MonkeyPaw Games
| Private | |
| Industry | Video game publisher |
| Founder | John Greiner |
MonkeyPaw Games is a video game publisher based in San Jose, California.[1] They localize retro Japanese games that were never released in the West and publish them on modern gaming consoles.[1]
History
The company was created by John Greiner, who is its president.[2]
In 2012, the company attempted to run a Kickstarter alongside Gaijinworks to localize Class of Heroes 2 and publish the game's special edition.[3] However, this failed to raise enough funds to meet the $500,000 goal.[3] Greiner attributed this to the desire to quickly begin the Kickstarter in order to capitalize off of the success of the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter, and not having adequate planning.[3] Additionally, MonkeyPaw had promised to release a digital version regardless of whether it succeeded or failed, which led to a lack of urgency.[3] Greiner stated he would continue his goal of publishing as many JRPGs as possible in the United States.[3]
In January 2014, the company announced that it would bring 6 classic PlayStation games to PlayStation Network, in an event called "Retro Rush".[4][5]
In 2015, the company also localized Class of Heroes 3.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Home - MonkeyPaw Games". MonkeyPaw Games. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ↑ Reese, Zack. "E3 2012: MonkeyPaw Games and Gaijinworks Interview | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Schreier, Jason. "When A Kickstarter Fails". Kotaku. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ↑ Jackson, Leah B. (2014-01-13). "Tomba! 2, Double Dragon Coming To PlayStation Network Between January And February". IGN. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ↑ Davison, Pete. "MonkeyPaw Games Prepares for PS1-Centric "Retro Rush" Event". USgamer. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ↑ "The PSP is still alive and kicking with Class of Heroes 3". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-07-25.