SIMS Co., Ltd.

Not to be confused with The Sims.

SIMS Co., Ltd.
シムス株式会社

Company type	KK
Industry	Video games
Founded	June 12, 1991
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Noboru Machida: Representative Director; Hideki Katagiri: Director; Keisuke Nozawa: Director
Products	Games for video game consoles
Number of employees	32
Parent	Sega (1991–2004)
Website	http://www.sims.co.jp/

SIMS Co., Ltd. (シムス株式会社, Shimusu Kabushiki-gaisha), which stands for "Soft Development Innovation Multi Success",[1] is a Japanese video game publisher and developer originally established on June 12, 1991 as a joint venture of Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. and Sega Enterprises, Ltd. About 50 employees transferred over from Sanritsu.[2]

SIMS became independent of the Sega group on June 25, 2004, when Representative Director Noboru Machida took over all stock from the veteran game maker[3]

Games

Nintendo 3DS

• Fish On
• Beyblade: Evolution

PlayStation Vita

• Let's Fish! Hooked On

Dreamcast

• Charge 'N Blast
• Harusame Youbi
• The House of the Dead 2
• Maboroshi Tsukiyo
• Sega Bass Fishing

Master System

• Air Rescue
• Aladdin
• Alien Storm
• Buggy Run
• George Foreman's KO Boxing
• Master of Darkness
• Masters of Combat
• Ninja Gaiden
• Putt & Putter

Mega Drive / Genesis

• ATP Tour Championship Tennis
• Devil Buster (unreleased)[4][5][6]
• From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Kyougou Makkou Taiketsu!
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
• Out Run 2019
• Shadow Dancer
• Scratch Golf (unreleased)[7]
• Wimbledon II (unreleased)[8]

Sega CD

• Vay

Game Gear

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Disney's Aladdin
• Buster Fight
• Fred Couples Golf
• Master of Darkness
• Tails' Skypatrol
• Alien Syndrome

Wii

• Hooked! Real Motion Fishing
• Sega Bass Fishing (co-developed with Cavia)
• Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream
• Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing
• All Round Hunter

WiiWare

• Derby Dogs
• Reel Fishing Challenge

PSP

• Ape Escape: On the Loose

Multi-platform

• Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge (PS2, GameCube)
• Legendary Fishing (PS4, Switch)

See also

• List of Sanritsu/SIMS games

References

1. "Developer_Table". Review-site.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
2. "Developer_Table". Review-site.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
3. "SIMS会社概要". Archived from the original on 2004-07-16. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
4. "Coming Soon MD: デビルバスター". Mega Drive Fan [ja] (in Japanese). No. 38. Tokuma Shoten. March 1993. p. 85.
5. Halverson, Dave (April 1993). "Sega Sector - Sega Previews". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 5. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 43.
6. "Reportage - Le Japon En Direct: Devil Buster (SIMS/MD juillet au Japon)". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 21. M.E.R.7 [fr]. June 1993. pp. 22–23.
7. "Sega Pro News Scoop: Japan News - Nip Bits". Sega Pro. No. 32. Paragon Publishing. May 1994. pp. 12–13.
8. "Hit me! Das 16-Bit-As Für Matchwinner Spiel Auf Satz Und Sieg". Play Time [de] (in German). No. 27. Computec. September 1993. p. 13.

External links

• Official website