D4 Enterprise

D4 Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社D4エンタープライズ
Kabushiki-gaisha D4 Entāpuraizu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 3, 2004[1]
Headquarters5-14-1 Ginza, Chūō-ku,
Key people
Naoto Suzuki (CEO)
Ken Sugawara (Director)
Ryouzou Yamashita (Director)
WebsiteD4 Enterprise

D4 Enterprise Co., Ltd. (株式会社D4エンタープライズ, Kabushiki-gaisha D4 Entāpuraizu, often shortened to D4E) is a Japanese video game publisher currently specializing in content delivery services like Project EGG,[2][3] EGGY and PicoPico over the Internet. The company has also collaborated with Nintendo to re-release Neo Geo,[4] MSX[5] and arcade[6] titles for the Wii, and MSX[7] titles for the Wii U, as part of the Virtual Console services on both consoles.

Other products and services from D4 Enterprise include EGG Music, a digital music service, focused around soundtracks for older Japanese home computer games; AC-MALL, an online store selling reprints of older video games, soundtracks and other forms of merchandise; and 1chipMSX, a special updated model of the MSX home computer.[8] D4 Enterprise also holds the copyright and trademarks to the game libraries of several defunct Japanese video game companies, including Compile, T&E Soft and Xtalsoft.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference found was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "プロジェクトEGG – レトロゲーム配信サイト". D4 Enterprise. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "ProjectEGG / Amusement-Center.com". D4 Enterprise. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "ネオジオ バーチャルコンソール ラインナップ / NEOGEO Virtual Console Lineup". www.vc-neogeo.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "MSX Wiiバーチャルコンソール ラインナップ / MSX Wii Virtual Console Lineup". www.vc-msx.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Arcade Wiiバーチャルコンソール ラインナップ / Arcade Wii Virtual Console Lineup". www.vc-arcade.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wii Uバーチャルコンソール MSX ラインナップ / Wii U Virtual Console MSX Lineup". www.wiiuvc-msx.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "1chip MSX紹介ページ". www.msx.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "株式会社D4エンタープライズ » 権利物一覧". www.d4e.co.jp. Retrieved April 28, 2023.