Cellius
Native name
株式会社セリウス
TypeKabushiki gaisha
Joint venture
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 3, 2007 (2007-06-03)
DefunctFebruary 29, 2012[1]
Headquarters,
Key people
Ken Kutaragi
(CEO)
ProductsSoftware
Owner
Websitehttp://www.cellius.jp/

Cellius Inc.[lower-alpha 1] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Sony and Bandai Namco Holdings. The aim of the company was to "help take share from Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co."[2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. Ken Kutaragi was announced as CEO.[3] Bandai Namco Holdings held 51% of the company, and Sony held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's Cell microprocessor, the heart of the PlayStation 3, for PlayStation 3 games and games for mobile phones and personal computers. Its only video game project was the poorly-received Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita.[4][5]

Notes

  1. Japanese: 株式会社セリウス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Seriusu

References

  1. 株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス
  2. "Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3". Bloomberg. January 24, 2007.
  3. "Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. "The Strange Studio Born of Two Rival Companies". 14 July 2011.
  5. "Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita". 7 June 2011.
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