 | |
| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | July 2000 |
| Defunct | Circa 2020 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Trouadour-403 2-9-6 Sendagaya Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 151-0051 |
Key people | Hiroshi Suzuki (CEO) |
| Products | Chibi-Robo! bit Generations Art Style |
| Website | www.skiptokyo.com (archived) |
Skip Ltd. (stylized as skip Ltd.) was a Japanese video game developer that had a close relationship with Nintendo. Nintendo published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being LOL (Archime DS), which skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff included prominent developers from Square such as Kenichi Nishi and Keita Eto.[1] In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media.[2] By August 2020, it was reported that the company may have become defunct.[3] In March 2024, a former employee confirmed the company had shut down.[4]
In 2024, a number of former Chibi-Robo! developers started Tiny Wonder Studio, a new game development studio. Their first game, koROBO, was announced in July 2024.[5]
- ^ de Figueiredo, Bruno. "Love-de-Lic". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ McFerran, Damien (22 October 2019). "What's Going On With Chibi-Robo Developer Skip?". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Has The Chibi-Robo Studio Skip Pulled The Plug On Development?". Nintendo Life. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Moriyama, Hiroshi [@picmory] (29 March 2024). "Skip has disbanded. Each member is active in a different place. However, there is a possibility that some members will reunite in the near future and do something. I don't know yet though" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Romano, Sal (19 July 2024). "Former Chibi-Robo! developers announce robot action adventure game koROBO for consoles, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 19 July 2024.