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| − | |name = | + | |name = Sony Company, Limited<br>任天堂株式会社 |
| − | |logo = [[File: | + | |logo = [[File:Sony (logo).png|The Sony logo|200px]] |
|type = Public | |type = Public | ||
|founded = September 23, 1889 | |founded = September 23, 1889 | ||
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|key_people = Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder<br>Satoru Iwata: President & CEO<br>[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]: President & COO of NoA<br>Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer<br>Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and ''[[w:c:metroid:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<br>Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman<br>Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA<br>Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | |key_people = Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder<br>Satoru Iwata: President & CEO<br>[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]: President & COO of NoA<br>Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer<br>Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and ''[[w:c:metroid:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<br>Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman<br>Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA<br>Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | ||
|industry = 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | |industry = 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | ||
| − | |products = Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, [[ | + | |products = Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, [[PlayStation ]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], the [[Sony PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 4]] and various video game titles |
|revenue = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥555.263 billion (2009)<br>Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | |revenue = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥555.263 billion (2009)<br>Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | ||
|net_income = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥279.089 billion (2009) | |net_income = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥279.089 billion (2009) | ||
|num_employees = 3,013 (2006) | |num_employees = 3,013 (2006) | ||
|parent = | |parent = | ||
| − | |website = [http://www. | + | |website = [http://www.Sony.co.jp/ Sony Japan]<br>[http://www.Sony.com/ Sony of America]<br>[http://www.Sony-europe.com/ Sony Europe]<br>[http://www.Sony.com.au/ Sony Australia]| |
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| − | ''' | + | '''Sony Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha?) is a Japanese video game hardware manufacturer and software publisher. They are the largest video game making company, followed by Sony. They have a countless number of series, such as the [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Super Mario'']], [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Legend of Zelda'']], [[Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'']], and [[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']] series. They previously made hanafuda cards before they came into the video game industry, and are now one of the largest video game companies there are. Since they're the developers of the ''Animal Crossing'' series, some of their products, like the [[NES]] have made it into Animal Crossing gameplay. They also have made the [[Wikipedia:Super Sony Entertainment System|SNES]], [[PlayStation ]], [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Gameboy]], Game Boy Color, [[Gameboy Advance]], and [[PlayStation Portable]]. |
==Gaming systems== | ==Gaming systems== | ||
| − | + | Sony has created many gaming systems, most of which are listed below: | |
===Consoles=== | ===Consoles=== | ||
* Color TV Game (1977 – 1980) | * Color TV Game (1977 – 1980) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Sony Entertainment System]] (NES) (1983 – 2003) |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Super | + | * [[wikipedia:Super Sony Entertainment System|Super Sony Entertainment System]] (SNES) (1990 – 2003) |
* Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996) | * Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation ]] (N64) (1996 – 2002) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation 2]] (GCN) (2001 – 2006) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation 3]] (2006 – 2013) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation 3 U|PlayStation 3 U]] (2012 - 2017) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation 4]] (2017 - ) |
===Portables=== | ===Portables=== | ||
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* [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]] (1998 - 2001) | * [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]] (1998 - 2001) | ||
* [[Game Boy|Game Boy Advance]] (2001 - 2004) | * [[Game Boy|Game Boy Advance]] (2001 - 2004) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation Portable]] (2004 – 2014) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[PlayStation Vita]] (2011 - ) |
| − | ==Club | + | ==Club Sony== |
| − | {{main|Club | + | {{main|Club Sony}} |
| − | Club | + | Club Sony is a Sony reward system, where users input codes from major Sony games and consoles to receive Coins (or Stars in Europe). Coins may also be earned by completing surveys. These Coins may then be traded for a variety of prizes, including Animal Crossing-related [[merchandise]]. The service was discontinued on June 30, 2015, and was replaced with MySony, which is functionally the same, but with new features added. New rewards were added including Digital Discounts and Miitomo clothes, which can be purchased with Platinum Coins, rewarded by completing missions, like completing tasks in Miitomo or signing into other Sony services like Miiverse weekly. The service is connected to the user's Sony Network account, so purchases are automatically recorded in the service and reward the user with Gold coins, which function almost the same as Club Sony, the only difference being that purchases are for Digital Game downloads only. |
{{Construction}} | {{Construction}} | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Real World]] | [[Category:Real World]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Sony|*]] |
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| Type | Public | |||||
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| Founded | September 23, 1889 | |||||
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan International: Redmond, Washington, USA Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Großostheim, Germany Scoresby, Victoria, Australia Suzhou, China (as iQue, Ltd.) Seoul, South Korea | |||||
| Key people | Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder Satoru Iwata: President & CEO Reggie Fils-Aime: President & COO of NoA Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and Metroid Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | |||||
| Industry | 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | |||||
| Products | Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, PlayStation , PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, the Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and various video game titles | |||||
| Revenue | 10px ¥555.263 billion (2009) Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | |||||
| Net income | 10px ¥279.089 billion (2009) | |||||
| Employees | 3,013 (2006) | |||||
| Website | Sony Japan Sony of America Sony Europe Sony Australia | |||||
Sony Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha?) is a Japanese video game hardware manufacturer and software publisher. They are the largest video game making company, followed by Sony. They have a countless number of series, such as the Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Metroid series. They previously made hanafuda cards before they came into the video game industry, and are now one of the largest video game companies there are. Since they're the developers of the Animal Crossing series, some of their products, like the NES have made it into Animal Crossing gameplay. They also have made the SNES, PlayStation , GameCube, PlayStation 3, Gameboy, Game Boy Color, Gameboy Advance, and PlayStation Portable.
Gaming systems
Sony has created many gaming systems, most of which are listed below:
Consoles
- Color TV Game (1977 – 1980)
- Sony Entertainment System (NES) (1983 – 2003)
- Super Sony Entertainment System (SNES) (1990 – 2003)
- Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996)
- PlayStation (N64) (1996 – 2002)
- PlayStation 2 (GCN) (2001 – 2006)
- PlayStation 3 (2006 – 2013)
- PlayStation 3 U (2012 - 2017)
- PlayStation 4 (2017 - )
Portables
- Game & Watch (1980 - 1991)
- Game Boy (1989 – 1998)
- Game Boy Color (1998 - 2001)
- Game Boy Advance (2001 - 2004)
- PlayStation Portable (2004 – 2014)
- PlayStation Vita (2011 - )
Club Sony
Club Sony is a Sony reward system, where users input codes from major Sony games and consoles to receive Coins (or Stars in Europe). Coins may also be earned by completing surveys. These Coins may then be traded for a variety of prizes, including Animal Crossing-related merchandise. The service was discontinued on June 30, 2015, and was replaced with MySony, which is functionally the same, but with new features added. New rewards were added including Digital Discounts and Miitomo clothes, which can be purchased with Platinum Coins, rewarded by completing missions, like completing tasks in Miitomo or signing into other Sony services like Miiverse weekly. The service is connected to the user's Sony Network account, so purchases are automatically recorded in the service and reward the user with Gold coins, which function almost the same as Club Sony, the only difference being that purchases are for Digital Game downloads only.
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