Dimps

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{{Short description|Japanese video game company}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dimps Corporation
| logo = Dimps logo.png
| native_name = 株式会社ディンプス
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Dinpusu
| former_names =
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|03|06}}
| founders =
| location_city = [[Osaka]]
| location_country = Japan
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Takashi Nishiyama]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]])
| products = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'' series<br />''[[List of Dragon Ball video games|Dragon Ball]]'' series<br />''[[Street Fighter]]'' series
| num_employees = 336 (April 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dimps.co.jp/company/ | title=Company｜株式会社ディンプス }}</ref>
| divisions =
| subsid = Safari Games<br />Dimps Food Entertainment<br />Dimps Inc.
| owners = {{plainlist|
*Takashi Nishiyama
*[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]
* [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* Dimps employee stock-sharing group
| website = {{URL|https://www.dimps.co.jp/en/company/}}
}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.dimps.co.jp/}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Dimps Corporation'''|株式会社ディンプス|Kabushiki-gaisha Dinpusu}} is a Japanese [[video game]] developer based in [[Osaka]], Japan, with an additional office in [[Tokyo]]. It is best known for developing games in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[List of Dragon Ball video games|Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]'' franchises. The company was founded on March 6, 2000 by several former [[SNK]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=Oscar |title=SNK Retrospective: 'Their humble beginnings to Now' {{!}} Talon Marks |url=https://www.talonmarks.com/arts-entertainment/artsfeatures/2020/08/14/snk-retrospective-their-humble-beginnings-to-now/ |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=Talon Marks {{!}} Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif. |date=14 August 2020}}</ref> and [[Capcom]] employees, including ''Street Fighter'', ''[[Fatal Fury]]'', ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' co-creator [[Takashi Nishiyama]] and Hiroshi Matsumoto.

==History==
In 2000, [[Takashi Nishiyama]] resigned from [[SNK]], and was soon approached with offers for employment by various [[Tokyo]]-based companies. At the same time, SNK's core development team members left the company, assuming Nishiyama had plans. Nishiyama decided to form a new company in [[Osaka]], named Sokiac, to avoid having to move his team members and their families. To better reflect its mission to create games for a variety of genres and platforms, the company later changed its name to Dimps, short for "'''Di'''gital '''M'''ulti-'''P'''latform'''s'''".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter?pager.offset=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402113045/http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter?pager.offset=4 |title=The Man Who Created ''Street Fighter'' |last=Leone |first=Matt |website=[[1Up Network|1Up.com]] |publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] |date=December 14, 2011 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The company was supported by capital from [[Sammy Corporation|Sammy]], [[Bandai]], [[Sony Computer Entertainment]], and [[Sega]].<ref name=GBASonicDimps>{{cite web |url=http://pocket.ign.com/articles/093/093601p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602000331/http://pocket.ign.com/articles/093/093601p1.html |title=Game Boy: GBA ''Sonic'' Developed by Dimps |last=Harris |first=Craig |website=[[IGN]] |date=April 18, 2001 |archive-date=June 2, 2002 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Games developed==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Publisher
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Digimon Battle Spirit]]''
| [[WonderSwan Color]]
| [[Bandai]]
| <ref name=DimpsList>{{cite web |url=http://www.dimps.co.jp/pro/list-hard.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528154347/http://www.dimps.co.jp/pro/list-hard.html |title=Dimps Titles |language=Japanese |publisher=Dimps |archive-date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Advance]]''
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| [[Sega]]
| <ref name=GBASonicDimps/><ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="7" | 2002
| ''[[Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5]]''
| WonderSwan Color
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans]]''
| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''One Piece Grand Battle! Swan Colosseum''
| WonderSwan Color
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale]]''
| PlayStation
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Digimon Battle Spirit 2]]''
| WonderSwan Color
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]''
| Game Boy Advance
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (video game)|Dragon Ball Z: Budokai]]''
| [[PlayStation 2]], [[GameCube]]
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2003
| ''Demolish Fist''
| [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
| [[Sammy Corporation|Sammy]]
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2]]''
| PlayStation 2, GameCube
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen''
| PlayStation
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Konjiki no Gash Bell: Unare! Yūjō no Zakeru''
| Game Boy Advance
| [[Banpresto]]
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="10" | 2004
| ''[[Seven Samurai 20XX]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Sammy
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[The Rumble Fish]]''
| Arcade, PlayStation 2
| Sammy
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Gunslinger Girl''
| PlayStation 2
| Marvelous Entertainment
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Shaman King: Funbari Spirits]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
| Game Boy Advance
| [[Nintendo]]
|
|-
| ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Tomo to Kimi to Koko de''
| Game Boy Advance
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]''
| Game Boy Advance
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure]]''
| Game Boy Advance
| Banpresto
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Konjiki no Gash Bell: Unare! Yūjō no Zakeru 2''
| Game Boy Advance
| Banpresto
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="8" | 2005
| ''[[Data Carddass]]: Dragon Ball Z''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[The Rumble Fish 2]]''
| Arcade
| Sammy
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Spikeout: Battle Street]]''
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Yu Yu Hakusho Forever''
| PlayStation 2
| Banpresto
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[One Piece (video game)|One Piece]]''
| Game Boy Advance
| Bandai
|
|-
| ''[[Universal Century Gundam Online]]''
| [[Personal computer|PC]]
| [[Bandai Namco Games]]
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Rush]]''
| [[Nintendo DS]]
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="7" | 2006
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai]]''
| [[PlayStation Portable]]
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Chō Nenjū Kaisai Card de Ōen! Tamagotchi Cup''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Dragon Ball Z 2''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Crash Boom Bang!]]''
| Nintendo DS
| [[Vivendi Universal Games]]
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Gohiikini''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''The Battle of Yu Yu Hakusho: Shitō! Ankoku Bujutsu Kai''
| Arcade
| Banpresto
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Tales of the Tempest]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="8" | 2007
| ''[[Saint Seiya: The Hades]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: All Season Saikō! Card de Entry! Tamagotchi Contest''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Dragon Ball Z Bakuretsu Impact''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Draglade]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Banpresto
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road]]''
| PlayStation Portable
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Mina Thank You!''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="9" | 2008
| ''Tamagotchi to Fushigi na Ehon''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Dragon Ball Z W Bakuretsu Impact''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit]]''
| [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]]
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Mobile Ops: The One Year War]]''
| Xbox 360
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''
| Arcade
| [[Capcom]]
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Rosario + Vampire|Rosario to Vampire: Tanabata no Miss Youkai Gakuen]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Capcom
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Draglade 2''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World]]''
| PlayStation 2
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
| [[Wii]], PlayStation 2
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="6" | 2009
| ''Street Fighter IV''
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
| Capcom
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragonball Evolution (video game)|Dragonball Evolution]]''
| PlayStation Portable
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Battlers''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channel''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Battle Spirits: Kiseki no Hasha''
| PlayStation Portable
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="6" | 2010
| ''Nodame Cantabile: Tanoshii Ongaku no Jikan desu''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]''
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
| Capcom
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Colors]]''
| Nintendo DS
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition]]''
| Arcade
| Capcom
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2011
| ''Data Carddass: Toriko Itadaki Master''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Card de Happy! Tamagotchi! Tama Heart Collection''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Tamagotchi Collection''
| Nintendo DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle]]''
| PlayStation 3
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Generations]]''
| [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="6" | 2012
| ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
| Capcom
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
| Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,iOS, Android
| Sega
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''The Rumble Fish 2 for NESiCAxLive''
| Arcade
| Dimps
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Alien vs. Gunners''
| Android, iOS
| Dimps
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Bakemonogatari Portable''
| PlayStation Portable
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Ōchimainichi Tamagotchi''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2013
| ''[[Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers]]''
| PlayStation 3
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Sega
|
|-
| ''Tamagotchi! Session no Dream School''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Games
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Phantom Gate Chronicle''
| Android, iOS
| Dimps
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2014
| ''Card Create Battle: One Piece Kings''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''Data Carddass: Majin Bone''
| Arcade
| Bandai
| <ref name=DimpsList/>
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2]]''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Games
|
|-
| ''Majin Bone: Jikan to Kūkan no Majin''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Games
|
|-
| ''[[Freedom Wars]]''
| [[PlayStation Vita]]
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''[[Dragon Ball Xenoverse]]''
| [[PlayStation 4]], PlayStation 3, [[Xbox One]], Xbox 360
| Bandai Namco Games
|
|-
| ''[[Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul]]''
| PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC
| [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
|
|-
| ''School of Ragnarok''
| Arcade
| [[Square Enix]]
|
|-
| ''IC Carddass: Dragon Ball''
| iOS, Android, PC
| Bandai
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2016
| ''[[My Hero Academia: Battle for All]]''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''[[Street Fighter V]]''
| PlayStation 4, PC
| Capcom
|
|-
| ''[[Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2]]''
| PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, [[Google Stadia]]
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''[[Super Dragon Ball Heroes]]''
| Arcade
| Bandai
|
|-
| ''anywhereVR''
| [[PlayStation VR]]
| [[Sony Music Entertainment]]
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X]]''
| Nintendo 3DS
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2''
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Black Clover: Grimoire Battle''
| Arcade
| Bandai
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet]]''
| PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Dragon Ball Legends''
| Android, iOS
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''[[Soulcalibur VI]]''
| PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission]]''
| Nintendo Switch, PC
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''AI Carddass: Zenonzard''
| Android, iOS
| Bandai
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2020
| ''Saint Seiya: Shining Soldiers''
| Android, iOS
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Miniyonku Chōsoku Grand Prix''
| Android, iOS
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Tabe-O-Ja''
| Nintendo Switch
| Bandai
|
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Arsenal Base''
| Arcade
| Bandai
|
|-
| ''Dragon Ball: The Breakers''
| PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2024
| ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2''
| [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|-
| ''Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream''
| PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
| Bandai Namco Entertainment
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/02/sword-art-online-fractured-daydream-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-and-pc|website=Gematsu|date=2024-02-21}}</ref>
|-
|''Dragon Ball Super Divers''
|Arcade
|Bandai
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=ドラゴンボールスーパーダイバーズ公式サイト |url=https://www.dbsdv.com/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=ドラゴンボールスーパーダイバーズ公式サイト |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| scope=“row” | 2025
|''Freedom Wars Remastered''
|PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
|Bandai Namco Entertainment
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.dimps.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.safarigames.com/ Safari Games website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/dimps-corporation ''Dimps'' profile] on [[MobyGames]]

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