LightWeight

Lightweight Corporation
Type Private
Industry Computer and video game industry
Founded November 22, 1995
Headquarters Setagaya, Tokyo
Key people Akira Nagai (chairman)
Hideo Ooishi (director)
Products Kengo series
Employees 14[1]
Parent Index Visual & Games (IVG)
Website http://www.lightweight.co.jp/

LightWeight (ライトウェイト Raitoueito?) is a developer of video games with samurai themes, such as the Bushido Blade series and the Kengo series.

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History

The company was founded on November 22, 1995 in Meguroku, Tokyo under managing director Tetsuo Mizuno.[2] The developer Square Co., Ltd. initially had a 40% stake in LightWeight. Lightweight cut its ties with Square in 1998, and in March 1999, Takashi Ueda was appointed as CEO and director of the company. The following month, developer Genki acquired a 40% stake in the company.[3] In March 2001 LightWeight became a wholly owned subsidiary of Genki, but dissolved this connection on March 31, 2006 when LightWeight was bought by Index Visual & Games, Ltd. Ueda retired in his position in November 2007.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "LightWeight Company Profile". IndexVG.co.jp. http://www.indexvg.co.jp/group/light-weight.html. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  2. ^ a b "LightWeight History". LightWeight.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080615214504/http://www.lightweight.co.jp/html/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  3. ^ "Genki Company History". Genki.co.jp. http://www.genki.co.jp/en/corp/history.html. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 

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