WiZ

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WiZ Co., Ltd. (株式会社ウィズ). Established in September 1986 by Akihiro Yokoi (横井昭裕), who previously worked at Bandai. Better known for creating numerous hit toys for Bandai and other manufacturers including the original Tamagotchi and Digimon virtual pets. Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings in September 2016. Absorbed by Plex, another Bandai Namco subsidiary, on April 1, 2019.

Arcade

  • Hopping Road (planning) (Taito)
Developer: Riz

Famicom/NES

  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz: Shijou Saidai no Tatakai (planning) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
Developer: Pixel

Game Boy

  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz (direction) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
Developer: Nova?
  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz Part 2 (planning?) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz Part 3 (planning) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz Part 4 (planning?) (JP Publisher: Tomy)

LaserActive

  • Angel Mate (JP Publisher: Planet) [1]
  • Billusion Collection: Minayo Watanabe (JP Publisher: Planet)
  • Billusion Collection Vol. 2: Yuko Sakaki (JP Publisher: Planet)
  • Dora Dora Paradise (JP Publisher: Planet)
  • Zapping TV Satsui (JP Publisher: Pioneer)

Pippin

  • Zukkoke Sanningumi: Drama Satsujin Jiken (JP Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment)

Playdia

  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power Kesshuu!! (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SS: Youkoso! Sailor Youchien (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SS: Sailor Moon to Hajimete no Eigo (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor Moon to Hiragana Lesson! (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Gekisou Sentai Carranger: Tatakae! Hiragana Racer (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Hello Kitty: Yume no Kuni Daibouken (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Kero Kero Keroppi no Daiundoukai (JP Publisher: Bandai)
Unreleased, or is this really Kero Kero Keroppi: Uki Uki Party Land!!?
  • Yumi to Tokoton Playdia (JP Publisher: Bandai)

PlayStation

  • AubirdForce (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • AubirdForce After (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Brigandine: Gensou Tairiku Senki / Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena (magic effects) (JP Publisher: E3 Staff; US Publisher: Atlus)
  • Eko Eko Azaraku: Wizard of Darkness (JP Publisher: PolyGram)
  • Great Hits (planning, graphics, RPG part programming) (JP Publisher: Enix)
VC Part Programming: System Sacom; Direction?: Sieg; Some Graphics: MediaPit; VC Music Production: Soytzer Music; Game BGM: Studio Mao
  • Soreike x Kokoroji: Kokoro ga Oshieru Koi - Kekkon - Jinsei (JP Publisher: PolyGram)
Some Graphics: Ichimura Engineering?; CG Movies: PH-Studio
  • Twin Goddesses (JP Publisher: PolyGram)
  • ZXE-D: Legend of Plasmatlite (game design) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
Developer: Pixel; Test Play: Studio Stat

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • America Oudan Ultra Quiz (planning) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
Programming, Graphics: Genki; Sound: Cube
  • Bishin Densetsu Zoku (JP Publisher: Magifact)
Programming?: Natsu System; Sound Programming: Cue
  • Naruhodo! The World (some direction, character design, planning, manual design, package design) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
Some Direction, Programming, Graphics, Sound: Crosstalk
  • Wally o Sagase!: Ehon no Kuni no Daibouken (planning?) (JP Publisher: Tomy)
Developer: Opus; Programming: Natsu System

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