PONOS Corporation

PONOS Corporation is a video game company responsible for The Battle Cats, and many more. They have also made many Battle Cats spin offs.

History

• December 1990
  • Establishment of PONOS in Osaka City as an image processing technology company.

• February 1994
  • Signed license agreement in SFC development with Nintendo Co., Ltd.

• September 1995
  • Signed license agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation development.

• February 1999
  • Release of the PlayStation game "Marby Baby Story".

• November 2000
  • Release of "Dioramos" game for Playstation.

• November 2001
  • License agreement concluded with NTT DoCoMo for official content distribution.

• January 2002
  • Offered i-mode official content service "One Battle Fighter".

• March 2007
  • Head office relocated to Kyoto, Japan.

• December 2008
  • Signed license agreement with SoftBank Group for official content distribution.
  • Application provision for iOS started.

• March 2009
  • Launched "Bravo-Do" content service on Yahoo!.

• October 2010
  • Distribution for Android started.

• July 2011
  • Released Kumanchu Royale for iMENU and Y! Keitai.

• September 2011
  • Launched Planet Ponos, an Ezweb content service.

• June 2012
  • Launched Battle against Bakadi for the DoMoCo SP service.

• November 2012
  • Released Nyanko/Battle Cats for iOS and Android.

• May 2013
  • Removed Battle Cats from all stores.

• October 2013
  • Released Nyanko Daibōsō for iOS and Android.

• September 2014
  • Released The Battle Cats for iOS and Android.

• November 2014
  • Discontinued Nyanko Daibōsō.

• January 2015
  • Discontinued Kumanchu Royale.

• May 2015
  • Released Jump Out! Nyanko Great War for 3DS.

• October 2015
  • Head office relocated to Tokyo, Shibuya.

• March 2016
  • PONOS Sport is created.

• June 2016
  • Released The Battle Cats POP! for 3DS.

• April 2017
  • Released Battle Cats Rangers for iOS and Android.

• March 2018
  • PONOS Sports is announced by Supercell as a member of the Clash Royale League Asia.

• April 2018
  • PONOS Sports announce their athletes for CRL Asia - Mikan Bouya, TenGod, Fuchi and Raiki Jones.

• August 2018
  • PONOS Sports welcomes Rolaporon for the Clash Royale League Asia Season 2.

• December 2018
  • Released Together! Nyanko Great War for Nintendo Switch.

• March 2019
  • PONOS Sports announce their athletes for CRL Asia 2019 - Mikan Bouya, Raiki Jones, TenGod, RAD and Kota. Fuchi joins as head coach for the team.
  • Discontinued Battle Cats Rangers.

• April 2019
  • Rolaporon leaves PONOS Sports.

• October 2019
  • Partnered with Williams Grand Prix Engineering for the 2019 Formula One World Championship.

• November 2019
  • Extended partnership with Williams Grand Prix Engineering for the 2020 Formula One World Championship.
  • Released Go! Go! Pogo Cat for iOS and Android.

• January 2020
  • RAD, RAIKIJONES and KK leave PONOS Sports to join FAV gaming.

• August 2020
  • Partnered with Formula One Esports Series.

• September 2020
  • Extended partnership with Williams Grand Prix Engineering for the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

• October 2020
  • Discontinued Nyanko Defence Force.

• November 2020
  • Released Nyanko New Japan for iOS and Android.

• November 2021
  • Released Battle Cats Quest for iOS and Android.

• December 2021
  • Released The Battle Cats Unite! for Nintendo Switch.

Company Information

• Name: Ponos Corporation, Limited
• CEO: Tsujiko Yuta
• Headquarters:
  • Japan.
  • Yubinbango 600-8005.
  • Nittochi Kyoto Shijo-dori Building, 12-1 Tachiuri Higashi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
• Founded: 1990.
• Website: http://www.ponos.jp
• Business content: "We believe that the development of games for smart devices is the core of our growth strategy in the game business, and we are distributing original games planned and developed by ourselves not only in Japan but also in overseas markets through the App Store, Google Play, and other markets. In the future, we will further expand our game lineup and distribution countries to deliver games to people around the world."
• Employees: 150 people
• Capital Worth: 15.3 Million Yen
• Main Clients: Apple, Inc., Google, Inc., NTT Docomo Corporation SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., KDDI CORPORATION

Games

Main Games

• Battle Cats (removed game)
• The Battle Cats (available in Japanese, English, Taiwanese, Chinese and Korean)
• The Battle Cats POP!
• The Battle Cats Unite!

Spin-Offs

• Kumanchu Royale
• Battle Cats Rangers
• Go! Go! Pogo Cat
• Nyanko Daibōsō
• Nyanko Defence Force
• Nyanko New Japan
• Battle Cats Quest

Other Games

• Marby Baby Story
• Dioramos
• Battle against Bakadi
• Mr. Ninja!! Fever.
• SolveThis+.
• Goki Atsume.
• Pig Chokin' Doss! (ぶたのチョキンドス！).
• GirlsMons.
• Kyoto Project.
• Tails.io.
• Ball Action.
• Day Off.
• Heads Off.
• Yuru-i GeGeGe no Kitarou: Youkai Dotabata Daisensou.
• True Happiness.

Gallery

PONOS Sports Logo

References

• Official PONOS Website.
• PONOS Wikipedia Page (EN).
• PONOS Wikipedia Page (JP).
• Official PONOS Facebook Page (EN).
• Official PONOS YouTube Channel (JP).
• Official The Battle Cats YouTube Channel (EN).
• Official Nyanko Studio YouTube Channel (JP).
• Official PONOS Clarois Team Channel (JP).