Nex Entertainment

Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	September 28, 1992; 33 years ago
Defunct	2016
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO)
Website	www.nex-ent.co.jp/
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Nex Entertainment (ネクスエンタテインメント, Nekusu Entateinmento), formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech (ネクステック, Nekusutekku), was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for publishers on a contract basis. Its clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.^[1] Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment and two years later the company merged into Nextech, which was bought by Sega in 1997.^[1] Nex Entertainment emerged as a third-party developer in 2003.^[1] NEX Entertainment's major shareholder, Fields announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.^[2]

Games

Arcade

Cobra the Arcade^[3]
Time Crisis 3^[3]
Time Crisis 4^[3]

Dreamcast

Dino Crisis^[3]
Dream Studio^[3]
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica^[3]
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[3]
Shenmue
Type X: Spiral Nightmare (canceled)

Game Boy Advance

Shining Soul (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)^[3]
Shining Soul II (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)

GameCube

Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[3]

iOS and Android

殉職刑事^[4]

Mega Drive/Genesis

Crusader of Centy^[5]
Pro Striker Final Stage^[5]
Ranger X^[6]
YuYu Hakusho: Gaiden^[6]

Nintendo DS

Nintendo 3DS

Crimson Shroud^[3]
Weapon Shop de Omasse^[3]

PlayStation 2

Dynasty Tactics 2^[3]
Lupin III: Columbus no Isan wa Akenisomaru^[3]
Lupin III: Lupin ni wa Shi o, Zenigata ni wa Koi o^[3]
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X^[3]
Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica^[3]
Shining Tears^[3]
Shining Wind^[3]
Shirachuu Tankenbu^[3]
Time Crisis 3

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

Killing Bites (cancelled)^[7]

PlayStation Vita

Killing Bites (cancelled)^[7]

Sega Saturn

Battle Arena Toshinden Remix^[3]
Battle Arena Toshinden U.R.A^[3]
Choro Q Park^[3]
Cyber Speedway^[3]
D-Xhird^[3]
Linkle Liver Story^[3]
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98^[3]
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98 Summer Action^[3]
Resident Evil^[3]

Windows

Chi Q no Tomodachi^[3]
Dark Eyes^[3]
Dark Eyes 2000^[3]
Dream Studio^[3]
You will go out to the Pico-town!^[3]

WonderSwan Color

Dark Eyes: BattleGate^[3]

Xbox

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine^[3]
Touge R^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nex Entertainment staff. "Nex Entertainment Company Profile". Nex-ent.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
^ ^a ^b "フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al "Nex Entertainment Contents" (in Japanese). Nex Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^ Gamer. ""殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始！ | Gamer". www.gamer.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
^ ^a ^b "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
^ ^a ^b "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Nex Entertainment at MobyGames

[website-1] Nex Entertainment staff. "Nex Entertainment Company Profile". Nex-ent.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

[gamebiz.jp-2] "フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz".

[games-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al "Nex Entertainment Contents" (in Japanese). Nex Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

[4] Gamer. ""殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始！ | Gamer". www.gamer.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.

[GameSpot1-5] "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

[GameSpot2-6] "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

[gematsu.com-7] "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.

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