Natsume company Ltd. ( ナ ツ メ 株式会社 Natsume kabushiki-gaiсяa ) is a Japanese company, a developer and manufacturer of video games , as well as mobile and network content and computer graphics. The company is known as a developer and publisher of family-friendly games such as the Harvest Moon series and Legend of the River King .
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| Type of | Private |
| Base | October 20, 1987 |
| Location |  Japan , Tokyo |
| Key figures | Takashi Matsumoto (CEO) |
| Industry | Development and publication of video games |
| Products | Harvest Moon Series Pocky and rocky Power rangers |
| Turnover | 719 million yen (as of September 2008 ) [1] |
| Number of employees | 82 |
| Affiliated companies | Natsume Inc. Atari Inc. (japan company) |
| Site | (Japanese) http://www.natsume.com (international) |
History
Natsume was founded on October 20, 1987, with its main office in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo , and several additional offices in Yokohama , Nagoya and Osaka [1] . The company has a US subsidiary registered under the name Natsume Inc. It was founded in May 1988 and is located in the California city of San Francisco [1] . Another branch of Natsume is Atari Co., Ltd., opened in October 2002 . (not related to the American company of the same name), which is located in Osaka and specializes in the development of arcade game machines . In May 2005, a subsidiary called Natsume Solution was launched in Tokyo.
In June 1997, the company translated into English and published the role-playing game Harvest Moon for Super Nintendo in the USA, developed in 1996 by Pack-In-Video . The game was the beginning of a large series, and Natsume - its regular publisher in the United States. For 2009, the series includes about 20 games and 7 spin-offs .
Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 Corporate Profile - Natsume Co., Ltd. . Natsume, Inc .. Date accessed May 21, 2009. Archived April 1, 2012.