Nex Entertainment

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 other companies on a contract basis. Their clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.^[1] Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment. 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 <2767> announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.^[2]

Nex Entertainment
ネクスエンタテインメント

Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	September 28, 1992[1]
Defunct	2016[2]
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO)
Website	www.nex-ent.co.jp/

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

• Children of Mana^[3]
• Lupin Sansei: Shijou Saidai no Zunousen

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

• Bayonetta^[3]
• Time Crisis 4
• Time Crisis: Razing Storm

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

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.
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".
3. "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.
5. "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
6. "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
7. "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Nex Entertainment at MobyGames