Clover Studio
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| Clover Studio Co., Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Type | Defunct |
| Founded | 2004-07-01 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Key people | CEO Atsushi Inaba Vice-President Kenzo Tsujimoto Director Yoshifumi Yamashita Senior Manager Haruhiro Tsujimoto Managing Director Tamio Oda Design Lead Shinji Utsunomiya Software Engineer Ryuta Takahashi |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Products | Viewtiful Joe, Ōkami & God Hand |
| Employees | 64 |
| Parent | Capcom |
| Website | http://www.cloverstudio.co.jp/ |
Clover Studio was an independent development studio, funded by Capcom Japan. Clover Studio developed the Viewtiful Joe franchise for the Nintendo GameCube and its PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe, both versions of Viewtiful Joe 2 for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation 2 titles Ōkami and God Hand. The name "clover" is supposedly an abbreviation of "creativity lover";[1] however, according to Insert Credit's more recent interview with Clover's CEO Atsushi Inaba, the name Clover derives from the Japanese syllables mi (Three) and ba (Leaf) coming from the names of Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami, and Clover's own Atsushi Inaba.[2]
On 2006-10-12, a Capcom Co., Ltd Board of Directors meeting resolved to dissolve Clover Studio. The dissolution occurred at the end of March 2007.[3] All of Clover's intellectual properties defaulted back to Capcom, leaving the possibility open for further sequels. God Hand was the last game developed by Clover.
Talent from Clover has regrouped to form Seeds Inc., a new development group,[4] which in October 2007 merged with another company to form PlatinumGames.[5]
Contents |
[edit] Games developed by Clover Studio
- Viewtiful Joe – (2004) (PlayStation 2 - Port from GameCube)
- Viewtiful Joe 2 – (2004) (GameCube)
- Viewtiful Joe 2 – (2004) (PlayStation 2)
- Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble – (2005) (GameCube)
- Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble – (2005) (Nintendo DS)
- Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble – (2006) (PlayStation Portable)
- Ōkami – (2006) (PlayStation 2)
- God Hand – (2006) (PlayStation 2)
[edit] Notes
The original Viewtiful Joe game was developed by Production Studio 4 (another Capcom development studio) for Nintendo GameCube, and was released in June, 2003 (Japan). *Apparent contradiction. Clarification needed.*
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Capcom Forms Clover Studio. Game Gossip (2004-04-21). Retrieved on 2005-07-18.
- ^ Insert Credit Article. Insert Credit (2006-10-12). Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
- ^ Press Release 2006. Capcom Co., Ltd. (2006-10-12). Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2007). Clover Reborn. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
- ^ プラチナゲームズ株式会社
