Arika

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Japanese video game developer

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FieldValue
nameArika Co. Ltd.
native_name株式会社アリカ
romanized_nameKabushiki gaisha Arika
logoArika logo.svg
former_nameARMtech K.K
typeKabushiki gaisha
foundation
locationShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
industryVideo games
key_peopleAkira Nishitani (President)
productsStreet Fighter EX series
Tetris: The Grand Master series
num_employees50
homepage
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Arika is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formed in 1995 by former Capcom employees. It was originally known as ARMtech K.K, but was later named Arika. The name of the company is an anagram of the name of the company's founder, Akira Nishitani, who along with Akira Yasuda, created Street Fighter II. Arika's first game was Street Fighter EX. It was successful and was followed up with two updates (Street Fighter EX + and EX + α), and its two sequels Street Fighter EX2 and Street Fighter EX3. In 2018, they released a spiritual successor to both Street Fighter EX and Fighting Layer (published by Namco), titled Fighting EX Layer. From 2019 to 2021, Arika collaborated with Nintendo to create the battle royale games Tetris 99, Super Mario Bros. 35, and with Bandai Namco for Pac-Man 99. Arika is also known for the Tetris: The Grand Master series, the Dr. Mario series, starting with Dr. Mario Online Rx, and the Endless Ocean series.

History

Arika was founded in November 1995. During the first month of its existence, the company was focused strictly on research.

In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, called Fighting Sample, was released, featuring Hokuto and Kairi from the Street Fighter EX series. Further screenshots were released, showing characters Blair, Doctrine Dark and Shadow Geist, but the project was later cancelled. Later in May 2016, another video showcasing Nanase, Allen, Darun and Skullomania was released as a sample test video, with no plans for a future release. In April 2017, Fighting EX Layer, which seems to be the "evolution" of Fighting Sample was announced as a video for April Fools, and later confirmed to be actually a game in development. Fighting EX Layer is a spiritual successor to both Street Fighter EX series and Fighting Layer, an arcade-only fighting game by Arika.

Tetris: The Grand Master 4: Masters of Round has been shown to be in development multiple times since as early as 2009. However, it was cancelled later on due to various reasons, including copyright infringements with regard to emulation and various fan-developed clones of TGM, most notably Texmaster2009. The Grand Master 2015 was announced and playtested in both Japan and the United States in June 2015. This playtest was not licensed by The Tetris Company. In late 2024, Arika officially announced Tetris: The Grandmaster 4: Absolute Eye, scheduled for March 2025.

Not long after completion, a Tetris the Absolute: The Grand Master 2 PLUS port to the PlayStation 2 was shown to be in development. However, for unknown reasons, the port was not licensed and was never released.

Arika collaborated with Bandai Namco Entertainment to help co-develop Tekken 8. This collaboration also lead to them handling update patch(es) on Tekken 7.

Games developed

References

References

  1. Harrod, Warren. (December 1996). "The Akira{{sic}} Interview". [[Emap International Limited]].
  2. (2011-07-11). "First Video of Arika's Fighting Sample (Featuring SFEX Characters) « Shoryuken". Shoryuken.com.
  3. (2011-06-30). "Street Fighter EX Characters Resurface in Arika's 3DS Fighting Sample « Shoryuken". Shoryuken.com.
  4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdif6RTbi9s Fighting Sample video 2]
  5. (2010-09-19). "Mihara's sub Layer %7c なぜ今更言い出したのか？". Ichiro Mihara.
  6. arcadehero. (2015-06-08). "The Grand Master 2015 Arcade Testing In The US June 13th-14th".
  7. (2016-01-29). "三原さん。＠ARIKA on Twitter: "@BBQTurkeyzZ 平たく言うとライセンスが得られなかったということです。"". Ichiro Mihara.
  8. "Tekken 8 Reveals Nina Williams, Gameplay, In-Depth Mechanics Explanation, & On-Site Closed Alpha".

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