Neverland (company)

Neverland
Native name
株式会社ネバーランドカンパニー
IndustryVideo game
FoundedMay 7, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-05-07)
DefunctNovember 29, 2013 (2013-11-29)
ProductsRune Factory

Neverland Company Inc.[a] was a Japanese video game developer founded on May 7, 1993. It has developed games for Super NES, Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 and the Wii. The most notable games this company developed were part of the Lufia and Rune Factory series of video games. By November 2013, the company ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy.[1] The following year, many former members of the studio were hired by Marvelous, who had published many of their previous games.

History

Rune Factory 4 was the final game developed by Neverland.[2] The company filed for bankruptcy on November 29, 2013.[1]

Games developed

Year Title Platform Publisher Ref.
1993 Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito
1994 Hat Trick Hero 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito
1995 Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito, Natsume
1996 Chaos Seed: Fūsui Kairoki Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito [3]
Energy Breaker Super Nintendo Entertainment System Taito [4]
1998 Senkutsu Katsuryu Taisen: Chaos Seed Sega Saturn Neverland [3]
2001 Lufia: The Legend Returns Game Boy Color Natsume
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice Dreamcast Conspiracy Entertainment [5]
2002 Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden: Jokenji Asuka Kenzan! Dreamcast Sega
2003 CIMA: The Enemy Game Boy Advance Natsume
Disney's Party GameCube Electronic Arts
2005 Shining Force Neo PlayStation 2 Sega [6]
Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory PlayStation Portable Konami
Egg Monster Hero Nintendo DS Square Enix
2006 Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. PlayStation Portable Konami
2007 Shining Force EXA PlayStation 2 Sega [7]
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DS Natsume [8]
2008 Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DS Natsume [8]
2009 Rune Factory Frontier Nintendo Wii Xseed Games [8]
2010 Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Nintendo DS Natsume [8]
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals Nintendo DS Natsume [9]
2011 Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny PlayStation 3 Natsume [8]
2013 Rune Factory 4 Nintendo 3DS Natsume [8]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社ネバーランドカンパニー, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nebārando Kanpanī

References

  1. ^ a b "Rune Factory Developer Ceases Operations, Filing For Bankruptcy - Siliconera". www.siliconera.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01.
  2. ^ Vogel, Mitch (18 October 2015). "XSEED VP Talks About the Future of the Rune Factory Series". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Moehnke, Mike (7 July 2011). "Chaos Seed Retroview". RPGamer. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Neverland Games". IGN. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ^ Chau, Anthony (12 December 2000). "Record of Lodoss War". IGN. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ^ Gann, Patrick (2 July 2007). "Shining Force NEO Review". RPGFan. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ Aihoshi, Richard (20 January 2007). "Shining Force EXA Interview - Part 1". IGN. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Hagues, Alana (14 July 2025). "Best Rune Factory Games Of All Time". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ Reese, Zack (18 July 2010). "Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals Preview". RPG Site. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverland_Co.,_Ltd.