Paon DP


Paon DP Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded in August 2004 as DP Inc. and merged with Paon Corporation, Ltd. in March 2015 to form Paon DP.
Paon Corporation was founded on January 20, 1999. Through a partnership with Nintendo, Paon developed DK: King of Swing, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast and DK: Jungle Climber. Paon was also involved in development of 2000 SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game titles, SNK Gals' Fighters as composer and sound work team, as well as composer to some other Neo Geo Pocket Color titles.
When the company Data East went bankrupt, Paon Corporation bought the rights to some of their games, including Karnov, Chelnov, and Windjammers as well as the Glory of Heracles and Kuuga series, all of which are now owned by Paon DP. Paon developed Glory of Heracles in 2008, the sixth title of the Glory of Heracles series, which was published by Nintendo. The rights to that game are split between Paon and Nintendo with the latter owning the trademark as well.
In 2010, the company entered into the business of mobile game development.
Paon merged with DP Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2015 to form Paon DP. An associate company of pachislot maker Daito Giken,.
As a result of the merger, DP became the surviving entity while Paon Corporation was dissolved. The new company now develops mobile games only to Japan, as well as often licensing their owned properties, in 2017, Paon DP moved its headquarters to Kita, Tokyo.
A large amount of developers who were previously at Paon ended up at another Japanese video game developer called Picola Co., Ltd., which was formed at the same time as the Paon/DP merger in February 2015 and later co-developed the game Little Dragons Café, a cafe-management and dragon-raising simulator that was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2018.

Games developed, co-developed, licensed, published or co-published by Paon DP

  • Puzzle Link 2
  • Nightmare in the Dark /SNK
  • SNK Gals' Fighters
  • Dino Crisis
  • Big Bang Pro Wrestling
  • Lowrider /Jaleco
  • Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven /Activision
  • Fire ProWresting Z
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 /Atari
  • The Wild Rings
  • Blood Will Tell
  • Tenchu: Return from Darkness /Activision
  • Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Yoshimune
  • DK: King of Swing
  • Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Ossu! Banchō
  • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
  • Haunting Ground
  • Trapt
  • Saint Seiya: The Hades
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Hihōden
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Hihōden - Ossu! Banchō - Yoshimune DS
  • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
  • Chelnov: Atomic Runner
  • Herakles no Eikō 3: Kamigami no Chinmoku
  • DK: Jungle Climber
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shake II
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Herakles no Eikō 4: Kamigami no Okurimono
  • Glory of Heracles
  • New Horizon English Course 1
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shin Yoshimune
  • New Horizon English Course 2
  • Herakles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku
  • New Horizon English Course 3
  • Daito Giken Koushiki Pachislot Simulator: 24-Twenty-Four
  • Klonoa /Namco Bandai Games
  • Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Ossu! Misao - Maguro Densetsu Portable
  • AquaSpace
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan
  • Herakles no Eikō: Ugokidashita Kamigami
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Hihōden - Fūjirareta Megami Portable
  • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
  • Daito Giken Kōshiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Hihōden - Taiyō o Motomeru Monotachi
  • Natural Doctrine /NIS America
  • Scratch Pirates
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution
  • Bamon Kingdom Ω
  • Dribato! -Dream Card Battle-
  • Wonder Oracle
  • World of Summoners
  • Prone Position
  • Alien Egg
  • Nyanko on the Island of Hoshino
  • Gotsuan Legend
  • There is a Strain
  • Daito Yoshisume City
  • ''Windjammers 2''