Neverland Company

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    Shining Force Neo logo. Distributed by Sega in their E3 2005 Press Kit.
    Shining Force Neo logo. Distributed by Sega in their E3 2005 Press Kit.

    Neverland Co., Ltd (株式会社ネバーランドコンパニー, Kabushiki Gaisha Nebārando Konpanii, "Neverland Company Share Company"), branded Neverland Company, was a game development studio founded on April 14, 1993 that developed Shining Force Neo and Shining Force EXA for the Sony PlayStation 2.[1] The studio announced their closure on their website in a lost news post in November 2013.[2]

    Games Developed

    Games Developed by Neverland Company
    Release Title Publisher Platform
    1993-06 Biography of Estpolis Taito Super Famicom
    1994-07 Hat Trick Hero 2 Taito Super Famicom
    1995-02 Biography of Estpolis II Taito Super Famicom
    1996-03 Chaos Seed: Fūsui Kairōki Taito Super Famicom
    1996-07 Energy Breaker Taito Super Famicom
    1998-01 Senkutsu Katsuryu Taisen: Chaos Seed Neverland, Sega Saturn
    2000-06 Record of Lodoss War: Evil God's Descent ESP Dreamcast
    2001-09 Biography of Estpolis: The Legend Returns Taito Game Boy Color
    2002-02 Mystery Dungeon: Frivolous Shiren Gaiden Sega Dreamcast
    2002-08 Disney's Magical Park Hudson Soft GameCube
    2003-11 Frontier Stories Natsume Game Boy Advance
    2005-01 Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory Hudson Soft PlayStation Portable
    2005-03 Shining Force Neo Sega PlayStation 2
    2005-03 Egg Monster HERO Square Enix Nintendo DS
    2006-04 Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. Hudson Soft PlayStation Portable
    2006-08 Rune Factory: A New Farm Story Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
    2007-01 Shining Force EXA Sega PlayStation 2
    2008-01 Rune Factory 2 Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
    2008-11 Rune Factory Frontier Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
    2009-10 Rune Factory 3 Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
    2010-02 Estpolis: The Lands Cursed By The Gods Square Enix Nintendo DS
    2011-02 Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation 3, Wii
    2011-12 Sonic Generations[note 1] Sega PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    2012-07 Rune Factory 4 Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo 3DS
    1. Stage art.

    References

    1. "Company Overview" (「会社概要」), Neverland Company, n-land.co.jp. [Archived] September 3, 2012.
    2. "Neverland Company, Known For Developing Chaos Seed, Record of Lodoss War, Biography of Estpolis, and Recently the Popular Rune Factory, Announces That They Are Ceasing Operations" (「ネバーランドカンパニーが事業停止を発表-『カオスシード』や『ロードス島戦記』『エストポリス伝記』など数々の名作を開発。近年では『ルーンファクトリー』シリーズが人気」). ゲーム情報!ゲームのはなし, remoon.blog15.fc2.com. November 29, 2013. [Archived] December 13, 2013.

    Studio Directory

    See alsoː Who Made the Shining Series?
    Shining Studios
    Game Studios Climax EntertainmentSonic! Software PlanningCamelot Software PlanningNex Entertainment・Grasshopper Manufacture・Amusement Vision・Neverland Company・Flight-Plan・Sega AM2・Studio Saizensen・Media.Vision
    Supporting Studios Rit's・R.I.S.・Seraphic・Winds・Treasure
    Art Studios Salamander Factory・Swallowtails・Studio 4°C
    Related Studios
    Game Studios Enix・Max Entertainment・Matrix Software