, Nekusu Entateinmento), formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech (ネクステック, Nekusutekku), was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for publishers on a contract basis. Its clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.[1] Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment and two years later the company merged into Nextech, which was bought by Sega in 1997.[1] Nex Entertainment emerged as a third-party developer in 2003.[1] NEX Entertainment's major shareholder, Fields announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.[2]
Games
Arcade
- Cobra the Arcade[3]
- Time Crisis 3[3]
- Time Crisis 4[3]
Dreamcast
- Dino Crisis[3]
- Dream Studio[3]
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica[3]
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X[3]
- Shenmue
- Type X: Spiral Nightmare (canceled)
Game Boy Advance
- Shining Soul (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)[3]
- Shining Soul II (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)
GameCube
iOS and Android
- 殉職刑事[4]
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Crusader of Centy[5]
- Pro Striker Final Stage[5]
- Ranger X[6]
- YuYu Hakusho: Gaiden[6]
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 2
- Dynasty Tactics 2[3]
- Lupin III: Columbus no Isan wa Akenisomaru[3]
- Lupin III: Lupin ni wa Shi o, Zenigata ni wa Koi o[3]
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X[3]
- Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica[3]
- Shining Tears[3]
- Shining Wind[3]
- Shirachuu Tankenbu[3]
- Time Crisis 3
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
- Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]
PlayStation Vita
- Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]
Sega Saturn
- Battle Arena Toshinden Remix[3]
- Battle Arena Toshinden U.R.A[3]
- Choro Q Park[3]
- Cyber Speedway[3]
- D-Xhird[3]
- Linkle Liver Story[3]
- Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98[3]
- Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98 Summer Action[3]
- Resident Evil[3]
Windows
- Chi Q no Tomodachi[3]
- Dark Eyes[3]
- Dark Eyes 2000[3]
- Dream Studio[3]
- You will go out to the Pico-town![3]
WonderSwan Color
- Dark Eyes: BattleGate[3]
Xbox
- Shin Megami Tensei: Nine[3]
- Touge R[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Nex Entertainment staff. "Nex Entertainment Company Profile". Nex-ent.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ a b "フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Nex Entertainment Contents" (in Japanese). Nex Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Gamer. ""殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始！ | Gamer". www.gamer.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ a b "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ a b "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Nex Entertainment at MobyGames