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{{Short description|Japanese video game company}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = G-Mode Corporation
| name = G-Mode Corporation
| type = [[Corporation]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = June 14, 2006 {{efn|G-Mode Co., Ltd founded on July 27, 2000}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006|06|14}}{{efn|G-Mode Co., Ltd founded on July 27, 2000}}
| location = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| location = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| key_people = Keiji Araki (representative director)<ref name="profile"/>
| key_people = Keiji Araki (representative director)<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|url=https://gmodecorp.com/company/|title=会社概要 - 株式会社ジー・モード|website=gmodecorp.com}}</ref>
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| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| revenue =
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| num_employees = 190
| num_employees = 190
| parent = [[Marvelous (company)|Marvelous]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/13/marvelous-acquires-joe-mac-data-east-library-g-mode-acquisition/|title=Marvelous Acquires Joe & Mac and Data East Library Through G-mode Acquisition|work=Siliconera}}</ref><ref name="profile">{{Cite web|url=https://gmodecorp.com/company/|title=会社概要 - 株式会社ジー・モード|website=gmodecorp.com}}</ref>
| parent = [[Marvelous (company)|Marvelous]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/13/marvelous-acquires-joe-mac-data-east-library-g-mode-acquisition/|title=Marvelous Acquires Joe & Mac and Data East Library Through G-mode Acquisition|work=Siliconera|date=13 March 2015 }}</ref>
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| homepage = {{URL|https://gmodecorp.com/}}
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.g-mode.co.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|'''G-Mode Corporation'''|株式会社ジー・モード|Kabushikigaisha Jī Mōdo}} is a Japanese company that specializes in games for [[Java (software platform)|Java]]-compatible mobile phones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/companies/g-mode|title=IGN}}</ref> The company also licenses content for mobile telecommunications operators, as well as being involved in the original equipment manufacturing of mobile phone games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.listofcompanies.co.in/2012/01/14/g-mode-co-ltd/|title=listofcompanies.co.in|website=ww38.listofcompanies.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:G-Mode promotional model at Tokyo Game Show 20081012 1.jpg|thumb|Promotion at the [[Tokyo Game Show]] 2008]]
[[File:G-Mode promotional model at Tokyo Game Show 20081012 1.jpg|thumb|Promotion at the [[Tokyo Game Show]] 2008]]
G-Mode Co., Ltd was founded in July 2000 and merged in March 2014 with ONE-UP Co., Ltd. (a corporation established in 2006) which became G-Mode Corporation.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://gmodecorp.com/company/history/|title=沿革 - 株式会社ジー・モード|website=gmodecorp.com}}</ref><ref name="original founding">{{Cite web|url=http://www.g-mode.co.jp/corporate/overview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806091643/http://www.g-mode.co.jp/corporate/overview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2009|title=会社概要｜会社情報｜ジーモード|date=August 6, 2009}}</ref> G-Mode is headquartered in [[Tokyo]].<ref name="investing.businessweek.com">{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?capId=9245424 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109034000/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?capId=9245424 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2007 |title=G-mode Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |access-date=2013-09-09}}</ref>


G-Mode saw the potential in [[Mobile game|mobile gaming]] and managed to obtain the rights to ''[[Tetris]]'' in Japan in 2001, and currently uses this license to remain a major player in the mobile entertainment industry in Japan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/jan/21/games-casual-gaming|title=Tetris and Snake - the biggest games in the world|first=Keith|last=Stuart|newspaper=The Guardian |date=January 21, 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> In 2004, G-Mode acquired the back catalogue of [[Data East Corporation]].<ref>Smith, David. "G-Mode Buys Up Data East Catalog", [[1UP.com]]. February 2004. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200402/ai_ziff118189]</ref> In 2005, [[GungHo Online Entertainment]] invested in the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gungho.co.jp/english/about/history.php |title=Company History｜ GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc |publisher=Gungho.co.jp |access-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929101615/http://www.gungho.co.jp/english/about/history.php |archive-date=2013-09-29 }}</ref> They currently license out these Data East titles on the Wii [[Virtual Console]], [[Gametap]], and [[Mobile Platform]]. G-Mode released an official Data East website in December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/dataeastgames.com |title=Archives history of website www.dataeastgames.com|publisher=G-Mode Co., Ltd}}</ref> In 2010 is revealed that the company will publish several Data East titles on the [[Zeebo]] console in Brazil and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2010/03/09/ult530u7646.jhtm |title=Zeebo terá "Peggle", "Plants vs Zombies" e mais - 09/03/2010 - Últimas Notícias - UOL Jogos |publisher=Jogos.uol.com.br |date=2011-01-17 |access-date=2013-09-09}}</ref> On March 1, 2012, after several years of Wii Virtual Console support, G-Mode delisted all of its [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine/TurboGrafix-16]] games from the service while continuing with the ones originally released on Nintendo consoles.
{{nihongo|'''G-Mode Corporation'''|株式会社ジー・モード|Kabushikigaisha Jī Mōdo}} is a Japanese company that provides [[Mobile phone|mobile network]] game contents that specialize in [[Java (software platform)|Java]] game software in Japan. It develops and distributes games for Java-compatible mobile phones.<ref>http://ca.ign.com/companies/g-mode{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The company also licenses contents for mobile telecommunications operators, as well as involves in the original equipment manufacturing of mobile phone games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.listofcompanies.co.in/2012/01/14/g-mode-co-ltd/|title=listofcompanies.co.in|website=ww38.listofcompanies.co.in}}</ref>


== G-Mode Archives ==
G-Mode Co., Ltd was founded in July 2000 and merged in March 2014 with ONE-UP Co., Ltd. (a corporation established in 2006) who then renamed itself G-Mode Corporation.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://gmodecorp.com/company/history/|title=沿革 - 株式会社ジー・モード|website=gmodecorp.com}}</ref><ref name="original founding">{{Cite web|url=http://www.g-mode.co.jp/corporate/overview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806091643/http://www.g-mode.co.jp/corporate/overview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2009|title=会社概要｜会社情報｜ジーモード|date=August 6, 2009}}</ref> G-Mode is headquartered in [[Tokyo]].<ref name="investing.businessweek.com">{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?capId=9245424 |title=G-mode Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |access-date=2013-09-09}}</ref>


{{main|G-Mode Archives}}
G-Mode saw a potential in [[Mobile game|mobile gaming]] and managed to obtain the rights to ''[[Tetris]]'' in Japan in 2001, and currently use this license to remain a major player in the mobile entertainment industry in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/jan/21/games-casual-gaming|title=Tetris and Snake - the biggest games in the world|first=Keith|last=Stuart|date=January 21, 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> In 2004, G-Mode acquired the back catalogue of [[Data East Corporation]].<ref>Smith, David. "G-Mode Buys Up Data East Catalog", [[1UP.com]]. February 2004. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200402/ai_ziff118189]</ref> In 2005, [[GungHo Online Entertainment]] invested in the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gungho.co.jp/english/about/history.php |title=Company History｜ GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc |publisher=Gungho.co.jp |access-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929101615/http://www.gungho.co.jp/english/about/history.php |archive-date=2013-09-29 }}</ref> They currently license out these Data East titles on the Wii [[Virtual Console]], [[Gametap]], and [[Mobile Platform]]. G-Mode released an official Data East website in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dataeastgames.com |title=dataeastgames.com |publisher=dataeastgames.com |access-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216202520/http://www.dataeastgames.com/ |archive-date=2014-12-16 }}</ref> In 2010 is revealed that the company will publish several Data East titles on the [[Zeebo]] console in Brazil and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2010/03/09/ult530u7646.jhtm |title=Zeebo terá "Peggle", "Plants vs Zombies" e mais - 09/03/2010 - Últimas Notícias - UOL Jogos |publisher=Jogos.uol.com.br |date=2011-01-17 |access-date=2013-09-09}}</ref> On March 1, 2012, after several years of Wii Virtual Console support, G-Mode delisted all of its [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine/TurboGrafix-16]] games from the service while continuing with the ones originally released on Nintendo consoles. G-Mode also announced that several old mobile games from the company made in the 2000s will be re-released on [[Nintendo Switch]] through the ''G-MODE Archives'' label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/g-mode-archives-feature-phone-title-ports-announced-for-switch |title=G-Mode Archives feature phone title ports announced for Switch - Gematsu |publisher=Gematsu |date=2020-04-02 |access-date=2020-04-02 }}</ref> Following the success of such re-releases, G-Mode announced ''G-MODE Archives+'', which consists of re-releases of third-party mobile games, starting with ''Detective Ryosuke Akikawa Case Tan Vol.1 "Masked Illusion Murder Case"'' by [[Genki (company)|Genki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmodecorp.com/gmodearchives/kibukawa/kamengensou/ |title=探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.1「仮面幻想殺人事件」 - G-MODEアーカイブス | publisher=G-MODE Corporation |date=2021-03-08 |access-date=2021-03-08 }}</ref>


In April 2020, G-Mode announced that several old mobile games from the company made in the 2000s will be re-released on [[Nintendo Switch]] through the ''G-MODE Archives'' label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/g-mode-archives-feature-phone-title-ports-announced-for-switch |title=G-Mode Archives feature phone title ports announced for Switch - Gematsu |publisher=Gematsu |date=2020-04-02 |access-date=2020-04-02 }}</ref> Following the success of such re-releases, G-Mode announced ''G-MODE Archives+'', which consists of re-releases of third-party mobile games, starting with ''Detective Ryosuke Akikawa Case Tan Vol.1 "Masked Illusion Murder Case"'' by [[Genki (company)|Genki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmodecorp.com/gmodearchives/kibukawa/kamengensou/ |title=探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.1「仮面幻想殺人事件」 - G-MODEアーカイブス | publisher=G-MODE Corporation |date=2021-03-08 |access-date=2021-03-08 }}</ref> The ''G-MODE Archives'' series debuted on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/g-mode-archives-titles-coming-to-pc-this-spring |title=G-Mode Archives titles coming to PC this spring |publisher=Gematsu |date=2021-04-07 |access-date=2021-04-07 }}</ref>

==Business==
G-Mode Co. Ltd. reported earnings results for the [[fiscal year]] 2006. For the fiscal year, the company reported consolidated [[net profit]] of $440,700 a $1.7 million consolidated recurring profit and a $31.1 million consolidated revenue. The number of subscribers to official websites for [[NTT DoCoMo]] handsets rose to 1.48 million at the end of October 2006, up 34% from the end of March 2006, which mainly contributed to the upward revision. The company revised its [[earnings guidance]] for the fiscal year 2007. For the period, the company revises consolidated net profit to $594,000 from a previous forecast of a $169,500 consolidated net loss. Consolidated recurring profit was revised up to $2.8 million from $1.7 million. The consolidated sales revenue was revised up as well to $41.1 million from $39.8 million.<ref name="investing.businessweek.com" />
G-Mode Co. Ltd. reported earnings results for the [[fiscal year]] 2006. For the fiscal year, the company reported consolidated [[net profit]] of $440,700 a $1.7 million consolidated recurring profit and a $31.1 million consolidated revenue. The number of subscribers to official websites for [[NTT DoCoMo]] handsets rose to 1.48 million at the end of October 2006, up 34% from the end of March 2006, which mainly contributed to the upward revision. The company revised its [[earnings guidance]] for the fiscal year 2007. For the period, the company revises consolidated net profit to $594,000 from a previous forecast of a $169,500 consolidated net loss. Consolidated recurring profit was revised up to $2.8 million from $1.7 million. The consolidated sales revenue was revised up as well to $41.1 million from $39.8 million.<ref name="investing.businessweek.com" />


==Acquired Data East license ==
==Data East games rightsholder==
G-Mode owns the rights to more than 100 Data East titles.<ref name="Data East revival">{{cite web |url=https://gmodecorp.com/dataeast/ |title=DATA EAST Revival Project |author=G-Mode Corporation|date=2017 |access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref> The following list mostly includes video games mentioned either on G-Mode's original Data East webpage in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dataeastgames.com/?cat=5|author=G-Mode Co. Ltd.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807012859/http://dataeastgames.com/?cat=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2011|title=LIBRARY - Data East Games|date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> or the current version launched in 2017.<ref name="Data East revival"/> In some instances, a game can be absent in both of G-Mode's Data East webpages but still be mentioned here if there's a third-party source proving the company's ownership for it (in such cases the reference will be attached next to the title). Although G-Mode published in 2007 a remake of Data East's [[Super Famicom]] title ''[[Glory of Heracles (series)|Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku]]'' for mobile phones,<ref name="Mobile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.g-mode.jp/title/hercules3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125145600/http://www.g-mode.jp/title/hercules3/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2010|title=ヘラクレスの栄光3 ～神々の沈黙～|date=January 25, 2010}}</ref> this title is not included in the following list because that license is owned by [[Paon DP|Paon Corporation]].<ref name="Paon">{{Cite web|url=http://paon-dp.com/|title=株式会社パオン・ディーピー|website=株式会社パオン・ディーピー}}</ref>


* ''[[Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon]]''
G-Mode owns the rights to more than 100 Data East titles.<ref name="Data East revival"/><ref>http://eir.eol.co.jp/EIR/View.aspx?cat=tdnet&sid=147948</ref> However, the following list only include video games mentioned either on G-Mode's original Data East webpage in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dataeastgames.com/?cat=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807012859/http://dataeastgames.com/?cat=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2011|title=LIBRARY - Data East Games|date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> or the current one launched in 2017.<ref name="Data East revival">{{Cite web|url=https://gmodecorp.com/dataeast/|title=DATA EAST Revival Project - G-MODE|website=gmodecorp.com}}</ref> Exceptionally, a game can be absent in both of G-Mode's Data East webpages but still be mentioned here if there's a third-party source proving the company's ownership for it (in such case the reference will be attached next to the title). Although G-Mode published in 2007 a remake of Data East's Super Famicom title ''[[Glory of Heracles (series)|Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku]]'' for mobile phones,<ref name="Mobile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.g-mode.jp/title/hercules3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125145600/http://www.g-mode.jp/title/hercules3/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2010|title=ヘラクレスの栄光3 ～神々の沈黙～|date=January 25, 2010}}</ref> this title is not included in the following list because that game is owned by [[Paon DP|Paon Corporation]].<ref name="Paon">{{Cite web|url=http://paon-dp.com/|title=株式会社パオン・ディーピー|website=株式会社パオン・ディーピー}}</ref>
* ''[[B-Wings]]''

* ''[[Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja]]''
===List===
* ''[[Bloody Wolf]]'' / ''Battle Rangers''

* ''[[Boogie Wings]]'' / ''The Great Rag Time Show''
* [[Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon]]
* ''[[BreakThru (video game)|BreakThru]]''
* [[B-Wings]]
* ''[[Bump 'n' Jump]]'' / ''Burnin' Rubber''
* [[Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja]]
* [[Bloody Wolf]] / Battle Rangers
* ''[[BurgerTime]]'' / ''Hamburger''
* ''[[BurgerTime#Home conversions|Burger Time Deluxe]]''
* [[Boogie Wings]] / The Great Rag Time Show
* ''[[Caveman Games]]'' / ''Caveman Ugh-Lympics''
* [[BreakThru (video game)|BreakThru]]
* ''[[China Town (video game)|China Town]]''
* [[Bump 'n' Jump]] / Burnin' Rubber
* ''[[Cobra Command (1984 video game)|Cobra Command]]'' / ''Thunder Storm'' (1984 [[laserdisc]] game)
* [[BurgerTime]] / Hamburger
* ''[[Cobra Command (1988 video game)|Cobra Command]]'' (1988 side-scroller)
* [[BurgerTime#Ports|Burger Time Deluxe]]
* ''[[Congo's Caper]]''
* [[Caveman Games]] / Caveman Ugh-Lympics
* ''[[Daikaijyu Deburasu]]''
* [[China Town (video game)|China Town]]
* [[Cobra Command (1984 video game)|Cobra Command]] / Thunder Storm (1984 [[laserdisc]] game)
* ''[[Dark Lord (video game)|Dark Lord]]''
* [[Cobra Command (1988 video game)|Cobra Command]] (1988 side-scroller)
* ''[[Dark Seal (video game)|Dark Seal]]''
* [[Congo's Caper]]
* ''[[Darwin 4078]]''
* ''[[Desert Assault]]'' / ''Desert Storm Gulf War'' / ''Thunder Zone''
* [[Daikaijyu Deburasu]]
* ''[[Double Wings]]'' <ref name="GameFAQs"/>
* [[Dark Lord (video game)|Dark Lord]]
* ''[[Drop Off]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/title/drop_off.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106053358/http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/title/drop_off.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2009|title=Drop Off > Virtual Console|publisher=[[Hudson Soft]]|date=January 6, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Dark Seal (video game)|Dark Seal]]
* ''[[Dunk Dream 95]]'' / ''Hoops 96''
* [[Darwin 4078]]
* ''[[Edward Randy]]''
* [[Desert Assault]] / Desert Storm Gulf War / Thunder Zone
* ''[[Express Raider]]'' / ''Western Express''
* [[Drop Off]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/title/drop_off.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106053358/http://vc-pce.com/usa/e/title/drop_off.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2009|title=Drop Off > Virtual Console|date=January 6, 2009}}</ref>
* ''[[Fighter's History]]''
* [[Dunk Dream 95]] / Hoops 96
* ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' / ''[[Karnov's Revenge]]''
* [[Edward Randy]]
* ''[[Fighter's History#Fighter.27s History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu.21.21|Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!]]''
* [[Express Raider]] / Western Express
* ''[[Fire Trap (video game)|Fire Trap]]''
* [[Fighter's History]]
* ''[[Gate of Doom]]'' / ''Dark Seal''
* [[Karnov's Revenge|Fighter's History Dynamite]] / Karnov's Revenge
* ''[[Ghostlop]]''
* [[Fighter's History#Fighter.27s History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu.21.21|Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!]]
* [[Fire Trap (video game)|Fire Trap]]
* ''[[Golf Club: Birdie Rush]]''
* ''[[Gondomania]]''
* [[Gate of Doom]] / Dark Seal
* [[Ghostlop]]
* ''[[Gun Ball]]''
* [[Golf Club: Birdie Rush]]
* ''[[Heavy Barrel]]''
* ''[[High Seas Havoc]]'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184531/https://www.amusement-center.com/project/egg/2018/05/15/%E3%80%8E%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%EF%BC%88%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89%E3%80%8F%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8/ |title=キャプテン ラング（メガドライブ版）』プロジェクトEGGにて配信開始 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/008/G000896/20180515021/|title=アクションゲーム「キャプテン ラング（メガドライブ版）」がプロジェクトEGGで配信開始|first=Aetas|last=Inc|website=4Gamer.net}}</ref>
* [[Gondomania]]
* ''[[Hippodrome (Data East game)|Hippodrome]]'' <ref name="GameFAQs">{{cite web | url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/974888-data-east-arcade-classics/53484979 | title=Intellectual Property Questions - Data East Arcade Classics }}</ref>
* [[Gun Ball]]
* ''[[Joe & Mac|Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja]]''
* [[Heavy Barrel]]
* [[Joe & Mac|Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja]]
* ''[[Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics]]'' / ''Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the Tropics''
* [[Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics]] / Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the Tropics
* ''[[Joe & Mac Returns]]''
* [[Joe & Mac Returns]]
* ''[[Kamikaze Cabbie]]''
* [[Kamikaze Cabbie]]
* ''[[Karate Champ]]''
* ''[[Last Mission (arcade game)|Last Mission]]''
* [[Karate Champ]]
* [[Last Mission (arcade game)|Last Mission]]
* ''[[Liberation (arcade game)|Liberation]]''
* ''[[Little Magic]]''
* [[Liberation (arcade game)|Liberation]]
* [[Little Magic]]
* ''[[Lock 'n' Chase]]''
* [[Lock 'n' Chase]]
* ''[[Locked 'N Loaded]]''
* ''[[Mad Alien]]'' / ''Mad Rider'' / ''Highway Chase''
* [[Locked 'N Loaded]]
* ''[[Magical Drop]]''
* [[Mad Alien]] / Mad Rider / Highway Chase
* [[Magical Drop]]
* ''[[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop II]]''
* [[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop II]]
* ''[[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop III]]'' / ''Magical Drop Pocket''
* [[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop III]] / Magical Drop Pocket
* ''[[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop F]]''
* ''[[Makai Hakkenden Shada]]''
* [[Magical Drop#Games|Magical Drop F]]
* ''[[Manhattan (video game)|Manhattan]]''
* [[Makai Hakkenden Shada]]
* ''[[Metal Clash]]''
* [[Manhattan (video game)|Manhattan]]
* [[Metal Clash]]
* ''[[Midnight Resistance]]''
* [[Midnight Resistance]]
* ''[[Motteke Oh! Dorobou]]''
* ''[[Mutant Fighter (arcade game)|Mutant Fighter]]'' / ''Death Brade''
* [[Motteke Oh! Dorobou]]
* ''[[Mysterious Stone]]''
* [[Mutant Fighters]] / Death Brade
* ''[[Night Slashers]]'' <ref name="GameFAQs"/>
* [[Mysterious Stone]]
* [[Nitro Ball]]
* ''[[Nitro Ball]]''
* [[Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty]] / Suiko Enbu
* ''[[Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty]]'' / ''Suiko Enbu''
* [[Last Battalion|Override]]
* ''[[Last Battalion|Override]]''
* [[Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory]]
* ''[[Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory]]''
* [[Pro Bowling]]
* ''[[Pro Bowling]]''
* [[Pro Soccer (video game)|Pro Soccer]]
* ''[[Pro Soccer (video game)|Pro Soccer]]''
* [[Pro Tennis]]
* ''[[Pro Tennis]]''
* [[Psycho-Nics Oscar]]
* ''[[Psycho-Nics Oscar]]''
* ''[[Ring King]]'' {{efn|''Ring King'' is included in the ''Data East All Star Collection'' compilation released in 2017 and officially licensed by G-Mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.8-bitcentral.com/blog/2017/retroBitCollections.html|title=Retro-Bit's multigame collections for NES & SNES offer licensed games from Data East & Jaleco|website=8-Bit Central}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retro-bit.com/data-east-all-star-collection.html|title=Data East All Star Collection|website=retro-bit.com}}</ref> But it has been suggested in the past that [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] may be the actual copyright holder of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/115635/InDepth_Exploring_Ultracades_Alleged_Counterfeit_Arcade_Game_Racket.php/|title=In-Depth: Exploring Ultracade's Alleged Counterfeit Arcade Game Racket|first=John D.|last=Andersen|website=www.gamasutra.com}}</ref> ''Ring King'' was originally published in North America by [[Data East]] and in Japan by [[Namco]], predecessors of G-Mode and Bandai Namco respectively.}}
* ''[[Ring King]]'' {{efn|''Ring King'' is included in the ''Data East All Star Collection'' compilation released in 2017 and officially licensed by G-Mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.8-bitcentral.com/blog/2017/retroBitCollections.html|title=Retro-Bit's multigame collections for NES & SNES offer licensed games from Data East & Jaleco|website=8-Bit Central}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retro-bit.com/data-east-all-star-collection.html|title=Data East All Star Collection|website=retro-bit.com}}</ref> But it has been suggested in the past that [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] may be the actual copyright holder of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/115635/InDepth_Exploring_Ultracades_Alleged_Counterfeit_Arcade_Game_Racket.php/|title=In-Depth: Exploring Ultracade's Alleged Counterfeit Arcade Game Racket|first=John D.|last=Andersen|website=www.gamasutra.com}}</ref> ''Ring King'' was originally published in North America by [[Data East]] and in Japan by [[Namco]], predecessors of G-Mode and Bandai Namco respectively.}}
* [[Road Blaster]] / Road Avenger / Turbo Blaster
* ''[[Road Blaster]]'' / ''Road Avenger'' / ''Turbo Blaster''
* [[Scrum Try]]
* ''[[Scrum Try]]''
* [[Shackled (arcade game)|Shackled]]
* ''[[Shackled (arcade game)|Shackled]]''
* [[Shoot out (arcade game)|Shoot Out]]
* ''[[Shoot out (arcade game)|Shoot Out]]''
* [[Side Pocket]]
* ''[[Side Pocket]]''
* Side Pocket 2 / [[Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend]]
* ''Side Pocket 2'' / ''[[Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend]]''
* [[Side Pocket 3]]
* ''[[Side Pocket 3]]''
* [[Silent Debuggers]]
* ''[[Silent Debuggers]]''
* [[Sly Spy]] / Sly Spy: Secret Agent / Secret Agent
* ''[[Sly Spy]]'' / ''Sly Spy: Secret Agent'' / ''Secret Agent''
* [[Soccer League - Winner's Cup]]
* ''[[Soccer League - Winner's Cup]]''
* [[Spinmaster (arcade game)|Spinmaster]] / Miracle Adventure
* ''[[Spinmaster (arcade game)|Spinmaster]]'' / ''Miracle Adventure''
* [[SRD: Super Real Darwin]]
* ''[[SRD: Super Real Darwin]]''
* [[Street Slam]] / Dunk Dream / Street Hoop
* ''[[Street Slam]]'' / ''Dunk Dream'' / ''Street Hoop''
* ''[[Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty#Ports|Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki]]'' <ref name="GameFAQs"/>
* [[Super Birdie Rush]]
* [[BurgerTime#Sequels|Super BurgerTime]]
* ''[[Super Birdie Rush]]''
* ''[[BurgerTime#Sequels|Super BurgerTime]]''
* [[Tattoo Assassins]]
* [[Treasure Island (1981 video game)|Treasure Island]]
* ''[[Tattoo Assassins]]''
* ''[[Treasure Island (1981 video game)|Treasure Island]]''
* [[Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...]]
* ''[[Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...]]''
* [[Tumblepop]]
* ''[[Tumblepop]]''
* [[Two Crude]] / Crude Buster (Two Crude Dudes (MD / GEN port))
* ''[[Two Crude]]'' / ''Crude Buster'' (''Two Crude Dudes'' (MD / GEN port))
* [[Winning Shot]]
* ''[[Winning Shot]] ''
* [[Wizard Fire]] / [[Dark Seal II]]
* ''[[Wizard Fire]]'' / ''[[Dark Seal II]]''
* [[Wonder Planet]]
* ''[[Wonder Planet]]''
* [[World Grand-Prix - Pole To Finish]]
* ''[[World Grand-Prix - Pole To Finish]]''
* [[Zaviga]]
* ''[[Zaviga]]''


===Not owned by G-Mode===
===Not owned by G-Mode===
*[[Chelnov]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Chelnov]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Glory of Heracles (series)|Glory of Heracles]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Glory of Heracles (series)|Glory of Heracles]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Karnov]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Karnov]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Metal Max (series)|Metal Max]] (purchased by Cattle Call, later Kadokawa Games)
*''[[Metal Max (series)|Metal Max]]'' (purchased by Cattle Call, later Kadokawa Games)
*[[Jake Hunter]] (purchased by [[WorkJam]], later by [[Arc System Works]])
*''[[Jake Hunter]]'' (purchased by [[WorkJam]], later by [[Arc System Works]])
*[[RoboCop (1988 video game)|RoboCop]] and [[RoboCop 2 (video game)|RoboCop 2]] (Arcade, NES and DOS versions, purchased by [[D4 Enterprise]])
*''[[RoboCop (1988 video game)|RoboCop]]'' and ''[[RoboCop 2 (video game)|RoboCop 2]]'' (Arcade, NES and DOS versions, purchased by [[D4 Enterprise]])
*[[Rohga: Armor Force]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Rohga: Armor Force]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Skull Fang]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Skull Fang]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)
*[[Windjammers (video game)|Windjammers]] (purchased by Paon DP)
*''[[Windjammers (video game)|Windjammers]]'' (purchased by Paon DP)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{notelist}}


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.dataeastgames.com/othergames.html|title=dataeastgames.com|publisher=dataeastgames.com|access-date=2013-09-09}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://g-mode.co.jp/en}}
*{{official website}}
*[https://gmodecorp.com/dataeast/ Data East Revival Project]

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Latest revision as of 06:18, 1 August 2024

G-Mode Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 14, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-14)[a]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Keiji Araki (representative director)[1]
Number of employees
190
ParentMarvelous[2]
Websitegmodecorp.com

G-Mode Corporation (株式会社ジー・モード, Kabushikigaisha Jī Mōdo) is a Japanese company that specializes in games for Java-compatible mobile phones.[3] The company also licenses content for mobile telecommunications operators, as well as being involved in the original equipment manufacturing of mobile phone games.[4]

History

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Promotion at the Tokyo Game Show 2008

G-Mode Co., Ltd was founded in July 2000 and merged in March 2014 with ONE-UP Co., Ltd. (a corporation established in 2006) which became G-Mode Corporation.[5][6] G-Mode is headquartered in Tokyo.[7]

G-Mode saw the potential in mobile gaming and managed to obtain the rights to Tetris in Japan in 2001, and currently uses this license to remain a major player in the mobile entertainment industry in Japan.[8] In 2004, G-Mode acquired the back catalogue of Data East Corporation.[9] In 2005, GungHo Online Entertainment invested in the company.[10] They currently license out these Data East titles on the Wii Virtual Console, Gametap, and Mobile Platform. G-Mode released an official Data East website in December 2008.[11] In 2010 is revealed that the company will publish several Data East titles on the Zeebo console in Brazil and Mexico.[12] On March 1, 2012, after several years of Wii Virtual Console support, G-Mode delisted all of its PC Engine/TurboGrafix-16 games from the service while continuing with the ones originally released on Nintendo consoles.

G-Mode Archives

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Main article: G-Mode Archives

In April 2020, G-Mode announced that several old mobile games from the company made in the 2000s will be re-released on Nintendo Switch through the G-MODE Archives label.[13] Following the success of such re-releases, G-Mode announced G-MODE Archives+, which consists of re-releases of third-party mobile games, starting with Detective Ryosuke Akikawa Case Tan Vol.1 "Masked Illusion Murder Case" by Genki.[14] The G-MODE Archives series debuted on Steam in 2021.[15]

Business

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G-Mode Co. Ltd. reported earnings results for the fiscal year 2006. For the fiscal year, the company reported consolidated net profit of $440,700 a $1.7 million consolidated recurring profit and a $31.1 million consolidated revenue. The number of subscribers to official websites for NTT DoCoMo handsets rose to 1.48 million at the end of October 2006, up 34% from the end of March 2006, which mainly contributed to the upward revision. The company revised its earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2007. For the period, the company revises consolidated net profit to $594,000 from a previous forecast of a $169,500 consolidated net loss. Consolidated recurring profit was revised up to $2.8 million from $1.7 million. The consolidated sales revenue was revised up as well to $41.1 million from $39.8 million.[7]

Data East games rightsholder

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G-Mode owns the rights to more than 100 Data East titles.[16] The following list mostly includes video games mentioned either on G-Mode's original Data East webpage in 2009[17] or the current version launched in 2017.[16] In some instances, a game can be absent in both of G-Mode's Data East webpages but still be mentioned here if there's a third-party source proving the company's ownership for it (in such cases the reference will be attached next to the title). Although G-Mode published in 2007 a remake of Data East's Super Famicom title Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku for mobile phones,[18] this title is not included in the following list because that license is owned by Paon Corporation.[19]

Not owned by G-Mode

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Notes

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  1. ^ G-Mode Co., Ltd founded on July 27, 2000
  2. ^ Ring King is included in the Data East All Star Collection compilation released in 2017 and officially licensed by G-Mode.[24][25] But it has been suggested in the past that Bandai Namco Entertainment may be the actual copyright holder of the game.[26] Ring King was originally published in North America by Data East and in Japan by Namco, predecessors of G-Mode and Bandai Namco respectively.

References

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  1. ^ "会社概要 - 株式会社ジー・モード". gmodecorp.com.
  2. ^ "Marvelous Acquires Joe & Mac and Data East Library Through G-mode Acquisition". Siliconera. 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "IGN".
  4. ^ "listofcompanies.co.in". ww38.listofcompanies.co.in.
  5. ^ "沿革 - 株式会社ジー・モード". gmodecorp.com.
  6. ^ "会社概要｜会社情報｜ジーモード". August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "G-mode Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  8. ^ Stuart, Keith (January 21, 2010). "Tetris and Snake - the biggest games in the world". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. ^ Smith, David. "G-Mode Buys Up Data East Catalog", 1UP.com. February 2004. [1]
  10. ^ "Company History｜ GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc". Gungho.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  11. ^ "Archives history of website www.dataeastgames.com". G-Mode Co., Ltd.
  12. ^ "Zeebo terá "Peggle", "Plants vs Zombies" e mais - 09/03/2010 - Últimas Notícias - UOL Jogos". Jogos.uol.com.br. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  13. ^ "G-Mode Archives feature phone title ports announced for Switch - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  14. ^ "探偵・癸生川凌介事件譚 Vol.1「仮面幻想殺人事件」 - G-MODEアーカイブス". G-MODE Corporation. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  15. ^ "G-Mode Archives titles coming to PC this spring". Gematsu. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  16. ^ a b G-Mode Corporation (2017). "DATA EAST Revival Project". Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  17. ^ G-Mode Co. Ltd. (August 7, 2011). "LIBRARY - Data East Games". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
  18. ^ "ヘラクレスの栄光3 ～神々の沈黙～". January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010.
  19. ^ "株式会社パオン・ディーピー". 株式会社パオン・ディーピー.
  20. ^ a b c d "Intellectual Property Questions - Data East Arcade Classics".
  21. ^ "Drop Off > Virtual Console". Hudson Soft. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009.
  22. ^ "キャプテン ラング（メガドライブ版）』プロジェクトEGGにて配信開始".
  23. ^ Inc, Aetas. "アクションゲーム「キャプテン ラング（メガドライブ版）」がプロジェクトEGGで配信開始". 4Gamer.net. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  24. ^ "Retro-Bit's multigame collections for NES & SNES offer licensed games from Data East & Jaleco". 8-Bit Central.
  25. ^ "Data East All Star Collection". retro-bit.com.
  26. ^ Andersen, John D. "In-Depth: Exploring Ultracade's Alleged Counterfeit Arcade Game Racket". www.gamasutra.com.
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