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Vanpool

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Vanpool
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Founded: 1999
Founder: N/A
President: N/A
Defunct: May 31, 2023[1]
Parent / owner: N/A
Divisions / subsidiaries: N/A
Website:
www.vanpool.co.jp

Vanpool, Inc. (株式会社バンプール) was a Japanese toy producer, computer and music software, and video game development company based in Shinjuku, Japan. Founded in 1999, its staff included former Love-de-Lic developers Taro Kudo and Kazuyuki Kurashima.

On May 31, 2023, the company announced that it had officially dissolved.[1]

Games published by Nintendo[edit]

Game Year Platform
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[note 1] 2003 Game Boy Advance
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland 2006 Nintendo DS
Dekisugi Tingle Pack 2009 DSiWare
Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love 2009 Nintendo DS
Wii Play: Motion[note 2] 2011 Wii
Dillon's Rolling Western 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[note 3] 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash[note 4] 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Super Kirby Clash[note 5] 2019 Nintendo Switch
Kirby Fighters 2[note 5] 2020 Nintendo Switch
Kirby and the Forgotten Land[note 5] 2022 Nintendo Switch
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[note 5] 2023 Nintendo Switch
  1. Minigame development.
  2. Development of "Wind Runner" game.
  3. Development assistance for Intelligent Systems.
  4. Co-developed with skip Ltd..
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Co-developed with HAL Laboratory.

External links[edit]

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Vanpool on other NIWA Wikis:
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StrategyWiki
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Zelda Wiki

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 vanpool.co.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2023.


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