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| type = [[Limited company|Limited]]
| type = [[Limited company|Limited]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|7}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|7}}
| defunct = Circa 2020
| fate = [[Dissolution (law)|Dissolved]]
| location = Trouadour-403 2-9-6 Sendagaya [[Shibuya, Tokyo]], Japan 151-0051
| location = Trouadour-403 2-9-6 Sendagaya [[Shibuya, Tokyo]], Japan 151-0051
| key_people = Hiroshi Suzuki (CEO)
| key_people = Hiroshi Suzuki (CEO)
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| homepage = {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20160314055804/http://www.skiptokyo.com/|www.skiptokyo.com}} (archived)
| homepage = {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20160314055804/http://www.skiptokyo.com/|www.skiptokyo.com}} (archived)
}}
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'''Skip Ltd.''' (stylized as skip Ltd.) is a Japanese [[video game developer]] that has a close relationship with [[Nintendo]]. Nintendo has published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being ''[[LOL (video game)|LOL]]'' (''Archime DS''), which skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff includes prominent developers from [[Square (video game company)|Square]] such as [[Kenichi Nishi]] and Keita Eto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Figueiredo |first=Bruno |title=Love-de-Lic |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719012208/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2009 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[Hardcore Gaming 101]]}}</ref> In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=October 22, 2019 |title=What's Going On With Chibi-Robo Developer Skip? |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/whats_going_on_with_chibi-robo_developer_skip |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |archive-date=24 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224185542/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/whats_going_on_with_chibi-robo_developer_skip |url-status=live }}</ref> By August 2020, there were growing signs that the company may have become defunct as they hadn't released a game since 2015, however this has not yet been officially confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/has_the_chibi-robo_studio_skip_pulled_the_plug_on_development|title=Has The Chibi-Robo Studio Skip Pulled The Plug On Development?|website=Nintendo Life|date=5 August 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809094535/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/has_the_chibi-robo_studio_skip_pulled_the_plug_on_development|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Skip Ltd.''' (stylized as skip Ltd.) was a Japanese [[video game developer]] that had a close relationship with [[Nintendo]]. Nintendo published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being ''[[LOL (video game)|LOL]]'' (''Archime DS''), which skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff included prominent developers from [[Square (video game company)|Square]] such as [[Kenichi Nishi]] and Keita Eto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Figueiredo |first=Bruno |title=Love-de-Lic |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719012208/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2009 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[Hardcore Gaming 101]]}}</ref> In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=October 22, 2019 |title=What's Going On With Chibi-Robo Developer Skip? |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/whats_going_on_with_chibi-robo_developer_skip |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |archive-date=24 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224185542/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/whats_going_on_with_chibi-robo_developer_skip |url-status=live }}</ref> By August 2020, it was reported that the company may have become defunct.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/has_the_chibi-robo_studio_skip_pulled_the_plug_on_development|title=Has The Chibi-Robo Studio Skip Pulled The Plug On Development?|website=Nintendo Life|date=5 August 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809094535/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/has_the_chibi-robo_studio_skip_pulled_the_plug_on_development|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2024, a former employee confirmed the company had shut down.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1773796266851606668 |user=picmory |title=Skip has disbanded. Each member is active in a different place. However, there is a possibility that some members will reunite in the near future and do something. I don't know yet though. |author-link=Hiroshi Moriyama |date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212037/https://twitter.com/picmory/status/1773796266851606668 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |url-status=live |last=Moriyama |first=Hiroshi}}</ref>

In 2024, a number of former ''[[Chibi-Robo!]]'' developers started '''Tiny Wonder Studio''', a new game development studio. Their first game, ''koROBO'', was announced in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Former Chibi-Robo! developers announce robot action adventure game koROBO for consoles, PC|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/former-chibi-robo-developers-announce-robot-action-adventure-game-korobo-for-consoles-pc|website=Gematsu|date=2024-07-19|access-date=2024-07-19}}</ref>


==Games==
==Games==
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|''[[Chibi-Robo!_(video_game)|Chibi-Robo!]]''
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|GameCube, [[Wii]]
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|''[[bit Generations#Coloris|Coloris]]''
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|''[[bit Generations#Dialhex|Dialhex]]''
|''[[Rotohex|Dialhex]]''
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|''[[bit Generations#Dotstream|Dotstream]]''
|''[[bit Generations#Dotstream|Dotstream]]''
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|''[[Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash]]''
|''[[Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash]]'' (co-developed by [[Vanpool (company)|Vanpool]])
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 30 August 2024

Skip Ltd.
Company typeLimited
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJuly 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07)
DefunctCirca 2020
FateDissolved
HeadquartersTrouadour-403 2-9-6 Sendagaya Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 151-0051
Key people
Hiroshi Suzuki (CEO)
ProductsChibi-Robo!
bit Generations
Art Style
Websitewww.skiptokyo.com (archived)

Skip Ltd. (stylized as skip Ltd.) was a Japanese video game developer that had a close relationship with Nintendo. Nintendo published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being LOL (Archime DS), which skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff included prominent developers from Square such as Kenichi Nishi and Keita Eto.[1] In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media.[2] By August 2020, it was reported that the company may have become defunct.[3] In March 2024, a former employee confirmed the company had shut down.[4]

In 2024, a number of former Chibi-Robo! developers started Tiny Wonder Studio, a new game development studio. Their first game, koROBO, was announced in July 2024.[5]

Games

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Year Title Publisher Platform
2003 GiFTPiA Nintendo GameCube
2005 Chibi-Robo! GameCube, Wii
2006 Boundish Game Boy Advance
Coloris
Dialhex
Dotstream
Orbital
Soundvoyager
2007 Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol Nintendo DS
LOL JP: Skip Ltd.
NA: Agetec
EU: Rising Star Games
2008 Captain Rainbow Nintendo Wii
Orbient WiiWare
Cubello
Rotohex
Aquia DSiWare
Base 10
2009 Pictobits
Zengage
Boxlife
Precipice
Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Ōsōji! Nintendo DS
2010 light trax WiiWare
Rotozoa
Snowpack Park
2011 Wii Play: Motion[a] Wii
2013 Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder Nintendo 3DS
2015 Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash (co-developed by Vanpool)

References

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  1. ^ de Figueiredo, Bruno. "Love-de-Lic". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ McFerran, Damien (22 October 2019). "What's Going On With Chibi-Robo Developer Skip?". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Has The Chibi-Robo Studio Skip Pulled The Plug On Development?". Nintendo Life. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ Moriyama, Hiroshi [@picmory] (29 March 2024). "Skip has disbanded. Each member is active in a different place. However, there is a possibility that some members will reunite in the near future and do something. I don't know yet though" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Romano, Sal (19 July 2024). "Former Chibi-Robo! developers announce robot action adventure game koROBO for consoles, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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