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Eighting Co., Ltd.
Logo Alt:Eightinshkg logo
Native Name:株式会社エイティング
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Eitingu Kabushiki-gaisha
Former Name:Raizing (1993–2000)
Type:Kabushiki gaisha
Location City:Shinagawa, Tokyo
Location Country:Japan
Key People:Yasuhiko Sameshima (President and CEO)
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:232[1]
Num Employees Year:September, 2023

stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formerly known as It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games.

History

Raizing and Eighting were formed in part by former staff of Compile, to create arcade games. The development was done by Raizing, while sales and distribution were done by Eighting. Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker was released in 1993. After the arcade developer Toaplan closed their doors, some of their staff went to Raizing, while others began the offshoot companies Cave, Takumi, and Gazelle, all of which were noted for their strong support of the shoot 'em up genre, and the "danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy.

The company featured a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama (a.k.a. "Healthy"), Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo. The company also included the famous shooting game developer Shinobu Yagawa who was the designer and programmer for Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, and Battle Bakraid while at Raizing, and is now employed by Cave.

In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting, and since then, no shoot'em up games were produced. The company since then concentrated its video game business to home consoles and mobile/social gaming.

List of games developed

List of games developed as Raizing!Year!Title!Publisher!Notes
1993Sorcer StrikerAble Corporation
1994Hudson SoftProduced with Hudson Soft
Kingdom Grand PrixEighting
1996Battle Garegga
Terra DiverEighting
Electronic Arts Victor
Data East
1997Bloody RoarHudson Soft/SCEA/Virgin InteractiveProduced with Hudson Soft
1998Armed Police BatriderEighting
1999Battle BakraidAble Corporation
Bloody Roar 2Hudson Soft
SCEA
Virgin Interactive
Ghoul PanicNamco
Golgo 13
2000DimahooCapcom
Brave BladeNamco
Golgo 13 - Kiseki no Dandou
2001Golgo 13 - Juusei no Requiem
List of games developed as Eighting!Year!Title!Publisher!Notes
2001Bloody Roar 3Hudson Soft
Activision
Virgin Interactive
Produced with Hudson Soft
Kuru Kuru KururinNintendo
Tekken AdvanceNamco
2002Kururin ParadiseNintendo
2003Bloody Roar 4KonamiProduced with Hudson Soft
Tomy
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
2004Bandai
Kururin SquashNintendo
Zoids StruggleTomy
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3
2005SCEI
Tomy
Bandai
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4Tomy
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2SCEI
2006Battle Stadium D.O.NBandai NamcoProduced with Q Interactive
Master of IllusionNintendoProduced with Tenyo
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3SCEI
2007Square EnixProduced with Genius Sonority
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4SCEI
Naruto: Clash of Ninja RevolutionTakara Tomy
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2
2008Fate/unlimited codesCapcomProduced with Type-Moon and Cavia
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
Castlevania JudgmentKonami
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5SCEI
Takara Tomy
2009Bandai Namco
Kamen Rider: Dragon KnightD3 PublisherNintendo DS version produced by Natsume Co., Ltd.
Takara Tomy
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninjas Revolution 3
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 SCEI
Bandai Namco
2010CapcomUpdated version of Cross Generation of Heroes
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOOBandai Namco
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7SCEI
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! SpecialTakara Tomy
2011Capcom
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3Updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Monster Hunter 3 UltimateProduced with Capcom
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes FourzeBandai Namco
2012Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes
2013Produced with Bandai Namco
2014
2016
Zoids: Field of RebellionTakara Tomy
2017Monster Hunter Generations UltimateCapcomProduced with Capcom
Kamen Rider: Climax FightersBandai Namco
2020Takara Tomy
Pikmin 3 DeluxeNintendoPorted and developed new content for the title
2022DNF DuelNexonDeveloped with Arc System Works and Neople
2023Pikmin 4NintendoCo-developed with Nintendo EPD
2024Hunter × Hunter: Nen × ImpactBushiroad Games
Arc System Works
Nintendo Switch Sports (Free content update)NintendoCo-developed free basketball content update with Nintendo.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Profile. ja:会社概要. Eighting. December 22, 2022. ja.
  2. Web site: ssf1991 . 2024-07-10 . Eighting worked on Nintendo Switch Sports basketball update . 2024-07-20 . My Nintendo News . en-US.