Jaleco Exits the Gaming Industry

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20 Jan 2009, 12:46 PM
Melf

Jaleco Exits the Gaming Industry

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Originally Posted by Edge-Online

Japan's Jaleco Holdings, purveyor of classic games including Bases Loaded and City Connection, has exited the games industry, according to gaming blog Kotaku.

The company sold its games subsidiary, Jaleco, to Game Yarou for 1 yen, with the buyer assuming 700 million yen ($7.7 million) of Jaleco Holding's loan of 16 billion yen ($17.7 million). The transaction took place January 15.

A press statement read, "The risk factors for our profitability will be removed after withdrawing from the game industry." Jaleco noted "increasing competition in recent years in the video game market."

Jaleco's gaming business established in the early 1980s, focusing on arcade games, eventually branching out to home consoles.

Besides the big ones like Sega, Nintendo, Konami, Namco, and Capcom who else is left besides SNK and Taito? Data East is dead, and I can list a plethora of Genesis publishers that never even made it to 32-bit.
20 Jan 2009, 01:11 PM
Some Stupid Japanese Name

I'd like to say that they'll be missed, but aside from a couple of SNES Final Fight clones I never really liked their games.
The last thing I can remember seeing their name on was the fabulous Pulse Racer for Xbox.
20 Jan 2009, 01:33 PM
dog$

That's because the biggest impact they had was when they started out.

Sad to see 'em go but it's somewhat expected in this era.

+10 nerd points if you know what Jaleco stands for.
Japan Lesiure Company

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Originally Posted by Melf

Taito

Got eaten by Square-Enix.

I think Irem still exists, doesn't it? Arika too? Then Cave and a few others.

It's only going to get worse.
20 Jan 2009, 01:34 PM
Changeling

Damn, no more Bases Loaded.
20 Jan 2009, 01:42 PM
kingoffighters

I remember Bases Loaded and sequels were awesome, Goal! wasn't bad but could never get into City Connection.
20 Jan 2009, 01:50 PM
Othello Harrington

Didn't they put out Golgo 13 for the NES? Stupid sniper level...
20 Jan 2009, 01:53 PM
kingoffighters

That was Vic Tokai.

I didn't have too much trouble with Sniper level, but the level after that I think I was stuck on and never get thru.
20 Jan 2009, 01:54 PM
Othello Harrington

Oh
20 Jan 2009, 02:00 PM
Brand X

Damn't, now there's zero chance for another Brawl Brothers!
20 Jan 2009, 02:05 PM
Cheebs

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Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name

I'd like to say that they'll be missed, but aside from a couple of SNES Final Fight clones I never really liked their games.

Shatterhand you heathen.

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