Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - Thursday, July 21, 2011
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JETRO Event

From July 19-21, 2011, JETRO Fukuoka and the City of Fukuoka will send a delegation of Japanese game companies to Casual Connect 2011 in Seattle to demonstrate their latest projects and meet with U.S. game companies. If you're a non-Japanese game company interested in opportunities in the Japanese casual games market, look through the profiles of the Japanese game companies below and contact each one individually to set up meetings during Casual Connect 2011. There will also be a networking event on July 21^st open to all Casual Connect attendees.

Delegation of Japanese game companies:

Japan Games Party

Save the date!

On Thursday, July 21, 2011, JETRO Fukuoka and the City of Fukuoka will host the Japan Games Party, a networking event for Casual Connect attendees to casually meet with all of the Japanese game companies.

Date & Time: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 4PM - 6PM
Location: The Capital Grille
1301 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

This networking event is free for all Casual Connect 2011 attendees, but RSVP is required.
Hors d'oeuvres and first drink are complimentary

To RSVP, please email Audrey R. Fan or call 206-660-8435.

Company Profiles

Crazy Pirates Co.,Ltd.

Website: www.crazypirates.co.jp/
Established: February, 13, 2008
Contact person: Hirotaka Araki
+81-72-948-1137

Company description: Crazy Pirates was established three years ago by creative programmers who previously worked at Capcom Co., Ltd. The company develops titles for Wii, DS, 3DS, PSP, PC (Linux/Windows), Flash, iPhone and Android. The staff is highly experienced in system design and application (game) development. Currently, Crazy Pirates is developing multi-platform engine and action-intensive games for smartphones.

Elements Co.,Ltd.

Website: http://elements-soft.com/
Established: November, 1999
Contact person: Junichi Ishikawa
+81-92-737-7173

Company description: Elements Co.,Ltd specializes in game development for iPhone, mainly focusing on simulation and strategy games. Since 2010, the company has started a new line of business to include serious games and ARG.

Previously released apps and description

1. Fuku-bura: An adventure game in which the player can advance through stages by visiting various tourist spots in real life.

Demos available during Casual Connect

1. Fuku-bura
   Genre: Serious game
   Platform: iPhone
   Territory Released: Japan
   Description: An adventure game in which the player can advance through stages by visiting various tourist spots in real life.

Frognation Ltd.

Website: www.frognation.com
Established: March 19, 1997
Contact person: Kengo Watanabe
+81-3-6804-7933

Company description: Frognation Ltd is an independent consultancy specializing in all aspects of the interactive industry. Gaming and anime scripts, localization, audio, music, and youth consumer consultancy in the Japanese market. Frognation is known far and wide for cultural expertise and practical sensitivity, combining the very best hard-core gamers with great writing skills, and fully bilingual proofers in our exhaustive Tokyo/London localization and Q&A process.

Previously released apps and description

1. Demon's Souls
   Genre: Action RPG
   Platform: PS3
   Territory Released: Japan/North America/Europe
   Part developed by Frognation: Script writing (English), voice recording / audio direction
2. Split Second (Japanese)
   Genre: Car Racing
   Platform: PS3 / PSP
   Territory Released: Japan
   Part developed by Frognation: Localization (ENG-> JPN), voice recording
3. Hansoft 6.6 (Japanese & Chinese Version)
   Genre: Project Management System
   Platform: PC
   Territory Released: Japan/China
   Part developed by Frognation: Localization, PR (ENG->JPN/CHN)

FuRyu Corporation

Website: www.furyu.jp/index.html
Established: April 1, 2007
Contact person: Takashi Shibayama
+81-3-5728-1761

Company description: FuRyu Corp. offers websites for mobile phones, simulation games for social game platforms, and applications for iPhone and Android devices. We also manufacture instant photo machines to make tiny stickers, prizes for crane games, and game software running on consumer game platforms.

Previously released apps and description

1. Mail Deco: The e-mail application for iPhone. Decorate, send, and receive e-mails with templates and pictograms.
2. Daikanyama for Android: The simulation game application for Android devices. Simulate love affair with various boy characters.
3. RakuEmojicchi for Android: The Application for Android devices, to download pictograms for decorating e-mails.

Land Ho!

Website: www.landho.co.jp
Established: June, 1999
Contact person: Takahiro Fukada
+81-3-5713-0071

Company description: Land Ho has extensive experience developing games for PS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, XBox 360 (Kinect & XBLA), iPod/iPhone/iPad, Android, and Flash games. We are looking for partner companies that can localize and/or publish our games outside of Japan. We're also interested in companies looking for a developer and/or publisher for releasing games in Japan and other Asian territories.

Previously released apps and description

1. Smurfs Dance Party: The Smurfs are back in an all new dancing video game. Kids and parents will dance to popular, top of the chart songs in this fun, high-energy game with their favorite Smurfs characters. The Smurfs Game is based on Sony & Columbia Pictures' upcoming hybrid live-action/CGI blockbuster movie releasing August 3, 2011.
2. Just Dance Kids: Just Dance, the #1 selling Music & Rhythm game for the Nintendo Wii^TM, is now available FOR KIDS! With a HUGE selection of their favorite songs, crazy dances and all-new kid-friendly game play, children of all ages can Just Dance, along with the rest of the family!
3. Alien Sweeper: This game turns your smartphone in to a virtual targeting machine allowing you to shoot and kill aliens that are taking over our planet! The game uses Google Maps and Augmented Reality to pinpoint your location and locates aliens nearby for the player to attack.

Demos available during Casual Connect

1. Little Red Riding Hood (demo)
   Genre: Physics Puzzle
   Platform: iOS / Android
   Territory Released: TBA
   Description: The wolves have invaded Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's village. It's up you to help Little Red blow up the wolves sitting on top of the buildings using bombs.
2. Parade (demo)
   Genre: Match 3 Puzzle
   Platform: iOS / Android
   Territory Released: TBA
   Description: This is a match-3 type puzzle that offers hours of easy-to-understand yet challenging gameplay.
3. Champagne Tower (demo)
   Genre: Physics Puzzle
   Platform: iOS / Android
   Territory Released: TBA
   Description: This is a "knock-'em-down" type game with a first-person view camera. There's a celebration going on and in the middle of the room is a tower of champagne glasses. It's your mission to pop open a bottle of champagne and knock down as many champagne glasses as possible.

R-Force Entertainment Inc.

Website: www.r-force.co.jp/
Established: June, 1999
Contact person: Hirokazu Yokoyama
+81-3-6408-6303

Company description: Founded at the beginning of 1999, R-Force Entertainment is leading the next generation of entertainment technology networks and AI/ALife. In 2010, we have started development for iOS/Android. Previously, we focused on the production of game titles for hand held consoles (PSP, DS, etc), mobile phones and SNS games for casual gamers.

Previously released apps and description

1. Coin Falls 忍: A casual coin game ranks in top 10 games on AppStore. This game is an exhilarating coin-catching game.
2. Phantasy Star Eternal Hunters for Mobile: Phantasy Star is one of the most popular RPG and social game for mobiles.
3. Character Dress-Up Client "twippa": A Twitter client with character decoration packages for iPhone/Android/Smartphones.

Demos available during Casual Connect

1. Coin Falls 忍 (Shinobi)
   Genre: Casual
   Platform: iPad/iPhone
   Date Released: April 2011
   Description: A casual coin game ranks in top 10 games on AppStore. This game is an exhilarating coin-catching game.
2. Phantasy Star Eternal Hunters for Mobile
   Genre: Casual
   Platform: Smartphones
   Date Released: April 2011
   Description: Phantasy Star is one of the most popular RPG and social game for mobiles.
3. Character Dress-Up Client "twippa"
   Genre: Utility
   Platform: iPhone/Android/Smartphone
   Date Released: December 2010
   Description: A Twitter client with character decoration packages for iPhone/Android/Smartphones.

SOHO'S

Website: http://ameblo.jp/hinohino/
Established: June, 2002
Contact person: Hikari Harada
+81-92-606-7230

Company description: SOHO'S develops mainly romance genre games aimed at women.

Previously released apps and description

1. ヒルズの恋人 (Hills' Lover): LoveSLG in the workplace
2. 恋スル私の王子様 (I Love You, My Prince): LoveSLG in high school
3. Days of Memories 3: LoveSLG of KOF characters

Demos available during Casual Connect

1. ヒルズの恋人 (Hills' Lover)
   Genre: SNS-LoveSLG
   Platform: Mobile　apps
   Territory Released: Japan
   Description: LoveSLG in the workplace
2. 恋スル私の王子様 (I Love You, My Prince)
   Genre: SNS-LoveSLG
   Platform: Mobile　apps
   Territory Released: Japan
   Description: LoveSLG in high school
3. Days of Memories 3
   Genre: LoveSLG
   Platform: Nintendo DS
   Territory Released: Japan
   Description: LoveSLG of KOF characters.

Vanguard　Co.,Ltd

Website: www.vgd.co.jp
Established: October 29, 1993
Contact person: Tomonori　Sugiyama
+81-45-477-4177

Company description: Vanguard is an online game development specialist for consoles, mobile and PC. They provide simple and easy-to-play strategy games (i.e. German-style board game), advanced server programming technologies, and self-progressing style online games (the game progresses even when the user is logged off). Through the research and use of different advanced technologies like Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR, they develop games that run on low spec PCs. Vanguard also has experience in developing different genres of games including: RPG, Action, Puzzle, Strategy, and etc. Their most acclaimed work in the self-progressing online game series is titled, "The Gundam Network Operations." It was release in 2002 and is the longest active PC online game in Japan to date.

Previously released apps and description

1. Knights of the Crystals: Knights of the Crystals is a social networking game published by Square Enix for Facebook. In the game, you'll be able to explore a rich world filled with monsters to battle, quests to complete, and treasures to collect. The thief, paladin, dark knight, and summoner are just a few of the exciting classes with unique abilities that you'll be able to unlock as you play.
2. Gundam Network Operation 3: GNO (Gundam Network Operation) 3 is a Sci-fi online role-playing game, published by Bandai Namco Games, which was released in Japan in 2010. GNO 3　is the sequel to GNO 2, which was released on September 2004. Before this, the Gundam series included GNO and GNO 2, both of which are based on the popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam and share the same background story.
3. Fantasy Walker: Fantasy Walker　is an original browser-based RPG. The game progresses by the actions chosen by the players when a group get together, organized or captured in the dungeon.

Demos available during Casual Connect

1. Fantasy Walker
   Genre: Self Progressing RPG
   Platform: PC Web Browser
   Territory Released: Japan
   Description: Fantasy Walker　is an original browser-based RPG. The game progresses by the actions chosen by the players when a group get together, organized or captured in the dungeon.

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