Acquire Corp.
Native name 株式会社アクワイア
Romanized name Kabushikigaisha Akuwaia
Founded December 6, 1994; 31 years ago(1994-12-06)
Headquarters Chiyoda , Tokyo, JapanNumber of locations 2
Key people Takuma Endo (President and CEO ) Services Motion capture
Number of employees 148 (2024)
Website
Acquire Corp. (Japanese : 株式会社アクワイア, Hepburn : Kabushikigaisha Akuwaia ) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher , mainly known for the Mario & Luigi series game, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series.
History Acquire was founded on December 6, 1994, and in 1998 developed Tenchu: Stealth Assassins for the PlayStation , which turned into a franchise. The developer pushed for a more sandbox approach to the level design, which found its way in other Acquire titles like Way of the Samurai and Shinobido: Way of the Ninja .
In 2011, the company was acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment . The studio co-developed Octopath Traveler with supervision and funding from Square Enix , releasing in 2018. Acquire was chosen as development partner for the game based on their affinity with pixel-art and prior work on the What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? series.
Acquire developed Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story , which released in 2020, following the cancellation of a fifth Way of the Samurai entry.
In 2024, the company was acquired by Kadokawa Corporation .
The studio succeeded AlphaDream , which became defunct on October 1, 2019, as the developer of the Mario & Luigi series, starting with Mario & Luigi: Brothership , which released in 2024.
Games developed Year Title Platform(s) Notes 1998 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins PlayStation 2000 Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins PlayStation 2002 Way of the Samurai PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable 2003 Way of the Samurai 2 PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable 2005 Samurai Western PlayStation 2 Shinobido: Way of the Ninja PlayStation 2 Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja PlayStation Portable 2006 Kamiwaza PlayStation 2 2007 What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? PlayStation Portable 2008 Class of Heroes PlayStation Portable What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord? 2 PlayStation Portable Way of the Samurai 3 PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows 2009 Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Wii , PlayStation Portable 2010 Patchwork Heroes PlayStation Portable No Heroes Allowed! PlayStation Portable 2011 Way of the Samurai 4 PlayStation 3 , Windows Clan of Champions Windows , PlayStation 3 Akiba's Trip PlayStation Portable Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls PlayStation 3 , iOS , PlayStation Vita , Windows Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen PlayStation Vita 2012 Orgarythm PlayStation Vita , Android Co-developed with Neilo Sumioni: Demon Arts PlayStation Vita , Android 2013 Mind Zero PlayStation Vita , Windows Co-developed by ZeroDiv Divine Gate Android , iOS Rain PlayStation 3 Co-developed with Japan Studio Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Windows No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! PlayStation Vita 2014 Fort Raiders SMAAASH! Android , iOS 2015 Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Windows 2016 Akiba's Trip Festa! Android Co-developed with DMM Games Akiba's Beat PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita 2017 No Heroes Allowed! VR PlayStation 4 2018 Octopath Traveler Nintendo Switch , Windows , Stadia , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 Co-developed with Square Enix Business Division 11 2020 Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , Windows Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent Android , iOS 2021 Labyrinth of Zangetsu Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , Windows 2022 Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , Windows 2023 Octopath Traveler II Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S Co-developed with Creative Business Unit II Xaladia: Rise of the Space Pirates X2 Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Windows 2024 Ancient Weapon Holly Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Windows C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Windows Scars of Mars Nintendo Switch , Windows Amedama Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox Series X/S Co-developed with IzanagiGames Hookah Haze Nintendo Switch , Windows Mario & Luigi: Brothership Nintendo Switch 2025 All in Abyss: Judge the Fake Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Windows Co-developed with WSS playground Class of Heroes 3: Remaster Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Windows 2027 Yakoh Shinobi Ops PlayStation 5 , Windows TBA Black Finger JET Windows Co-developed with Kohachi Studio and Red Dunes Games Monster Eater Windows Hamrazu:Re Windows
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