Compile (company)

Compile Corporation
Native name
株式会社コンパイル
Kabushikigaisha Konpairu
Company typePrivately held limited company
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorProgrammers-3, Inc.
Founded7 April 1982 (1982-04-07)
FounderMasamitsu Niitani [ja]
Defunct6 November 2003 (2003-11-06)
FateBankruptcy, trademark and intellectual property acquired by Compile Heart and D4 Enterprise, Puyo Puyo franchise acquired by Sega.
SuccessorCompile Heart
Compile Maru
Headquarters
ProductsMadō Monogatari
Puyo Puyo

Compile Corporation (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu) was a Japanese video game developer, most notable for having developed the Puyo Puyo series, a franchise derived from the Madō Monogatari series. On 6 November 2003, the company shut down amid bankruptcy. As a result, key staff moved to Compile Heart, the company's spiritual successor, whereas shoot-'em-up staff moved to MileStone Inc.[1]

The Compile trademark is being used as a brand label by Compile Heart to promote merchandise and games based on Compile properties.[2] As of 2010, Compile Heart entered into a licensing deal with D4 Enterprise to create new video games based on franchises from Compile properties.[3][4] This agreement does not affect the rights to the Puyo Puyo series as Sega retains ownership of the property.[5]

In April 2016, Niitani started a new successor company to Compile, Compile Maru. The company launched the game Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen for Nintendo 3DS on the Nintendo eShop with a follow-up scheduled for Nintendo Switch.

  1. ^ "Compile". Sega Retro. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "コンパイルハート". www.compileheart.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Compile Hearts Acquires Rights to Compile Properties". Andriasang. 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.d4e.co.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Compile". Sega Retro. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2014-05-08.