Arika
Independent Japanese video game development studio. Legal entity: Arika Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto operations per Kyoto-Report developer profile). **FOUNDED in 1995** by **Akira Nishitani** ('Nin Nin') — legendary Capcom alumnus and co-creator of Street Fighter II at Capcom (per Wikipedia 'Akira Nishitani': 'In 1995, he left Capcom to found his own company, Arika, whose first works were on the Street Fighter EX series that they developed for Capcom'). Founded together with other former Capcom employees per Street Fighter Fandom wiki. The name 'Arika' is the reverse spelling of 'Akira'. **FLAGSHIP FRANCHISES:** Street Fighter EX series (1996-2000 Capcom-published 3D fighting trilogy: SFEX, SFEX Plus, SFEX 2, SFEX2 Plus, SFEX 3); Tetris: The Grand Master series (TGM, TGM2, TGM3 Terror-Instinct, TGM4 — most prestigious competitive Tetris series); Fighting EX Layer (2018, spiritual successor to SFEX with original characters); Endless Ocean series (Nintendo-published Wii diving game). Independent Japanese veteran studio — no parent corporation. MobyGames: 18 'Developed by' credits. Moby record: 'Arika Co., Ltd.'
- Type: Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: Japan
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Publishing, Localisation services, Porting services, Audio design and production services, QA and testing services
- Credited games in the group: 10
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Nintendo — Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2019–2024
- Bandai Namco Entertainment America — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2021–2024
- Nintendo of Europe SE — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- Arc System Works Asia Branch — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Hamster — Porting services, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
- Nintendo of America — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- Nintendo (Hong Kong) — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- Nintendo Australia — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- SuperSweep — Audio design and production services, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- iQue — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- Mario Club — QA and testing services, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- Side US — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2021–2021
- Square Enix — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2022–2022
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2021–2021
- Bandai Namco Entertainment — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2021–2021
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/arika