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PlatinumGames

PlatinumGames Inc. is a Japanese video game developer based in Osaka. It was founded in October 2007 as result of a merger between Seeds Inc. and Odd Inc. Capcom alumni Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba, and Hideki Kamiya founded Seeds Inc. after the closure of Clover Studio, while Odd Inc. was founded by Tatsuya Minami. A year after the studio was founded…

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Founded
October 1, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-10-01)
Founders
Shinji Mikami · Atsushi Inaba · Hideki Kamiya · Tatsuya Minami
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Oyodo, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
Divisions
PlatinumGames Fukuoka · PlatinumGames Tokyo
Key people
Atsushi Inaba (President & CEO) · Takao Yamane (Vice president & CBO)

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related to 2017–2021: Nier: Automata and "Platinum 4" · 38
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related to 2006–2007: Founding · 37
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related to 2008–2012: Partnership with Sega · 30
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related to 2013–2016: Licensed properties and exclusive games · 26
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related to Philosophy · 12
PlatinumGames → According, Despite, However, Inaba, Japanese, Minami, Platinum, Saito, The, Western, While, While PlatinumGames
related to 2022–present: Inaba appointed CEO and staff departures · 6
PlatinumGames → CEO Kenichi Sato, Inaba, On January, On November, Platinum, PlatinumGames FUKUOKA
Founders · 4
PlatinumGames → Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya, Shinji Mikami, Tatsuya Minami
Products · 4
PlatinumGames → Bayonetta, Nier: Automata, The Wonderful 101, Vanquish
Divisions · 2
PlatinumGames → PlatinumGames Fukuoka, PlatinumGames Tokyo
Key people · 2
PlatinumGames → Atsushi Inaba (President & CEO), Takao Yamane (Vice president & CBO)

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PlatinumGamesDivisionsPlatinumGames Fukuoka1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesDivisionsPlatinumGames Tokyo1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesFoundedOctober 1, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-10-01)1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesFoundersShinji Mikami1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesFoundersAtsushi Inaba1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesFoundersHideki Kamiya1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesFoundersTatsuya Minami1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesHeadquartersOyodo, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesKey peopleAtsushi Inaba (President & CEO)1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesKey peopleTakao Yamane (Vice president & CBO)1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesNative nameプラチナゲームズ株式会社1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesNumber of employees250 (2026)1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesNumber of locations3 (2022)1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesPredecessorsSeeds Inc.1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesPredecessorsOdd Inc.1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesProductsBayonetta1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesProductsNier: Automata1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesProductsVanquish1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesProductsThe Wonderful 1011.00infobox
PlatinumGamesRomanized namePurachina Gēmuzu Kabushiki Gaisha1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesTypePrivate1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesWebsiteplatinumgames.com1.00infobox
PlatinumGamesis aJapanese development company0.90text

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