Avit

Avit, Inc. (株式会社エイビット) was started by former members of Technos Japan's Niigata office. [1] It was originally established on December 27, 1995, as Audio Video Interactive Technology (株式会社オーディオ・ビデオ・インターラクティブ・テクノロジー) and was renamed Avit on March 21, 1996. [2]

On February 1, 1999, Avit's main office moved from Niigata City to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, while consumer game development continued in Niigata City. On December 5, 2002, the Niigata City office broke away and became Avit-Niigata. [3] Since then, Avit has been primarily involved with pachinko and pachislot development.

A US company — Audio Video Interactive Technology, Inc. — was incorporated in California on September 28, 1994, over a year before the Japanese company was established. Keiichi Iwamoto was the president.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff

Arcade

• Arcana Heart 2 (programming?) (Examu)
• Arcana Heart FULL! (programming?) (Examu)
• Hello Kitty to Mahou no Apron (some programming) (Examu)
• Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2: Tenkousei Akane to Nazuna (programming) (Examu)

Dreamcast

• Slayers Dream (unreleased?) (ESP)

Currently listed on the Avit website

DS

• Rhythm de Cooking: Sweets Party e Youkoso! (some graphics) (JP Publisher: MTO)

Developer: Avit-Niigata; Sound: DSP

Avit's website used to say they only did some of the graphics. [4]

Game Boy

• Purikura Pocket 3: Talent Debut Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Atlus)

Sound: DSP

Game Boy Advance

• Nakayoshi Pet Advance Series 1: Kawaii Hamster (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Tokimeki Yume Series 1: Ohanaya-san ni Narou! (JP Publisher: MTO)

This is not listed on the Avit website, and though it shares staff with Avit-Niigata, it predates the establishment of Avit-Niigata.

Game Boy Color

• Azarashi Sentai Inazuma: Doki Doki Daisakusen!? (under subcontract with HAL Corporation) (JP Publisher: Omega Micott)

Some Game Design: Miracle Kidz; Some Sound: DSP

• Blade (under subcontract with HAL Corporation) (US Publisher: Activision)

Sound: DSP

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoeda Shougakkou Daiundoukai (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Get'chuu Club: Minna no Konchuu Daizukan (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Jaleco)

Developer: Ludic; Sound: Studio MAO

• Nakayoshi Cooking Series 1: Oishii Cake-ya-san (co-developed with Ludic [5]) (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Cooking Series 2: Oishii Pan-ya-san (co-developed with Ludic) (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Cooking Series 3: Tanoshii Obentou (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Cooking Series 4: Tanoshii Dessert (JP Publisher: MTO)

Sound: DSP

• Nakayoshi Cooking Series 5: Komugi-chan no Cake o Tsukurou! (JP Publisher: MTO)

Sound: DSP

This is not listed on the Avit website, and though it shares staff with Avit-Niigata, it predates the establishment of Avit-Niigata.

• Nakayoshi Pet Series 1: Kawaii Hamster (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Pet Series 2: Kawaii Usagi (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Pet Series 3: Kawaii Koinu (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Pet Series 4: Kawaii Koneko (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Nakayoshi Pet Series 5: Kawaii Hamster 2 (JP Publisher: MTO)
• Ninja Kage (unreleased) (HAL Corporation) [6]
• Ojarumaru: Mitsunegai Jinja no Ennichi de Ojaru! (JP Publisher: MTO)
• X-Men: Mutant Wars (under subcontract with HAL Corporation) (US Publisher: Activision)

Programming: Insect; Sound: DSP

PlayStation

• Imadoki no Vampire: Bloody Bride (graphics) (JP Publisher: Atlus)

Production: Astrovision; Programming: Jorudan; Sound: Opus

• Ridegear Guybrave (JP Publisher: Axela)

Music: DSP; Mastering, Recording Engineering: Dragon and Company; Cutscenes: pH Studio

• Ridegear Guybrave II (JP Publisher: Axela)
• V-Ball: Beach Volley Heroes / Chou Sentou Kyuugi Vanborg (EU Publisher: Funsoft; JP Publisher: Hect)

Music (EU Version): Maniacs of Noise; Sound Effects: DSP; Development (JP Version): Amusement Media Sogo Gakuin Development Dept.; Music (JP Version): Bell Hat (?); Character Design, Opening Animation: Minamimachi Bugyousyo [7]

Windows

• Egger Land Episode 0: Quest of Rara (JP Publisher: HAL Corporation)

"Demo" version of Fukkatsu! Egger Land. Available for download here.

Sound?: Dragon and Company; ?: Kunitachi Information Science Laboratory

• Egger Land / Fukkatsu! Egger Land (JP Publisher: HAL Corporation)

Sound?: Dragon and Company; ?: Kunitachi Information Science Laboratory

WonderSwan

• Nazo-Oh Pocket (JP Publisher: Emotion)
• Tane o Maku Tori (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Developer: Ludic; [Some?] Sound: Studio MAO

Links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Developer Table entry (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)