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{{short description|Japanese video game developer (1986–2014)}}
{{nihongo|'''Westone Bit Entertainment Inc.''' |株式会社ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント|Kabushiki-gaisha Uesuton Bitto Entateinmento}} was a [[video game developer]] founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, [[Sumida, Tokyo|Sumida-ku]], [[Tokyo]]. They were most famous for the ''[[Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy/Monster World]]'' series. Originally called {{nihongo|'''Escape'''|エスケープ|Esukēpu}}, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable.<ref name="smspower">{{Cite web |url=http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=44826#44826 |title=Monster World Complete Collection manual extracts}}</ref> The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://review-site.net/developer/xu.html#ウエストンビットエンタテインメント |title=Developer Table |language=Japanese}}</ref> The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered liquidation process in October 1, 2014.<ref name="bankruptcy">{{Cite web|url=http://newsbiz.yahoo.co.jp/detail?a=20141001-00010001-biz_shoko-nb |title=ゲーム開発の（株）ウエストンビットエンタテインメントほか1社が破産開始決定}}</ref>▼
{{Infobox company
| name = Westone Bit Entertainment Inc.
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji = 株式会社ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント
}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1986|05}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Ryuichi Nishizawa|Michishito Ishizuka}}
| hq_location_city = [[Sumida, Tokyo]]
| hq_location_country = Japan
| former_name = {{ubl|Escape|Westone}}
| defunct = {{end date|2014|10|01}}
| fate = Bankruptcy liquidation
| successor = LAT Corporation
| website = westone.co.jp
}}
▲{{nihongo|'''Westone Bit Entertainment Inc.''' |株式会社ウエストン·ビット·エンタテインメント|Kabushiki-gaisha Uesuton Bitto Entateinmento}} was a [[video game developer]] founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, [[Sumida, Tokyo|Sumida-ku]], [[Tokyo]]. They were most famous for the ''[[Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy/Monster World]]'' series. Originally called {{nihongo|'''Escape'''|エスケープ|Esukēpu}}, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable.<ref name="smspower">{{Cite web |url=http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=44826#44826 |title=Monster World Complete Collection manual extracts}}</ref> The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://review-site.net/developer/xu.html#ウエストンビットエンタテインメント |title=Developer Table |language=Japanese}}</ref> The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered the liquidation process
The Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders, Ryuuichi Nishizawa (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (Ishi = Stone).<ref name="smspower"/>
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*''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (1989)
*''[[Mashin Hero Wataru|Mashin Eiyuden Wataru Gaiden]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Aurail]]'' (1990)
*''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Rilakkuma#Games|Relaxuma: Ojama Shitemasu 2 Shuukan]]'' (2005)
*''[[List of Neon Genesis Evangelion video games#RPG/Adventure|Secret of Evangelion]]'' (2006)
*''[[Clockwork Aquario]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/clockwork-aquario-cancelled-westone-bit-entertainment-arcade-game-from-1992-coming-to-ps4-and-switch-in-2020|title=Clockwork Aquario, cancelled Westone Bit Entertainment arcade game from 1992, coming to PS4 and Switch in 2020 |website=Gematsu|date=4 June 2020 |accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official
*[https://www.mobygames.com/company/westone-co-ltd Westone] at [[MobyGames]]
*[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/company/75889-west-one Westone] at [[GameFAQs]]
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[[Category:Japanese companies established in 1986]]
[[Category:Japanese companies disestablished in 2014]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of Japan]]
[[Category:Software companies based in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 1986]]
[[Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2014]]
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