Nex Entertainment Explained

Nex Entertainment ネクスエンタテインメント
Type:	Private
Foundation:	September 28, 1992^[1]
Defunct:	2016^[2]
Location:	Tokyo, Japan
Key People:	Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO)
Industry:	Video games
Homepage:	www.nex-ent.co.jp/

, formerly known as GAU Entertainment and, was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for other companies on a contract basis. Their clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.^[1] Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment. Two years later, the company merged into Nextech, which was bought by Sega in 1997.^[1] Nex Entertainment emerged as a third-party developer in 2003.^[1] NEX Entertainment's major shareholder, Fields <2767> announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.^[3]

Games

Arcade

• Cobra the Arcade^[4]
• Time Crisis 3^[4]
• Time Crisis 4^[4]

Dreamcast

• Dino Crisis^[4]
• Dream Studio^[4]
• ^[4]
• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[4]
• Shenmue
• Type X: Spiral Nightmare (canceled)

Game Boy Advance

• Shining Soul (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)^[4]
• Shining Soul II (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)

GameCube

• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[4]

iOS and Android

• 殉職刑事^[5]

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Crusader of Centy^[6]
• Pro Striker Final Stage^[6]
• Ranger X^[7]
• YuYu Hakusho: Gaiden^[7]

Nintendo DS

• Children of Mana^[4]

Nintendo 3DS

• Crimson Shroud^[4]
• Weapon Shop de Omasse^[4]

PlayStation 2

• Dynasty Tactics 2^[4]
• ^[4]
• ^[4]
• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[4]
• ^[4]
• Shining Tears^[4]
• Shining Wind^[4]
• Shirachuu Tankenbu^[4]
• Time Crisis 3

PlayStation 3

• Bayonetta^[4]
• Time Crisis 4

PlayStation 4

• Killing Bites (cancelled)^[8]

PlayStation Vita

• Killing Bites (cancelled)^[8]

Sega Saturn

• Battle Arena Toshinden Remix^[4]
• Battle Arena Toshinden U.R.A^[4]
• Choro Q Park^[4]
• Cyber Speedway^[4]
• D-Xhird^[4]
• Linkle Liver Story^[4]
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98^[4]
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98 Summer Action^[4]
• Resident Evil^[4]

Windows

• Chi Q no Tomodachi^[4]
• Dark Eyes^[4]
• Dark Eyes 2000^[4]
• Dream Studio^[4]
• You will go out to the Pico-town!^[4]

WonderSwan Color

• Dark Eyes: BattleGate^[4]

Xbox

• ^[4]
• Touge R^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nex Entertainment staff . Nex Entertainment Company Profile . Nex-ent.co.jp . Japanese . 2008-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115021142/http://www.nex-ent.co.jp/Company.html . 2012-01-15 . dead .
2. Web site: フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz.
3. Web site: フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz.
4. Web site: Nex Entertainment Contents. Nex Entertainment. Japanese. June 14, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160320182847/http://www.nex-ent.co.jp/contents/consumer.html. March 20, 2016.
5. Web site: Gamer . "殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始！ Gamer . 2024-02-08 . www.gamer.ne.jp . ja.
6. Web site: All Games by NexTech . GameSpot.com . 2008-06-22.
7. Web site: All Games by Gau Entertainment . GameSpot.com . 2008-06-22.
8. Web site: Killing Bites game no longer in development. 25 September 2017.