Yuke's

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Yuke's Co. Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer based in Osaka. It was established on February 26, 1993 by Yukinori Taniguchi. The company is best known for developing the WWE video game series, based on the professional wrestling promotion of the same name, until 2018.

History

Founded in 1993, Yuke's was named after founder Yukinori Taniguchi's high school nickname. The first two games that the company developed were the platform game Hermie Hopperhead and the pro wrestling game Toukon Retsuden.[1] The latter title was a best-seller in Japan.[2] Though Activision purchased the rights to publish the game in North America and began localization work,[2] only the first game was localized, becoming Power Move Pro Wrestling with a different roster of wrestlers.

Beginning in 2000, Yuke's began to develop wrestling games for THQ based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE). They were recommended to THQ by Aki, who had developed their own line of wrestling games.[1]

From 2005 to 2012, Yuke's owned 54% of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the top professional wrestling promotion in Japan.[3][4][5]

In August 2019, then-series publisher 2K Games announced it had moved WWE game development to California-based studio Visual Concepts.[6] Earlier that year, Yuke's had revealed its frustration over what it had been able to achieve with recent WWE 2K games and suggested that its relationship with publisher 2K Sports was partly responsible. Producer Hiromi Furuta revealed that Yuke's had established a new development team tasked with creating a rival wrestling IP, with the intention of reinvigorating its staff.[7] On November 10, 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced an upcoming console game developed by Yuke's, led by Def Jam Vendetta and WWF No Mercy director, Hideyuki "Geta" Iwashita,;[8] this game would later go on to become AEW Fight Forever.

Games developed

These are the list of games that the company developed.[9]

Year Title Publisher(s) Platform(s)
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden Tomy PlayStation
Template:Dts Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic SCEI
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 2 Tomy
Template:Dts Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō Hudson Soft Nintendo 64
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Road Brave Spirits
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 3 Tomy PlayStation
Template:Dts Soukaigi SquareSoft
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Road 2 - The Next Generation Hudson Soft Nintendo 64
Template:Dts Evil Zone Titus Software PlayStation
Template:Dts Last Legion UX Hudson Soft Nintendo 64
Template:Dts New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden 4 Tomy Dreamcast
Template:Dts The Pro Wrestling D3 Publisher PlayStation
Template:Dts Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage ASCII Corporation Dreamcast
Template:Dts WWF SmackDown! THQ PlayStation
Template:Dts WWF Royal Rumble Arcade, Dreamcast
Template:Dts WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation
Template:Dts The Pro Wrestling 2 D3 Publisher
Template:Dts WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It THQ PlayStation 2
Template:Dts EOE: Eve of Extinction Eidos Interactive
Template:Dts Edit Racing D3 Publisher
Template:Dts WWE WrestleMania X8 THQ GameCube
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth PlayStation 2
Template:Dts WWE WrestleMania XIX GameCube
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain PlayStation 2
Template:Dts Online Pro Wrestling Yuke's
Template:Dts WWE Day of Reckoning THQ GameCube
Template:Dts Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shō Sammy Corporation PlayStation 2
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw THQ
Template:Dts Rumble Roses Konami
Template:Dts D1 Grand Prix Yuke's
Template:Dts WWE Day of Reckoning 2 THQ GameCube
Template:Dts D1 Grand Prix 2005 Yuke's PlayStation 2
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 THQ PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Template:Dts Wrestle Kingdom Yuke's PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
Template:Dts The Dog: Happy Life PlayStation Portable
Template:Dts Rumble Roses XX Konami Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 THQ PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Template:Dts The Dog Island Ubisoft PlayStation 2, Wii
Template:Dts Wrestle Kingdom 2 Yuke's PlayStation 2
Template:Dts Go! Sports Ski SCEI PlayStation 3
Template:Dts Neves Atlus Nintendo DS
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 THQ PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 Ubisoft PlayStation 2, Wii
Template:Dts Soukou Kihei Votoms Bandai Namco Entertainment PlayStation 2
Template:Dts Double D Dodgeball Yuke's Xbox 360
Template:Dts Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters Bandai Namco Entertainment PlayStation 2
Template:Dts Neverland Card Battles Idea Factory PlayStation Portable
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 THQ PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE Legends of WrestleMania PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
Template:Dts UFC 2009 Undisputed PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts UFC Undisputed 2010 PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts Real Steel Yuke's PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE '12 THQ PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts UFC Undisputed 3 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE '13 PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Template:Dts Pacific Rim Yuke's Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Template:Dts WWE 2K14 2K Sports PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Template:Dts WWE 2K15 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Template:Dts WWE 2K16 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Template:Dts WWE 2K17
Template:Dts WWE 2K18 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Template:Dts WWE 2K19 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Template:Dts Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain D3 Publisher Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
Template:Dts Earth Defense Force: World Brothers Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Template:Dts AEW Fight Forever THQ Nordic Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Template:Dts Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2[10] D3 Publisher Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Template:Dts Double Dragon Revive[11] Arc System Works Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

References

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  4. ↑ Yuke's Buys Controlling Share of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Gamasutra.com (November 15, 2005). Retrieved on May 10, 2014.
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