SIMS Co., Ltd. explained

SIMS Co., Ltd. should not be confused with The Sims.

SIMS Co., Ltd. シムス株式会社
Type:	KK
Foundation:	June 12, 1991
Location:	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key People:	Noboru Machida: Representative Director; Hideki Katagiri: Director; Keisuke Nozawa: Director
Industry:	Video games
Products:	Games for video game consoles
Num Employees:	32
Parent:	Sega (1991–2004)
Homepage:	http://www.sims.co.jp/

, which stands for "Soft Development Innovation Multi Success",^[1] is a Japanese video game publisher and developer originally established on June 12, 1991 as a joint venture of Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. and Sega Enterprises, Ltd. About 50 employees transferred over from Sanritsu.^[2]

SIMS became independent of the Sega group on June 25, 2004, when Representative Director Noboru Machida took over all stock from the veteran game maker^[3]

Games

Nintendo 3DS

• Fish On

PlayStation Vita

• Let's Fish! Hooked On

Dreamcast

• Charge 'N Blast
• Harusame Youbi
• The House of the Dead 2
• Maboroshi Tsukiyo
• Sega Bass Fishing

Master System

• Buggy Run
• Disney's Aladdin
• Masters of Combat
• Ninja Gaiden
• Master of Darkness

Mega Drive / Genesis

• ATP Tour Championship Tennis
• Devil Buster (unreleased)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Out Run 2019
• Shadow Dancer
• Scratch Golf (unreleased)^[7]
• Wimbledon II (unreleased)^[8]

Sega CD

• Vay

Game Gear

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Disney's Aladdin
• Buster Fight
• Fred Couples Golf
• Master of Darkness
• Tails' Skypatrol
• Alien Syndrome

Wii

• Hooked! Real Motion Fishing
• Sega Bass Fishing (co-developed with Cavia)
• All Round Hunter

WiiWare

• Derby Dogs
• Reel Fishing Challenge

PSP

• Ape Escape: On the Loose

Multi-platform

• Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge (PS2, GameCube)
• Legendary Fishing (PS4, Switch)

See also

• List of Sanritsu/SIMS games

Notes and References

1. Web site: Developer_Table . ja . Review-site.net . 2017-07-25 . 2008-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006233911/http://review-site.net/developer/si.html#シムス . dead .
2. Web site: Developer_Table . ja . Review-site.net . 2017-07-25 . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202150132/http://review-site.net/developer/sa.html#サンリツ電気 . dead .
3. Web site: SIMS会社概要 . 2017-07-25 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20040716060026/http://www.sims.co.jp/outline.html . 2004-07-16 .
4. Coming Soon MD: デビルバスター. . 38. Tokuma Shoten. March 1993. 85. ja.
5. Halverson. Dave. Dave Halverson. Sega Sector - Sega Previews. GameFan. 1. 5. DieHard Gamers Club. April 1993. 43.
6. Reportage - Le Japon En Direct: Devil Buster (SIMS/MD juillet au Japon). . 21. . June 1993. 22–23. fr.
7. Sega Pro News Scoop: Japan News - Nip Bits. Sega Pro. 32. Paragon Publishing. May 1994. 12–13.
8. Hit me! Das 16-Bit-As Für Matchwinner Spiel Auf Satz Und Sieg. . 27. Computec. September 1993. 13. de.