Cellius

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Cellius
Native name
株式会社セリウス
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
Joint venture
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 3, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-06-03)
DefunctFebruary 29, 2012[1]
Headquarters,
Key people
Ken Kutaragi
(CEO)
ProductsSoftware
Owner
Websitehttp://www.cellius.jp/

Cellius Inc.[a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Sony and Bandai Namco Holdings. The aim of the company was to "help take share from Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co."[2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. Ken Kutaragi was announced as CEO.[3] Bandai Namco Holdings held 51% of the company, and Sony held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's Cell microprocessor, the heart of the PlayStation 3, for PlayStation 3 games and games for mobile phones and personal computers. Its only video game project was the poorly-received Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita.[4][5]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社セリウス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Seriusu

References[edit]

  1. ^ 株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス
  2. ^ "Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3". Bloomberg. January 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "The Strange Studio Born of Two Rival Companies". 14 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita". 7 June 2011.

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