Heartbeat (company)

Heart Beat Inc.
Native name
株式会社ハートビート
Kabushiki-gaisha Hāto Bīto
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 1992 (1992-10)
FounderManabu Yamana
Defunct2002
Headquarters
Chūō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Websitehttps://www.heartbeat.co.jp/

Heart Beat Inc. (株式会社ハートビート, Kabushiki-gaisha Hāto Bīto) (sometimes Heartbeat)[1] was a Japanese video game developer, famous for developing the sixth and seventh installments of the Dragon Quest series. Heartbeat also developed a remake of Dragon Quest IV. Plans to localize this remake in North America were halted when the employees of Heartbeat decided to take a sabbatical in January 2002.[2] The company stated its reason was "the raise of development costs", despite the massive financial success of its games.[3] Several of its former members created Genius Sonority.[1] The company now appears defunct.

  1. ^ a b Darryl Vassar (January 21, 2004). "Pokémon Colosseum (GCN)". GameSpy.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. ^ Eric Malenfant; Eve C.; Nicole Kirk (2002). "Enix Interview With Justin Lucas". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. ^ Feena (December 26, 2002). "Enix Comments On DQVIII As Heart Beat Steps Away". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-11.