Artoon

Infobox Company
company_name = Artoon
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company_type = Public
foundation = August 27, 1999 [http://www.artoon.co.jp/jp/profile.htm Official Artoon Profile Page.] Retrieved on August 29, 2008 ja]
location = Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan [http://www.artoon.co.jp/eng/profile.htm Official Artoon Profile Page.] Retrieved on August 29, 2008 en]
industry = Video game industry
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key_people = Naoto Ōshima (Founder) [http://www.artoon.co.jp/jp/profile.htm Official Artoon Profile Page.] Retrieved on August 29, 2008 ja]
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homepage = [http://www.artoon.co.jp/ Artoon's official website]

Artoon is a computer and video game third-party developer established in 1999. The team is primarily affiliated in the United States with recent and current Microsoft Xbox and Xbox 360 projects, although they have also worked with Hudson Soft and Nintendo on other platforms. Key Artoon personnel include Yoji Ishii, Manabu Kusunoki, Hidetoshi Takeshita, Yutaka Sugano, and Naoto Ōshima. When the company formed, it drew personnel and talent from several of Sega's development teams, particularly those which worked on "Sonic the Hedgehog" (created by Ōshima), and "Panzer Dragoon". Currently, the developer has approximately 85 employees. The company's focus is to create original game content for various consoles [http://www.artoon.co.jp/eng/profile.htm Official Artoon Profile Page.] Retrieved on August 29, 2008 en] .

Artoon is currently situated in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. A secondary studio is maintained in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan

Games developed by Artoon

*Game Boy Advance
**"Ghost Trap"
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**"Pinobee and Phoebe"
**"Yoshi Topsy Turvy"
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* Nintendo DS
**" (for Mistwalker)
**"Yoshi's Island DS"

*PlayStation
**"Pinobee"

*PlayStation 2
**"Ghost Vibration"
**"Swords of Yi" | "Swords of Destiny"

*PlayStation 3
**"Vampire Rain"

*Xbox
**""
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*Xbox 360
**"Blue Dragon" (for Mistwalker)
**"Vampire Rain"

References

External links

* [http://www.artoon.co.jp/ Artoon's official website]