NatsumeAtari

NatsumeAtari, Inc. (ナツメアタリ株式会社) is a publisher and developer based in Kita-ku, Osaka, which also has a development office in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya. The company is currently headed by executive chairman Takashi Matsumoto (松本隆司) and CEO Mitsuhiro Koide (小出光宏). It was originally established on October 20, 1987 [1], as Natsume Co., Ltd. (ナツメ株式会社) in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The current NatsumeAtari is the result of an October 2013 merger with Atari [2], a company run by Matsumoto that was involved in the development of pachinko and slot machines. [3]

An American branch, Natsume Inc., was established in May 1988 [4] in Burlingame, California. Though it was originally owned by Natsume of Japan, it is now independently owned and operated and has been for most of its existence. [5] It even has its own office in Tokyo, opened in 2013. [6] Tap Entertainment in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is also an associated company of NatsumeAtari, focusing exclusively on mobile games and software.

In 2015, NatsumeAtari celebrated the release of their 250th title. [7]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews, online resources, shared staff

3DS

• Gyakuten Saiban 123: Naruhodou Selection / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (JP/US/EU/AU Publisher: Capcom)
• Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan: Shijou Psi-dai no Psi-nan!? (JP Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Android/iOS

• Persona O.A. (Aniplex)

PlayStation 3

• Godzilla (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Games)
• Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Nihon yo, Kore ga Otoko Dearu! (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Games)

3D Modelling: Witchcraft

PlayStation 4

• Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Godzilla (JP/US Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo / Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (JP Publisher: NatsumeAtari; US Publisher: Natsume; EU Publisher: ININ) [Tengo Project]
• Nanatsu no Taizai: Britannia no Tabibito / The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia (JP/US/EU/AU Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Some 3D Modeling, Sub Scenario: Witchcraft

• The Ninja Warriors Once Again / The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors [Tengo Project]
• Wild Guns Reloaded (JP Publisher: NatsumeAtari; US/EU/AU Publisher: Natsume) [Tengo Project]

Switch

• Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match DX (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez (JP/AS/KR Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo / Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (JP Publisher: NatsumeAtari; US Publisher: Natsume; EU Publisher: ININ) [Tengo Project]
• Nari Kids Park: HUGtto! PreCure (JP Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Nari Kids Park: Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patoranger (JP Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Nari Kids Park: Ultraman R/B (JP Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• The Ninja Warriors Once Again / The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors [Tengo Project]
• SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble (JP/AS Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Windows

• The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors [Steam] (Taito) [Tengo Project]
• Penny Blood: Hellbound [Steam] (NatsumeAtari)
• Pocky & Rocky Reshrined [Steam] (NatsumeAtari) [Tengo Project]
• SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble [Steam] (JP Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Wild Guns Reloaded [Steam] (Natsume) [Tengo Project]

Xbox Series X|S

• KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo / Pocky & Rocky Reshrined [Xbox Store] (ININ) [Tengo Project]

Links

• Official website (Japanese and English)
• Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)
• Natsume Inc. website
• A list of games Natsume developed (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)