Native name | 株式会社セリウス |
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Company type |
Kabushiki gaisha Joint venture |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | June 3, 2007 |
Defunct | February 29, 2012 [1] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people |
Ken Kutaragi (CEO) |
Products | Software |
Owner | |
Website | http://www.cellius.jp/ |
Cellius Inc. [a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Sony and Bandai Namco Holdings. The aim of the company was to "help take share from Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co." [2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. Ken Kutaragi was announced as CEO. [3] Bandai Namco Holdings held 51% of the company, and Sony held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's Cell microprocessor, the heart of the PlayStation 3, for PlayStation 3 games and games for mobile phones and personal computers. Its only video game project was the poorly-received Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita. [4] [5]