h.a.n.d. Inc. (ハ・ン・ド, ha.n.do), abbreviation of Hokkaido Artists' Network and Development,[2] is a Japanese video game developer. The company originally started as a service selling Macintosh hardware and software to universities before the Mac platform was widely known. When competition in the field increased, h.a.n.d. reorganized to develop original software.[3]

h.a.n.d. Inc.
Native name
ハ・ン・ド
ha.n.do
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedFebruary 26, 1993
Headquarters,
Japan
Key people
Teruaki Matoba, representative and president
Toshinori Imata, director and vice-president
Number of employees
223[1] (2019)
Websitewww.hand.co.jp

h.a.n.d.'s earliest known game is Treasure Strike, developed in collaboration with publisher, Kid, who released the PC follow-up to the Dreamcast original in 2004. The company consists of two other divisions—North Point Inc. for the development of mobile phone apps and other software, and S.N.S. Inc. who work on social games for Facebook and Mixi for external publishers.

List of games

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Year Title Publisher Platform(s) Notes
2000 Treasure Strike KID. Inc. Dreamcast
2004 Treasure Strike: Full Swing KID. Inc. Microsoft Windows
2005 One Piece: Pirates Carnival Bandai PS2, GameCube
2006 Tamagotchi: Party On! Wii
2006 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales Square Enix Nintendo DS
2007 The World Ends With You Square Enix Nintendo DS
2007 Saru! Get You! SaruSaru Big Mission Sony Computer Entertainment PSP
2007 Tamagotchi no Furifuri Kagekidan! Namco Bandai Games Wii
2007 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Square Enix Wii
2007 Oishiku Kiwameru Shokutsu DS Square Enix DS
2008 Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise Marvelous Entertainment DS Original game and supervision by Grasshopper Manufacture
2008 Active Life: Outdoor Challenge Namco Bandai Games Wii
2008 Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Tokiwasure no Meikyu DS+ Square Enix DS
2008 Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon Majo to Shoujo to 5-nin no Yuusha Square Enix DS
2009 Harvest Moon: My Little Shop Marvelous Entertainment WiiWare Supervised by Marvelous Entertainment
2009 Mr. Brain Square Enix DSiWare Supervised by Tokyo Broadcasting System
2009 Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days Square Enix DS In cooperation with Square Enix.[4]
2009 Puyo Puyo 7 Sega DS, Wii, PSP In cooperation with Sonic Team
2009 Sliding Heroes Square Enix iPod Touch, iPhone
2010 Oyako de Asobo: Miffy no Omocha Bako Square Enix Wii
2010 Chocobo’s Crystal Tower Square Enix GREE, Facebook
2010 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Square Enix DS(port) In cooperation with Square Enix[5]
2010 Active Life: Explorer Namco Bandai Games Wii
2011 Imaginary Range Square Enix iOS
2011 Sumaho Games 100 Catalyst Mobile KK. Android
2011 Decobito GREE Mobile
2011 Cocoronococoron Namco Bandai Games DS
2011 Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary Sega DS, 3DS In cooperation with Sonic Team
2011 Phantasy Star Eternal Planets Sega Yahoo! Mobage
2012 Girl's RPG Cinderelife Level 5 3DS In cooperation with Gamedo Inc.
2012 Data Cardass Aikatsu! Bandai Arcade Last update: January 21, 2016
2012 Fantasy Life Level 5 Nintendo 3DS In cooperation with Level 5 and Brownie Brown
2012 Tomodachi☆Dogs GREE Android, iOS
2013 Toriko GourMegaBattle Bandai Namco Games Nintendo 3DS
2013 Sennen Yusha: Tokiwatari no Tomoshibito Square Enix PC Browser
2013 Fantasy Life Link! Level 5 Nintendo 3DS In cooperation with Level 5 and Brownie Brown
2013 Disney Magical World Bandai Namco Games Nintendo 3DS
2014 Guruguru Tamagotchi! Bandai Namco Games Nintendo 3DS
2014 Fairy Tail Brave Saga Taito Android, iOS
2014 Aikatsu! 365 Nichi no Idol Days Bandai Namco Games Nintendo 3DS
2014 Idol Chronicle Taito Android, iOS
2015 Disney Magical World 2 Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo 3DS
2015 Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo 3DS
2015 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Bandai Namco Entertainment PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 Programming collaboration
2016 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Bandai Namco Entertainment PlayStation 4 Programming & CG Animation Collaboration
2016 Bou Ningen Challenge! Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo 3DS In cooperation with SNK Playmore
2018 Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold Level-5 Nintendo Switch In cooperation with Level-5
2018 The World Ends with You: Final Remix Square Enix Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS Nintendo Switch and mobile port
2019 Gabbuchi Aksys Games PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
2019 Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch and Windows port
2020 22/7 Ongaku no Jikan Aniplex iOS, Android
2020 Family Trainer Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo Switch
2021 Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires' Conspiracy Deluxe Edition Plus Level-5 Nintendo Switch
2021 Neo: The World Ends with You Square Enix PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
2021 Megaton Musashi Level-5 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
2022 The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story Square Enix PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
2024 Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town[6] Neos Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Cancelled Chocobo Racing 3D[7] Square Enix Nintendo 3DS

References

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  1. ^ "Company Profile". h.a.n.d. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  2. ^ "h.a.n.d. Inc. official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Sahdev, Ishaan (September 23, 2010). "Company Profile: A h.a.n.d. In Game Development". Siliconera.com. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  4. ^ IGN Staff (2007-09-26). "Kingdom Hearts DS Update". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  5. ^ Square Enix (2010-06-09). "SQUARE ENIX BRINGS AN UNRIVALED LINEUP OF FRANCHISES TO E3 2010". Square Enix. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  6. ^ Romano, Sal (July 31, 2024). "Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town coming west on October 24 for Switch, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Spencer (2010-09-29). "There's More To Chocobo Racing 3D Than Racing". Siliconera. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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