Liona Interactive

LIONA Interactive
株式会社LIONA
FormerlyiNiS Ltd. (1997-2000)
iNiS Corporation (2000-2016)
Spica (2017)
inisJ Corporation (2016-2020)
LIONA Interactive (2020-)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedFebruary 3, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-03)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Headquarters
Naka Meguro, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Masako Harada (CEO)[1]
Keiichi Yano (COO)[1]
Takahide Hoshino (CFO)[1]
ProductsGitaroo Man
Elite Beat Agents
Websitehttps://www.liona.co.jp/

LIONA Interactive (株式会社LIONA) (formerly known as iNiS Corporation (株式会社イニス, Inisu)) is a Japanese video game developer that specializes in rhythm games.

It was co-founded by Keiichi Yano on February 3, 1997, as iNiS Ltd.. The company's former name iNiS is an acronym and it stands for "infinite Noise of the inner Soul." In 2000, the company changed name to iNiS Corporation.

In December 2016, inisJ Corporation was founded. In March 2017, iNiS changed its name to Spica. After a while, in May, Spica went bankrupt.[2]

In 2020, inisJ changed its name to LIONA Interactive.

Subsidiaries

  • SONICA Co., Ltd.: Established in 2001, it is a provider of sound solutions.

Titles developed

CD/DVD-ROM

Title Platform Release Date
Penguin Piano ? October 1997
Space Battleship Yamato Master Edition CD-ROM Windows/Mac OS hybrid March 20, 1999
Space Battleship Yamato Master Edition DVD-ROM DVD player ?
Picasso ? ?(1997–2000)
Safari Tokyo Windows October 1998
Kiseki No Maya Uranai ? April 1998
Minna no Tabetaku Ver.2 ? October 1999
Roland VP-9000 promo CD-ROM ?(CD-ROM) February 2000

Video games

Title Platform Release Date
beatmania Da!! Windows/Mac OS hybrid February 17, 2000
beatmania BEST Da!! Windows/Mac OS hybrid September 28, 2000, July 5, 2002(rerelease)
pop'n music Da!! Windows/Mac OS hybrid September 28, 2000, September 6, 2002(rerelease)
Gitaroo Man PlayStation 2 June 21, 2001
Gundam Pilot Academy Arcade 2002
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan Nintendo DS July 28, 2005
Gitaroo Man Lives! PlayStation Portable June 8, 2006
Rain Wonder Trip PlayStation Portable July 6, 2006
Elite Beat Agents Nintendo DS November 6, 2006
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 Nintendo DS May 17, 2007
Anata mo DS de Classic Kiite Mimasenka? Nintendo DS July 5, 2007
Lips Xbox 360 November 18, 2008
Lips: Number One Hits Xbox 360 October 20, 2009
Lips: Canta en Español Xbox 360 November 13, 2009
Lips: Deutsche Partyknaller Xbox 360 2009
Lips: Party Classics Xbox 360 February 26, 2010
Lips: I ♥ The 80's Xbox 360 April 2, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas Experience Xbox 360 November 8, 2011
Infinity Blade Cross[3] iOS February 20, 2012
Anata Toshokan[4] iOS, Android May 19, 2012 (iOS), May 25, 2012 (Android)
Demons’ Score[5] iOS, Android September 19, 2012
Symphonica[6] iOS October 18, 2012
The Hip Hop Dance Experience[7] Wii, Xbox 360 November 13, 2012
Karaoke Xbox 360 December 11, 2012
Eden to Green Android, iOS April 8, 2013
Initial D Perfect Shift Online Nintendo 3DS April 2, 2014
Just Sing PlayStation 4, Xbox One September 6, 2016[8]
Project Rap Rabbit (co-developed with NanaOn-Sha) PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows Cancelled[9]

Web design

Title Platform Release Date
Shockwave Christmas Card (Dreamarts) ? ?

Prototype titles

Title Platform Release Date
MixJuice Xbox 1999
Minpan ? 2002
Ace Trekkers ? 2002
Pugi Pugi (tentative) ? 2004
Yosei no Sumu Mori Xbox 360 2005

Engines

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d "iNiS Corporation". Inis.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ "旧イニスの（株）スピカ（東京）／破産開始決定 「押忍!闘え!応援団」" (in Japanese). JC net. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  3. ^ "iNiS Corporation". Inis.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. ^ "iNiS Corporation". Inis.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. ^ "Twitter / CaptivNation: We got nominated for best of". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  6. ^ "Twitter / iNiS_corp: [作品情報]SYMPHONICA:iNiSが開発に携わったリ". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  7. ^ "The Hip Hop Dance Experience - Ubisoft Online Store". Shop.ubi.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  8. ^ "Just Sing is a new karaoke game from Ubisoft". Polygon. Vox Media. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Parappa and Ouendan Creators Join Forces for Project Rap Rabbit". 12 May 2017.
  10. ^ "IGN.com presents The Best of 2006". Bestof.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2013-10-17.


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