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| − | '''Jupiter Corporation''' (motto | + | '''Jupiter Corporation''' (motto “Let's Play! Let's Smile!”) is a video game and hardware company, probably best known in terms of [[Nintendo]] for its "Picross" (nonogram) puzzle games. The company has also sometimes cooperated with [[Creatures, Inc.]], in addition to being attributed to a few Pokémon games and the [[Game Boy Camera]]. Its main branch in Kyoto but it has a secondary branch in Tokyo. |
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| + | Jupiter is also known for its work on Nintendo accessories and their ''Magic Craft'' origami series, which also included the ''[[Pokémon series]]'' and ''[[Kirby series]]'' ({{bp|Pokémon Craft}} and {{wk|Merchandise/Other#Other|Kirby Craft}}) and other third-party intellectual properties. Pokémon Craft was also advertised via the defunct [[Satellaview]] satellite-modem service for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. | ||
==Games published by [[Nintendo]]== | ==Games published by [[Nintendo]]== | ||
===SNES=== | ===SNES=== | ||
| − | *[[Tamori no Picross]] | + | *[[Tamori no Picross]] ([[Satellaview]]) |
| + | *[[Satella de Picross]] (Satellaview) | ||
*[[Mario's Super Picross]] | *[[Mario's Super Picross]] | ||
*[[Picross NP Vol. 1]] | *[[Picross NP Vol. 1]] | ||
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*[[Picross NP Vol. 7]] | *[[Picross NP Vol. 7]] | ||
*[[Picross NP Vol. 8]] | *[[Picross NP Vol. 8]] | ||
| + | *[[Mini 4WD: Let's & Go!! Power WGP2]] | ||
===Game Boy=== | ===Game Boy=== | ||
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*[[Pokémon Breeder mini]] | *[[Pokémon Breeder mini]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | *Their first game was a quiz game called Kooky's Quiz Carnival (Japanese: クーキーのクイズカーニバル), or simply | + | *Their first game was a May 1994 quiz game called Kooky's Quiz Carnival (Japanese: クーキーのクイズカーニバル), also known as Cookie's Quiz Carnival or simply as Quiz Carnival, exclusively for Mac and published by Shinsei.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/01/inside-jupiter IGN: Inside Jupiter]</ref> In September 1995, it received a sequel published by the same company known as Quiz Carnival 2 -Meguriai Version- (Chance Meeting Version) (クイズカーニバル２～めぐりあい編～)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000919194653/http://www.jupiter.co.jp/game/quiz2/index.html Page on Jupiter official website, archived version by Wayback Machine on September 19, 2000]</ref>, making it another one of Jupiter's unique series before Picross. One of the quiz genres in Kooky's Quiz Carnival is video game and manga trivia, of which some of the questions are about Nintendo games like the [[Fire Emblem series]]. |
| + | **Another early game by Jupiter before they started making nonogram puzzles is Yuubin Chokin Game Jipangu Travelers (郵便貯金ゲーム ジパング・トラベラーズ) published by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Savings Bureau on April 1997. It is a {{wp|sugoroku}} game and was only released in about 300 households for an experimental fiber optic on-demand service for subscribers at {{wp|Kansai Science City}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000919194647/http://www.jupiter.co.jp/game/zipangu/index.html Page on Jupiter official website, archived version by Wayback Machine on September 19, 2000]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 14 November 2023
Jupiter Corporation (motto “Let's Play! Let's Smile!”) is a video game and hardware company, probably best known in terms of Nintendo for its "Picross" (nonogram) puzzle games. The company has also sometimes cooperated with Creatures, Inc., in addition to being attributed to a few Pokémon games and the Game Boy Camera. Its main branch in Kyoto but it has a secondary branch in Tokyo.
Jupiter is also known for its work on Nintendo accessories and their Magic Craft origami series, which also included the Pokémon series and Kirby series (Pokémon Craft and Kirby Craft) and other third-party intellectual properties. Pokémon Craft was also advertised via the defunct Satellaview satellite-modem service for Super Famicom.
Contents
Games published by Nintendo
SNES
- Tamori no Picross (Satellaview)
- Satella de Picross (Satellaview)
- Mario's Super Picross
- Picross NP Vol. 1
- Picross NP Vol. 2
- Picross NP Vol. 3
- Picross NP Vol. 4
- Picross NP Vol. 5
- Picross NP Vol. 6
- Picross NP Vol. 7
- Picross NP Vol. 8
- Mini 4WD: Let's & Go!! Power WGP2
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
- Little Charo Travels in English!
- Personal Trainer: Math
- Picross DS
- Spectrobes
- Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals
Nintendo 3DS
- Club Nintendo Picross
- Club Nintendo Picross Plus
- My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Pokémon mini
- Pokémon Pinball mini
- Pokémon Puzzle Collection
- Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2
- Pokémon Race mini
- Togepi's Great Adventure
- Pokémon Breeder mini
Trivia
- Their first game was a May 1994 quiz game called Kooky's Quiz Carnival (Japanese: クーキーのクイズカーニバル), also known as Cookie's Quiz Carnival or simply as Quiz Carnival, exclusively for Mac and published by Shinsei.[1] In September 1995, it received a sequel published by the same company known as Quiz Carnival 2 -Meguriai Version- (Chance Meeting Version) (クイズカーニバル２～めぐりあい編～)[2], making it another one of Jupiter's unique series before Picross. One of the quiz genres in Kooky's Quiz Carnival is video game and manga trivia, of which some of the questions are about Nintendo games like the Fire Emblem series.
- Another early game by Jupiter before they started making nonogram puzzles is Yuubin Chokin Game Jipangu Travelers (郵便貯金ゲーム ジパング・トラベラーズ) published by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Savings Bureau on April 1997. It is a sugoroku game and was only released in about 300 households for an experimental fiber optic on-demand service for subscribers at Kansai Science City.[3]
