DeNA

DeNA 株式会社ディー・エヌ・エー
DeNA logo
Founded	March 4, 1999
Headquarters	Shibuya Scramble Square, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6140, Japan
Type	Private
Industry	E-commerce, video games, social media
Website Japan: DeNA (JA) Worldwide: DeNA (EN)

DeNA Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社(かぶしきがいしゃ)ディー・エヌ・エー Kabushiki gaisha DeNA; pronounced "DNA") is a software development company founded on March 4th, 1999 by Tomoko Namba. They are the primary developers of Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. The company is known for its mobile gaming platform, Mobage, as well as its ownership of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

In 2015, DeNA entered a business and capital alliance with Nintendo, in which DeNA would cooperate in the development and operation of Nintendo Accounts and games for mobile devices featuring Nintendo characters. These games would include Miitomo, Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Mario Kart Tour.^[1] In 2023, Nintendo and DeNA formed a joint venture company, Nintendo Systems, as a Nintendo subsidiary focused on strengthening the digitalization of Nintendo's business.^[2]

Games

• Pokémon Masters EX (iOS, Android)
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (iOS, Android)

External links

• DeNA on Wikipedia

References

This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.