Sonic Powered

Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社ソニックパワード
Kabushiki gaisha Sonikku Pawādo
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
Headquarters
Nagoya, Aichi
,
Japan
Key peopleKiyoshi Ohkawa (President & CEO)
Number of employees
70
Websitewww.sonicpowered.co.jp

Sonic Powered Co., Ltd. is a Japanese software development company based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It mainly focuses on mobile and console games, and software for business purposes.

History

Sonic Powered was first formed in the Nagoya on February 14, 1995, and incorporated on April 1, 1998. The company was developing games such as Tetris and Space invaders for Sharp Zaurus, a PDA of Japanese brand Sharp.

In 2006, the company started developing simulation games such as “I am an Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero” (for PSP and later for 3DS), and later Japanese Rail Sim 3D for 3DS. The Japanese Rail Sim series uses real-life footage of Japanese railways. Some of their games have been localized outside of Japan, including games in the Airport Hero and Japanese Rail Sim series.

Video games

Sources:

Games only in Japanese:


Games also released in other languages:

All Japanese Rail Sim games for Nintendo Switch since 2022, except for Journey to Kyoto, are compatible with Zuiki Mascon one-handle train controller.

References

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  4. ↑ IGN Staff (29 March 2006). "EA BRINGS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SIM TO PSP". IGN. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "『鉄道にっぽん！路線たび 鹿島臨海鉄道編』が8月21日に発売決定、運転席からローカル線の旅情を堪能". Famitsu (in Japanese). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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  9. ↑ Sal, Romano (28 May 2018). "Waku Waku Sweets: Amai Okashi ga Dekiru kana? announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! Real Pro 特急走行! 名古屋鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  13. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん！路線たびＥＸ 清流運転 長良川鉄道編 - Switch : Video Games".
  14. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! RealPro 特急ロマンスカー! 小田急電鉄編 - Switch : Video Games".
  15. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん！メモリアル ＪＲ東海 キハ８５ 特急南紀 編 - Switch : Video Games".
  16. 1 2 "sonicpowered.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん！RealPro 東京－神奈川！東急電鉄 編".
  17. ↑ "sonicpowered.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん！RealPro 長距離運転！特急ひのとり 近畿日本鉄道 編".
  18. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (4 April 2014). "SKYPEACE on 3DS Looks Like a Rival For Bird Mania 3D". NintendoLife. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  19. ↑ Jenni (29 March 2018). "Waku Waku Sweets: Happy Sweets Making Gets Localized". Siliconera. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  20. ↑ Reynolds, Matthews (5 July 2018). "Nintendo Switch games list, 2018 release dates and every Switch game released so far". Eurogamer. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん! 路線たび 叡山電車編 -Switch 【Amazon.co.jp限定】叡山電車編 特典映像 配信 付 : Video Games".
  22. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: 鉄道にっぽん！路線たびＥＸ 登山電車 小田急箱根編 - Switch : Video Games".
  23. ↑ "Japanese Rail Sim: Hakone Town of Natural Beauty and Hot Springs for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site".
  24. ↑ "zuiki.co.jp: ZUIKI MASCON for Nintendo Switch BLACK".