# Cellius

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Japanese video game developer

Cellius Native name 株式会社セリウス Type Kabushiki gaisha Joint venture Industry Video games Founded June 3, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-06-03) Defunct February 29, 2012[1] Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan Key people Ken Kutaragi (CEO) Products Software Owner Namco Bandai Games (51%) Sony Computer Entertainment (49%) Website http://www.cellius.jp/

**Cellius Inc.**[a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in [Shibuya, Tokyo](/source/Shibuya%2C_Tokyo), founded in 2007 as a joint venture between [Sony](/source/Sony) and [Bandai Namco Holdings](/source/Bandai_Namco_Holdings). The aim of the company was to assist in helping Sony compete with [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) and [Nintendo](/source/Nintendo).[2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. [Ken Kutaragi](/source/Ken_Kutaragi) was announced as CEO.[3] [Bandai Namco Holdings](/source/Bandai_Namco_Holdings) held 51% of the company, and [Sony](/source/Sony) held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's [Cell microprocessor](/source/Cell_microprocessor), the heart of the [PlayStation 3](/source/PlayStation_3), for PlayStation 3 games and games for [mobile phones](/source/Mobile_phones) and [personal computers](/source/Personal_computers). Its video game projects were *[Misato Katsuragi's Reporting Plan](/source/Misato_Katsuragi's_Reporting_Plan)* on the [PlayStation 3](/source/PlayStation_3) and *[Ridge Racer](/source/Ridge_Racer_(2011_video_game))* on the [PlayStation Vita](/source/PlayStation_Vita).[4][5][6]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 株式会社セリウス, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *[Kabushiki-gaisha](/source/Kabushiki-gaisha) Seriusu*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/120401E59FB7E8A18CE5BDB9E593A1EFBCA7EFBCADE4BABAE4.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sony, Namco Bandai Ally to Jointly Make Games for PlayStation 3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150326021616/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=as2Ppv1.jUjQ). *Bloomberg*. January 24, 2007. Archived from [the original](https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=SNE:US&sid=as2Ppv1.jUjQ) on March 26, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ken Kutaragi to become Chairman of Cellius"](https://sg.news.yahoo.com/2007-01-24-ken-kutaragi-to-become-chairman-of-cellius.html). *sg.news.yahoo.com*. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["PlayStation 3 Offers News Channel With Evangelion Newscaster"](https://www.siliconera.com/playstation-3-offers-news-channel-with-evangelion-newscaster/). *[Siliconera](/source/Siliconera)*. [Gamurs](/source/Gamurs). May 27, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Strange Studio Born of Two Rival Companies"](https://kotaku.com/the-strange-studio-born-of-two-rival-companies-5821091). July 14, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita"](https://kotaku.com/5809359/ridge-racer-coming-to-ps-vita/gallery/1). June 7, 2011.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [Cellius web site](https://web.archive.org/web/20080117000137/http://www.cellius.jp/)

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