List of One Piece video games
The One Piece video games are based on Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series of the same name. Most games are published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Bandai and Banpresto. The games take place in the fictional world of One Piece, and the stories revolve around the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates, the franchise's protagonists.
Games have been released for many home video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and mobile phones. The series features various genres, mostly role-playing games and fighting games, such as the games in the Grand Battle! sub-series. The series contains 56 games including 11 mobile games, not counting appearances in crossover entries.
Overview
The video game series debuted in Japan on July 19, 2000, with From TV Animation – One Piece: Become the Pirate King! for the Bandai WonderSwan Color handheld game console. More than five years after the video game series debuted in Japan, One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush was the first One Piece video game to be localized and released in North America, on September 7, 2005, for Nintendo GameCube. Out of 38 games, 11 have been released in North America, two in Australia, and 13 in Europe.Japan's large demand for such games leads its companies to produce the games with haste and thus low regard for quality. In contrast, the One Piece video game, which was produced for and exclusively released to the North American markets, was crowned "GBA Platformer of the Year" in 2005 by GameSpy's network of game websites.