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Native name
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株式会社ゲームアーツ |
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Romanized name
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Kabushiki gaisha gēmu ātsu |
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | March 2, 1985 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Yoichi Miyaji (President, CEO) |
| Revenue | ¥4.56 billion (2007) |
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Number of employees
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33 (2013) |
| Parent | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Game Arts Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゲームアーツ Kabushiki gaisha gēmu ātsu?) is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games located in Tokyo. Originally established in 1985 as a computer software company, it expanded into producing for a number of game console and handheld systems. Its President and CEO in 2007 was Yoichi Miyaji at which time it was a member of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association of Japan (CESA). Its major trading partners then included Square Enix, Bandai, Koei, and Gung-Ho Online Entertainment, some of whom co-developed or produced games in cooperation with the company.
The company has produced a number of games for several genres, beginning with the action game Thexder for personal computers in 1985. A number of traditional and Mahjong-related games have also been produced for Japanese audiences. In the Western world, Game Arts is best known as the producers of the Lunar and Grandia series of role-playing video games, as well as the Gungriffon line of strategy games. Some of its staff has helped in the preliminary development of Nintendo's Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl.