- Name
- Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- Location
- Osaka,Japan
- Website
- http://www.nichibutsu.co.jp
- Aliases
- Nichibutsu
Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.
Osaka,Japan
Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd. (more commonly known as Nichibutsu) is a Japanese publisher and developer.
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Overview
Nichibutsu was founded in 1970 and started developing video games in 1978. They are best known in Japan for various adult Mahjong games and the F1 Circus racing series. Their biggest US success came in 1990 with the release of WCW: World Championship Wrestling (Game) on the NES: a WCW (Franchise) reskin of their 1989 release Super Star Pro Wrestling. Nichibutsu appear to have withdrawn from game development in 2007, and transferred the rights to their works to HAMSTER Corporation (Company) in April 2014.
Developed Games
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Super Nichibutsu Mahjong 2: Zenkoku Seiha Hen (Game)
A Japanese mahjong game for the Super Famicom. It is the second entry in the Super Nichibutsu Mahjong series and also features a quiz mode.
Super Nichibutsu Mahjong (Game)
A Mahjong simulator that allows players to create their own mahjong player and play games against two, three, or four CPU opponents.
Gionbana (Game)
A digitized hanafuda card game for the Super Famicom, including Koi-Koi, Hana-Awase, and Oicho-Kabu. It also features party board game modes, allowing players to play rounds of Koi-Koi to determine who rolls next.
Nichibutsu Collection 1 (Game)
Compilation of two Nichibutsu games released in 1996. It includes Gion Hana and Kyouraku Casino Bar, both of which had been earlier Super Famicom releases.
Nichibutsu Collection 2 (Game)
The second compilation of Nichibutsu games, which was released in 1996. It includes Super Gomoku Shogi and Mahjong Hanjouki, both of which had been earlier Super Famicom releases.
Cosmo Police Galivan (Game)
A non-linear sci-fi action game developed by Nihon Bussan. The Famicom version additionally had light RPG elements, but it was never released outside of Japan. The home computer versions were direct ports of the arcade game, & did release in the West.
Published Games
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Super F1 Circus (Game)
A Formula 1 racing game from Nichibutsu for the Super Famicom. It is part of the F1 Circus series.
Nichibutsu Arcade Classics 2: Heiankyo Alien (Game)
An upgraded version of the arcade classic Heiankyo Alien, with the original included.
Super Nichibutsu Mahjong 2: Zenkoku Seiha Hen (Game)
A Japanese mahjong game for the Super Famicom. It is the second entry in the Super Nichibutsu Mahjong series and also features a quiz mode.
Super Nichibutsu Mahjong (Game)
A Mahjong simulator that allows players to create their own mahjong player and play games against two, three, or four CPU opponents.
Super F1 Circus 2 (Game)
A Formula One racing game from Cream and Nihon Bussan, and the third Super Famicom game in their F1 Circus series.
Super Nichibutsu Mahjong 3: Yoshimoto Gekijou Hen (Game)
A mahjong game from Nihon Bussan and the third of four Super Famicom games in the series.
Gionbana (Game)
A digitized hanafuda card game for the Super Famicom, including Koi-Koi, Hana-Awase, and Oicho-Kabu. It also features party board game modes, allowing players to play rounds of Koi-Koi to determine who rolls next.
Nichibutsu Collection 1 (Game)
Compilation of two Nichibutsu games released in 1996. It includes Gion Hana and Kyouraku Casino Bar, both of which had been earlier Super Famicom releases.
Nichibutsu Collection 2 (Game)
The second compilation of Nichibutsu games, which was released in 1996. It includes Super Gomoku Shogi and Mahjong Hanjouki, both of which had been earlier Super Famicom releases.
Cosmo Police Galivan (Game)
A non-linear sci-fi action game developed by Nihon Bussan. The Famicom version additionally had light RPG elements, but it was never released outside of Japan. The home computer versions were direct ports of the arcade game, & did release in the West.
Super F1 Circus Limited (Game)
A Formula 1 racing game and an enhanced version of Cream's earlier Super F1 Circus.