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TOSE Software Co., Ltd. is a video game development company based in Kyoto, Japan. They are most known for developing Nintendo's Game & Watch Gallery series, as well as other Nintendo properties. TOSE has developed over 1,000 games since the company's inception in 1979, but it's nearly impossible to identify them all, since TOSE is almost never credited in the games themselves. (A notable exception to this is the Densetsu no Stafy series, since TOSE shares the IP with Nintendo.) [1] "We're always behind the scenes," said Masa Agarida, Vice President of Tose's U.S. division. "Our policy is not to have a vision. Instead, we follow our customers' visions. Most of the time we refuse to put our name on the games, not even staff names."[2] Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... Kyōto ) (lit. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... Box art for the fourth and most recent installment of Game & Watch Gallery. ... Stafy Densetsu No Stafi or Legendary Stafi is a series of video games staring Stafi and his many friends from both the heavens and the sea. ...

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Notable games developed by TOSE

Stafy Densetsu No Stafi or Legendary Stafi is a series of video games staring Stafi and his many friends from both the heavens and the sea. ... Box art for the fourth and most recent installment of Game & Watch Gallery. ... Super Princess Peach ) is a 2D platform video game for the Nintendo DS, set in the Mario universe, starring Princess Peach. ... Tim Burton Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 stop motion animated musical film about the inhabitants of Halloween Town who take over Christmas one year, directed by stop-motion animator Henry Selick. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Notable titles ported by TOSE

TOSE has also ported over a few games as well, notably a few Squaresoft games from the NES and SNES days.

Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. ... For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation (Japanese: プレイステーション) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Final Fantasy Origins is a role-playing game for the PlayStation from Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy V (ファイナルファンタジーV Fainaru Fantajī V) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy VI ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Valkyrie Profile is a RPG developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (now Square Enix). ...

References

  1. ^ Gamasutra - "Tose: Game Development Ninjas" by Brandon Sheffield (Accessed online May 22, 2006)
  2. ^ "The Connection is Made: Developer Highlights from Game Connection 2006 (Part Two)" by Frank Cifaldi, April 20, 2006

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External links

  • TOSE Software Co., Ltd. Global Home

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