Telenet Japan

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Local Name 株式会社日本テレネット
Company Type Developer
Founded October 1983
Status Bankrupt - October 25, 2007
Head Quarters Tokyo, Japan
Website www.nippon-tele.net


3DO Overview

Telenet Japan appeared on the original Developer list in 1993.

Overview

Telenet Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社日本テレネット, Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Terenetto) also know as Nihon Telenet (日本テレネット), was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima.[citation needed] The company had several video game divisions including: Wolf Team, Laser Soft, Renovation Game (Japanese publishing division), Renovation Products (North America publishing division), Riot, Commseed, and Telenet Jr.[1] Telenet Japan's North American subsidiary, Renovation Products, was acquired by Sega of America in 1993.[2] With debt of ¥1 billion, the company ceased operating in late September 2007 and closed its doors on October 25.[3][4] Sunsoft acquired Telenet's entire software library in December 2009, citing plans to remake or re-release (via Virtual Console) the old titles.[5] The Japanese company Edia acquired Telenet's catalogue from City Connection in January 2020.