Tanukii Studios
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | April 2007 |
| Headquarters | , England |
Key people | Keith Webb (CEO) |
| Products |
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Tanukii Studios Limited. is a British independent video game developer and publisher[1] based in the United Kingdom. Founded in April 2007 by former Traveller's Tales Oxford employees[2] previously responsible for the development of the Crash Bandicoot game Crash Twinsanity and Super Monkey Ball Adventure,[3] Tanukii Studios Limited started by developing games for consoles such as the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS, as well as later branching out into book publishing[4] and card game publishing.[5] Tanukii Studios Limited was nominated for the best "Micro Studio" category in the 2012 MCV/Develop Industry Excellence Awards.[6]
The company has created original game properties such as the Kokopolo series, the first title in the series which appeared on the Nintendo DS and was published by Arc System Works in Japan.[7]
Video games developed
[edit]| Year | Title | Original platform(s) | Co-developer | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Go! Go! Kokopolo: Harmonious Forest Revenge | Nintendo DSi | Room4Games | Room4Games,[8] Arc System Works[9] |
| 2017 | Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D: Space Recipe for Disaster | Nintendo 3DS | Berries&Co | Circle Ent,[10] Starsign |
| 2022 | Go! Go! Kokopolo Anniversary Collection | Nintendo 3DS | Room4Games, Berries&Co, Rakalaika Games | Limited Run Games[11] |
Future
[edit]| Year | Title | Original platform(s) | Co-developer | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Go! Go! Kokopolo DX: Super Scratch Cat Fever[12] | Nintendo Switch | — |
Unreleased
[edit]- Kokokpolo Paradise (Nintendo Wii,WiiWare, cancelled 2012)[13]
Books published
[edit]- Raoul The Sleepy Owl (16 July 2024)[14] ISBN 9781738523504
Card Games developed
[edit]- Riot Gunheads - Hyper World Injustice Fighters (Barcode Battler)[15] [16]
- Woggle Ball '94 SuperSports Cards[17] [18]
References
[edit]- ^ "IGN Tanukii Studios Limited".
- ^ "NintendoOkie - Go Go Kokopolo Interview".
- ^ "NintendoOkie - Go Go Kokopolo Interview".
- ^ "Waterstones - Raoul The Sleepy Owl - Tanukii Studios Limited".
- ^ "Time Extension - Meet the developers trying to resurrect the Barcode Battler".
- ^ "MCV Develop Awards 2012: The finalists unveiled".
- ^ "Arc System Works - Kokopolo".
- ^ "Go! Go! Kokopolo". Nintendo. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Arc System Works - Kokopolo".
- ^ "Nintendo of America - Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D". Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Go! Go! Kokopolo Anniversary Collection - Limited Run Games".
- ^ "Nintendo Everything - Go! Go! Kokopolo DX - Super Scratch Cat Fever announced for Switch".
- ^ "GoNintendo - Go! Go! Kokopolo - a new DS game, and a Wii sequel".
- ^ "Waterstones - Raoul The Sleepy Owl - Tanukii Studios Limited".
- ^ "Time Extension - Meet the developers trying to resurrect the Barcode Battler".
- ^ "RetroGamer Brazil".
- ^ "Time Extension - Meet the developers trying to resurrect the Barcode Battler".
- ^ "Instagram - Henshin Retail".