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Eighting Co., Ltd.

Eighting logo, stylized as 8ing
Native name	株式会社エイティング
Romanized name	Eitingu Kabushiki-gaisha
Formerly	Raizing (1993–2000)
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Video games
Founded	15 March 1993; 31 years ago (1993-03-15)
Headquarters	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yasuhiko Sameshima (President and CEO)
Number of employees	276 (September, 2024)
Parent	COLOPL, Inc. (2016–present)
Website	8ing.co.jp

Eighting Co., Ltd., stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formerly known as Raizing. It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games.

History

Raizing and Eighting were formed in part by former staff of Compile, to create arcade games. The development was done by Raizing, while sales and distribution were done by Eighting. Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker, was released in 1993. After the arcade developer Toaplan closed their doors, some of their staff went to Raizing, while others began the offshoot companies Cave, Takumi, and Gazelle, all of which were noted for their strong support of the shoot 'em up genre, and the "danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy.

The company featured a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama (a.k.a. "Healthy"), Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo. The company also included the famous shooting game developer Shinobu Yagawa who was the designer and programmer for Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, and Battle Bakraid while at Raizing, and is now employed by Cave.

In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting, and since then, no shoot'em up games were produced. The company since then concentrated its video game business to home consoles and mobile/social gaming.

List of games developed

Notes

1. Japanese: 株式会社エイティング, Hepburn: Eitingu Kabushiki gaisha
2. Japanese: ライジング, Hepburn: Raijingu

References

1. "Company Profile" 会社概要 (in Japanese). Eighting. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
2. "COLOPL, Inc". Retrieved June 18, 2017.
3. ssf1991 (July 10, 2024). "Eighting worked on Nintendo Switch Sports basketball update". My Nintendo News. Retrieved July 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Official website
• R8ZING: A Raizing/Eighting Shooter Tribute
• Interview with Yuichi Toyama and Kenichi Yokoo from Shooting Gameside #1 Magazine

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Video games	1990s Sorcer Striker Kingdom Grand Prix Bomberman: Panic Bomber Battle Garegga Terra Diver Bloody Roar Armed Police Batrider Battle Bakraid Bloody Roar 2 Ghoul Panic 2000s Dimahoo 1944: The Loop Master Bloody Roar 3 Kuru Kuru Kururin Bloody Roar Extreme Naruto: Clash of Ninja Bloody Roar 4 Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival Battle Stadium D.O.N Master of Illusion Dragon Quest Swords Fate/unlimited codes Castlevania Judgment Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars 2010s Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Zoids Wild: King of Blast 2020s Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast Pikmin 3 Deluxe Pikmin 4
People	Manabu Namiki Yuichi Toyama
See also	Compile Toaplan
Category

• Amusement companies of Japan
• Video game companies of Japan
• Video game development companies
• Video game companies established in 1993
• Japanese companies established in 1993
• Software companies based in Tokyo
• Shinagawa