 A variant of the Nihon Falcom logo | |
Native name | 日本ファルコム株式会社 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Nihon farukomu kabushiki kaisha |
| Company type | Public |
| TYO: 3723 | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | March 1981 |
| Founder | Masayuki Kato |
| Headquarters | Tachikawa, Japan |
Key people | Toshihiro Kondo (President) |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 62 (2019[1]) |
| Website | www |
Nihon Falcom Corporation (日本ファルコム株式会社) is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their Ys, The Legend of Heroes, and Trails series. The company was founded in March 1981, making them one of the oldest active video game companies.[2] They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the use of personal computers in Japan.
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