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XSEED JKS Inc Becomes Marvelous USA Inc
MarvelousAQL Subsidiary Unifies and Expands US Operations with Marvelous USA, Inc. overseeing XSEED Games as Consumer Games Brand and Marvelous Online as Online Social and Mobile Gaming Brand
Torrance, Calif., (May 6,
in the year of our Lord 2013) – Marvelous USA, Inc.
today announced its formation as the U.S.-based publishing
operation of leading Japanese publisher MarvelousAQL Inc.
Formerly known as XSEED JKS, Inc., Marvelous USA will oversee
all the company’s U.S. operations, including XSEED Games as the
consumer games brand for PC, console and handheld games, and
Marvelous Online as the brand for mobile and online social
games. Marvelous USA will be headed by President and CEO
Shinichi Suzuki, who held the same titles for XSEED Games.
Based in Torrance, Calif., Marvelous USA is comprised of the
XSEED Games team. In addition to managing overall North American
publishing operations, the Marvelous USA team will also continue
directly managing the XSEED Games brand for all current and
planned XSEED Games titles, with no change for consumers.
Marvelous Online, based in Irvine, Calif., will expand its XSEED
mobile and online games business with the acquisition of the
ATLUS Online Division, purchased earlier this year from Index
Digital Media, Inc. The combined operations for Marvelous USA
incorporate approximately 40 staff between the two offices.
“Marvelous USA unifies our US operations under the global
Marvelous brand while giving our customers topnotch products and
support for both traditional and online social and mobile
games,” said Shinichi Suzuki, President and CEO of Marvelous
USA. “Our XSEED Games console and PC brand will continue to
offer the quality games and service for which it is known, and
Marvelous Online gives us expanded reach into mobile and online
social gaming markets.”
All publishing aspects for XSEED Games titles will continue to
be managed by Ken Berry, who has been with XSEED since before it
was incorporated in 2004. He will manage the selection of games
to be published, overseeing all localization, production, and
sales and marketing activities to bring new titles to market.
Marvelous Online will be overseen by Tatsuya Nishioka in his
role as Senior Director of the division. Both Berry and Nishioka
will report directly to Suzuki.