SIMS Co., Ltd.

SIMS Co., Ltd.
シムス株式会社

Company type	KK
Industry	Video games
Founded	June 12, 1991
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Noboru Machida: Representative Director; Hideki Katagiri: Director; Keisuke Nozawa: Director
Products	Games for video game consoles
Number of employees	32
Parent	Sega (1991–2004)
Website	http://www.sims.co.jp/

SIMS Co., Ltd. (シムス株式会社, Shimusu Kabushiki-gaisha), which stands for "Soft Development Innovation Multi Success",^[1] is a Japanese video game publisher and developer originally established on June 12, 1991 as a joint venture of Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. and Sega Enterprises, Ltd. About 50 employees transferred over from Sanritsu.^[2]

SIMS became independent of the Sega group on June 25, 2004, when Representative Director Noboru Machida took over all stock from the veteran game maker^[3]

Games

Nintendo 3DS

Fish On
Beyblade: Evolution

PlayStation Vita

Let's Fish! Hooked On

Dreamcast

Charge 'N Blast
Harusame Youbi
The House of the Dead 2
Maboroshi Tsukiyo
Sega Bass Fishing

Master System

Buggy Run
Disney's Aladdin
Masters of Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Master of Darkness

Mega Drive / Genesis

ATP Tour Championship Tennis
Devil Buster (unreleased)^[4]^[5]^[6]
From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Kyougou Makkou Taiketsu!
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Out Run 2019
Shadow Dancer
Scratch Golf (unreleased)^[7]
Wimbledon II (unreleased)^[8]

Sega CD

Vay

Game Gear

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Disney's Aladdin
Buster Fight
Fred Couples Golf
Master of Darkness
Tails' Skypatrol
Alien Syndrome

Wii

Hooked! Real Motion Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing (co-developed with Cavia)
Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream
Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing
All Round Hunter

WiiWare

Derby Dogs
Reel Fishing Challenge

PSP

Ape Escape: On the Loose

Multi-platform

Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge (PS2, GameCube)
Legendary Fishing (PS4, Switch)

References

^ "Developer_Table". Review-site.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
^ "Developer_Table". Review-site.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
^ "SIMS会社概要". Archived from the original on 2004-07-16. Retrieved 2017-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Coming Soon MD: デビルバスター". Mega Drive Fan [ja] (in Japanese). No. 38. Tokuma Shoten. March 1993. p. 85.
^ Halverson, Dave (April 1993). "Sega Sector - Sega Previews". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 5. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 43.
^ "Reportage - Le Japon En Direct: Devil Buster (SIMS/MD juillet au Japon)". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 21. M.E.R.7 [fr]. June 1993. pp. 22–23.
^ "Sega Pro News Scoop: Japan News - Nip Bits". Sega Pro. No. 32. Paragon Publishing. May 1994. pp. 12–13.
^ "Hit me! Das 16-Bit-As Für Matchwinner Spiel Auf Satz Und Sieg". Play Time [de] (in German). No. 27. Computec. September 1993. p. 13.