| Dimple Entertainment | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | November 17, 2005[1] |
| Location City: | Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Location Country: | Japan |
| Defunct: | August 31, 2010 |
| Key People: | Takeshi Kamio (President) |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Successor: | Ubisoft |
| Products: | Games for video game consoles |
| Website: | Web site: Official Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318050002/http://www.dmpl.co.jp/ . 18 March 2009 . Japanese . Dimple Entertainment . 18 December 2017 . live . |
was a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in November 2005 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. They released a number of games beginning with Ayakashibito in August 2006, and would go on to develop and release others for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS.[2] The company worked with other developers such as HuneX, Microvision, and Vanillaware before closing its doors in August 2010.
Dimple was founded on November 17, 2005 with President Takeshi Kamio serving as head of operations. According to the company's official website, their name came from their desire to "offer entertainment to make unexpected smiles."[1] Their main clients included other video game developers such as Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Nintendo, as well as the Toppan Printing Company.[1] In July 2010, Kamio announced that the company would be closing their doors the following month, with its final day of operation being August 31 of that year.[3]
| Title | System | Original release date | Publisher(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayakashibito | PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | [4] | |
| LoveDrops | PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| Mahoroba Stories | PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| Houkago wa Gin no Shirabe | PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| Mite wa Ikenai | Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| Net Ghost PiPoPa: PiPoPa DS @ Daibouken!!! | Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| Nippon Golfers Kentei DS | Nintendo DS | Dimple Entertainment | ||
| PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| PlayStation Portable | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| PlayStation 2 | Dimple Entertainment | |||
| Title | System | Original release date | Developer(s) | Ref(s) | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Kira Pop Princess | Nintendo DS | HuneX | Published in Europe and Australia by 505 Games and in South Korea by Shinsegae I&C. | ||||||
| Nintendo DS | HuneX | ||||||||
| Baken DS | Nintendo DS | Microvision | |||||||
| Eigo o Taberu Fushigi na Ikimono Marsh | Nintendo DS | Microvision | |||||||
| Pop Town | Nintendo DS | HuneX | Published in Europe by 505 Games. | ||||||
| Kumatanchi | Nintendo DS | Vanillaware Ashinaga Oji-San | |||||||
| Ayakashibito Portable | PlayStation Portable | HuneX | |||||||