G-Mode
G-Mode Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in games for Java-compatible mobile phones. The company also licenses content for mobile telecommunications operators, as well as being involved in the original equipment manufacturing of mobile phone games.
History
G-Mode Co., Ltd was founded in July 2000 and merged in March 2014 with ONE-UP Co., Ltd. which became G-Mode Corporation. G-Mode is headquartered in Tokyo.G-Mode saw the potential in mobile gaming and managed to obtain the rights to Tetris in Japan in 2001, and currently uses this license to remain a major player in the mobile entertainment industry in Japan. In 2004, G-Mode acquired the back catalogue of Data East Corporation. In 2005, GungHo Online Entertainment invested in the company. They currently license out these Data East titles on the Wii Virtual Console, Gametap, and Mobile Platform. G-Mode released an official Data East website in December 2008. In 2010 is revealed that the company will publish several Data East titles on the Zeebo console in Brazil and Mexico. On March 1, 2012, after several years of Wii Virtual Console support, G-Mode delisted all of its PC Engine/TurboGrafix-16 games from the service while continuing with the ones originally released on Nintendo consoles.
Business
G-Mode Co. Ltd. reported earnings results for the fiscal year 2006. For the fiscal year, the company reported consolidated net profit of $440,700 a $1.7 million consolidated recurring profit and a $31.1 million consolidated revenue. The number of subscribers to official websites for NTT DoCoMo handsets rose to 1.48 million at the end of October 2006, up 34% from the end of March 2006, which mainly contributed to the upward revision. The company revised its earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2007. For the period, the company revises consolidated net profit to $594,000 from a previous forecast of a $169,500 consolidated net loss. Consolidated recurring profit was revised up to $2.8 million from $1.7 million. The consolidated sales revenue was revised up as well to $41.1 million from $39.8 million.G-Mode Archives
In April 2020, G-Mode announced that several old mobile games from the company made in the 2000s will be re-released on Nintendo Switch through the G-MODE Archives label. Following the success of such re-releases, G-Mode announced G-MODE Archives+, which consists of re-releases of third-party mobile games, starting with Detective Ryosuke Akikawa Case Tan Vol.1 "Masked Illusion Murder Case" by Genki. The G-MODE Archives series debuted on Steam in 2021.Data East games rightsholder
G-Mode owns the rights to more than 100 Data East titles. The following list mostly includes video games mentioned either on G-Mode's original Data East webpage in 2009 or the current version launched in 2017. In some instances, a game can be absent in both of G-Mode's Data East webpages but still be mentioned here if there's a third-party source proving the company's ownership for it. Although G-Mode published in 2007 a remake of Data East's Super Famicom title Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku for mobile phones, this title is not included in the following list because that license is owned by Paon Corporation.Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper WeaponB-WingsBad Dudes vs. DragonNinjaBloody Wolf / Battle RangersBoogie Wings / The Great Rag Time ShowBreakThruBump 'n' Jump / Burnin' RubberBurgerTime / HamburgerBurger Time DeluxeCaveman Games / Caveman Ugh-LympicsChina TownCobra Command / Thunder Storm Cobra Command Congo's CaperDaikaijyu DeburasuDark LordDark SealDarwin 4078Desert Assault / Desert Storm Gulf War / Thunder ZoneDouble Wings Drop Off Dunk Dream 95 / Hoops 96Edward RandyExpress Raider / Western ExpressFighter's HistoryFighter's History Dynamite / Karnov's RevengeFighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!Fire TrapGate of Doom / Dark SealGhostlopGolf Club: Birdie RushGondomaniaGun BallHeavy BarrelHigh Seas Havoc Hippodrome Joe & Mac: Caveman NinjaJoe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics / Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the TropicsJoe & Mac ReturnsKamikaze CabbieKarate ChampLast MissionLiberationLittle MagicLock 'n' ChaseLocked 'N LoadedMad Alien / Mad Rider / Highway ChaseMagical DropMagical Drop IIMagical Drop III / Magical Drop PocketMagical Drop FMakai Hakkenden ShadaManhattanMetal ClashMidnight ResistanceMotteke Oh! DorobouMutant Fighter / Death BradeMysterious StoneNight Slashers Nitro BallOutlaws of the Lost Dynasty / Suiko EnbuOverridePeter Pepper's Ice Cream FactoryPro BowlingPro SoccerPro TennisPsycho-Nics OscarRing King Road Blaster / Road Avenger / Turbo BlasterScrum TryShackledShoot OutSide PocketSide Pocket 2 / Minnesota Fats: Pool LegendSide Pocket 3Silent DebuggersSly Spy / Sly Spy: Secret Agent / Secret AgentSoccer League - Winner's CupSpinmaster / Miracle AdventureSRD: Super Real DarwinStreet Slam / Dunk Dream / Street HoopSuiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki Super Birdie RushSuper BurgerTimeTattoo AssassinsTreasure IslandTrio The Punch – Never Forget Me...TumblepopTwo Crude / Crude Buster Winning Shot Wizard Fire / Dark Seal IIWonder PlanetWorld Grand-Prix - Pole To Finish- ''Zaviga''