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Electronic Arts Victor
IndustryVideo games
Founded1990 (1990)
DefunctDecember 1997 (1997-12)
FateBecame Electronic Arts Square
SuccessorElectronic Arts Square
Headquarters
Japan
Area served
Japan
ParentElectronic Arts (65%)[1]
Victor Entertainment (35%)[1]

Electronic Arts Victor Inc. (エレクトロニック・アーツ・ビクター株式会社, Erekutoronikku Ātsu Bikutā Kabushiki-gaisha) was a joint-venture between Electronic Arts and Victor Entertainment. They made sports games for the Family Computer, Super Famicom, and the Mega Drive. This brand name is unknown outside Japan. Some concepts include J-League association football, American football, and NHL hockey.

The company's former HQ was in Jingumae, Shibuya.[2]

History

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The company was founded in 1990.

EA Victor has participated in various PC World expos.[3][4]

In December 1997, Electronic Arts acquired Victor's 35% stake in the venture. In May 1998, EA signed a similar joint-venture deal with Square to publish EA titles in Japan, called Electronic Arts Square.[5]

VRARA's Japanese branch was established in April 2016 by ex-EA Victor General Manager Ariro Nagayama.[6]

Games developed / published

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References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/0000912057-96-013563.txt
  2. ^ http://www.system-k.com/GAME/kikaku/mdlist.html
  3. ^ http://www.wincons.or.jp/view/vol25/page02.html
  4. ^ https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/970924/yajiuma.htm
  5. ^ 米Electronic Arts、スクウェアと合弁事業解消 EAスクウェアからエレクトロニック・アーツへ [Electronic Arts and Square dissolve joint venture EA Square becomes Electronic Arts]. Game Watch Impress (in Japanese). February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. ^ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000019341.html
  7. ^ Kalata, Kurt (December 9, 2016). "Cotton". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2009.