Rocket Company
Rocket Company, also known as Rocket is a company apparently founded on June 19, 1998. [1]. They are a subsidiary of Imagineer, Co. Ltd and currently own the rights to the Smilesoft games. The individual pages for Smilesoft's games were moved to the Rocket Company website. Curiously, the contact information for the Smilesoft website prior to its closure including their address, phone number, and fax number, bank, and clients are identical to details currently hosted on the Rocket Company website. This may suggest that Rocket Company are Smilesoft. [2] The current president and CEO of Rocket Company is Syuhei Iida, who was also the president of Smilesoft. [3] Their first game was Dino Device 2, released on December 5, 2003. The majority of Rocket Company's games have been focused on more casual gaming, or have used licensed characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine. Rocket Company's games have often been themed on edutainment, sports and fitness. They have also games developed games aimed at appealing to a more female audience, such as Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll games.
Games developed
Game Boy Advance
- Dino Device 2 (2003)
- Ultra Keibitai: Monster Attack (2004)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Messiah Riser (2004)
- Cinnamoroll FuwaFuwa Daibouken (2005)
Nintendo DS
- Beetle Grapple: Insect-1 Grand Prix (2005)
- Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: KanKen DS (2006)
- Curling DS (2006)
- Tokyo Friend Park II DS (2006)
- Watashi no Relaxuma (2007)
- Hello Kitty no Gotouchi Collection: Koi no DokiDoki Trouble (2007)
- Cinnamon Ball: Kurukuru Sweets Paradise (2007)
- Thomas the Tank Engine: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo
- Eiken DS (2007)
- Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: KanKen DS 2 + Jouyou Kanji Jiten (2007)
- Katei no Igaku: DS de Kitaeru Shokuzai Kenkou Training (2007)
- Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: Kanken Wii Kanji O Ketteisen (2007)
- Nippon Suugaku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: Suuken DS - Otona ga Tokenai!? Kodomo no Sansuu (2008)
- Rekiken DS (2008)
- Thomas the Tank Engine DS 2: Asonde Manabu DS Youchien (2008)
- Chokkan! Asonde Relaxuma (2008)
- Nakamura Sumiko Tettei Shidou: Shin TOEIC Test 1-hi-1-fun DS Lesson (2008)
- Okada Toshio no Itsumademo DEBU to Omounayo: DS Recording Diet (2008)
- Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: Kanken DS 3 Deluxe (2009)
- Eiken Kakomon Daishuuroku: Eiken DS 2 Deluxe (2009)
- Relaxuma * Rhythm: Mattari Kibun de Da Run Run Run (2009)
- Mini Yonku DS (2009)
- Medarots DS: Kabuto and Kuwagata Version (2010)
- Tenkaichi * Sengoku Lovers DS (2010)
- Norinori Relakkuma: Hit Song Ongakusai (2010)
- Doubutsu Jima no Chobi Gurumi 3 (TBA)
Wii
- Billy's Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (2011)
Nintendo 3DS
- Runabout 3D (2012)
- Medarot 3D (2012)
Games published
Game Boy Advance
- Doubutsujima no Chubi Gurumi 2: Tamachan Monogatari (2004)
- Shikakui Atama o Maru Kusuru Advance: Kanji Keisanhen (2004)
- Super Real Mahjong Dousoukai (2004)
- Shikakui Atama o Maru Kusuru Advance: Kokugo Sansuu Shakai Rikahen (2004)
Nintendo DS
- Hello Kitty Party (2007)
Wii
- Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout (2008)
Trivia
- Curling DS is currently the only game developed by Rocket Company have been released outside of Japan, and exclusively to Canada where Ubisoft published the game.
- This has made the localised version of Nippon Curling Kyoukai Kounin: Minna no Curling DS one of the rarer Nintendo DS games. The player is always part of a Canadian team in the localized version, replacing the Japanese team.