is a video game development company founded in 2016 by Masamitsu Niitani (founder of the former company Compile and the creator of Puyo Puyo) as a new venture.

History

Niitani decided to found Compile Maru to publish his new development, Nyoki Nyoki, and as a new venture after the previous company he founded: Compile.

Compile Maru

In an interview with Fumio Kurokawa, Niitani talks about the success of Puyo Puyo and how a game potentially on par with Tetris grew the company he founded in 1982. He also mentions that "entrepreneurship is 'but me', and there are no objectives" and "the common people only know tactics", criticizing the big companies and their commercial objectives. He also mentions that "the opportunity to start a business is 'alone or as a company'", which led him to create his own company Compile, spirit that he would maintain throughout his life when he founded Compile Maru and developed Nyoki Nyoki.

Compile Maru

Games

Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen for the Nintendo 3DS, based on Pochi and Nyaa

, video game similar to Puyo Puyo but with dominoes, available for download on Project EGG

Compile Maru

See also

Compile, former company founded by Niitani

Compile Heart, another company founded after Compile's bankruptcy

D4 Enterprise, the company that holds the majority of the rights to Compile's old IP

References

Video game companies of Japan

Video game development companies

Compile (company) games

Video game companies established in 2016

Japanese companies established in 2016