Dimple Entertainment

Dimple Entertainment
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	November 17, 2005
Defunct	August 31, 2010
Successor	Ubisoft
Headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Takeshi Kamio (President)
Products	Games for video game consoles
Website	"Official Website" (in Japanese). Dimple Entertainment. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

Dimple Entertainment (Japanese: 株式会社ディンプル, Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Dinpuru) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in November 2005 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. They released a number of games beginning with Ayakashibito in August 2006, and would go on to develop and release others for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS. The company worked with other developers such as HuneX, Microvision, and Vanillaware before closing its doors in August 2010.

Company history

Dimple was founded on November 17, 2005 with President Takeshi Kamio serving as head of operations. According to the company's official website, their name came from their desire to "offer entertainment to make unexpected smiles."^[1] Their main clients included other video game developers such as Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Nintendo, as well as the Toppan Printing Company.^[1] In July 2010, Kamio announced that the company would be closing their doors the following month, with its final day of operation being August 31 of that year.^[2]

Games developed

Title	System	Original release date	Publisher(s)	JP	Ref(s)
Ayakashibito	PlayStation 2	August 31, 2006	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
LoveDrops	PlayStation 2	May 31, 2007	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Mahoroba Stories	PlayStation 2	July 26, 2007	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Sankei Sports Kanshuu: Wi-Fi Baken Yosou Ryoku Training: Umania 2007 Nendo-ban	Nintendo DS	November 27, 2007	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Lup Salad DS: Lupupu Cube	Nintendo DS	January 31, 2008	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Kaiun Kenkyuuka - Utsukita Mahiro Kanshuu - Mainichi Kokorobics: DS Uranai Happiness 2008	Nintendo DS	January 31, 2008	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Houkago wa Gin no Shirabe	PlayStation 2	February 28, 2008	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Mite wa Ikenai	Nintendo DS	August 7, 2008	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Net Ghost PiPoPa: PiPoPa DS @ Daibouken!!!	Nintendo DS	February 26, 2009	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Nippon Golfers Kentei DS	Nintendo DS	June 18, 2009	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Under the Moon: Crescent	PlayStation 2	June 25, 2009	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Lup Salad Portable Matatabi: Lupupu Cube	PlayStation Portable	January 28, 2010	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]
Loveroot Zero: Kiss Kiss Labyrinth*	PlayStation 2	April 28, 2010	Dimple Entertainment	Yes	^[3]

Games published

Title	System	Original release date	Developer(s)	JP	Ref(s)
Kira Kira Pop Princess	Nintendo DS	October 26, 2006	HuneX	Yes	^[3]
Shinri Kenkyuuka Yuuki Yuu Kanshuu: Mainichi Kokorobics DS Therapy	Nintendo DS	May 24, 2007	HuneX	Yes	^[3]
Baken DS	Nintendo DS	September 20, 2007	Microvision	Yes	^[3]
Eigo o Taberu Fushigi na Ikimono Marsh	Nintendo DS	October 25, 2007	Microvision	Yes	^[3]
Pop Town	Nintendo DS	December 20, 2007	HuneX	Yes	^[3]
Kumatanchi	Nintendo DS	September 25, 2008	Vanillaware	Yes	^[3]
Ayakashibito Portable	PlayStation Portable	March 19, 2009	HuneX	Yes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "株式会社ディンプル│会社案内" (in Japanese). Dimple Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Spencer (July 30, 2010). "Dimple Entertainment Closes Their Doors". Siliconera. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Dimple Entertainment". GameSpot. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

External links

Dimple Entertainment at Giant Bomb

[Company-1] "株式会社ディンプル│会社案内" (in Japanese). Dimple Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2019.

[Siliconera-2] Spencer (July 30, 2010). "Dimple Entertainment Closes Their Doors". Siliconera. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[GSpot-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Dimple Entertainment". GameSpot. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

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