{{short description|Video game developing and publishing division of Kaga Electronics}} {{Infobox company |name = Kaga Create |native_name = 加賀クリエイト株式会社 |native_name_lang = ja |logo = |type = |genre = |fate = |predecessor = Digital Gain |successor = |foundation = June 22, 1988 (as Naxat) <br /> October 18, 1999 (as Digital Gain) |founder = |defunct = December 31, 2015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gematsu.com/2016/01/kaga-create-shuts-down |title=Kaga Create shuts down |access-date=2016-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105094424/http://gematsu.com/2016/01/kaga-create-shuts-down |archive-date=2016-01-05 |url-status=live |date=2016-01-05}}</ref> |location_city = Century Tower, [[Bunkyo, Tokyo]] |location_country = [[Japan]] |location = |locations = |area_served = |key_people = Tomoyasu Kato (President of directors) |industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]], graphic design, web page production, new source production, merchandise development, event promotion |products = ''[[Alien Crush]]'' <br> ''[[Devil's Crush]]'' <br> ''[[Psychosis (video game)|Psychosis]]'' |services = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |aum = |assets = |equity = |owner = |num_employees = 13 (as of 2008-03-31) |parent = Kaga Electronics (100% stake) |divisions = |subsid = |homepage = http://www.kaga-create.co.jp/ |footnotes = }}

'''Kaga Create Co., Ltd.''', formerly '''Naxat Soft''',<ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese game dev Kaga Create, formerly Naxat Soft, dissolved |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/japanese-game-dev-kaga-create-formerly-naxat-soft-dissolved |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref> was a [[Japan]]-based video game developing and publishing division of Kaga Electronics.

The company initially released games for the [[PC Engine]] (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America). It later released titles for a wide array of gaming systems, including the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Game Boy]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[Dreamcast]], [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]], and [[PC-FX]]. The company's releases mostly stopped around 2005, with their final games primarily being re-releases of PC Engine titles on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]].

==History== {{Verification|date=May 2023}} Kaga's video game division was founded on June 22, 1988 under the name 'Naxat'. The company is named from the backwards spelling of [[Taxan]], which is a brand owned by its parent company.

To compete with Hudson's own Caravan video game marathon competitions in the late 80s, NAXAT held a similar competition dubbed Summer Carnival. The game for which the company is best known, ''Summer Carnival '92: Recca'', commonly abbreviated to simply ''[[Recca]]'', was created for this competition and named after it. The Summer Carnival was held for only three years and was not as successful as Hudson's.

In 1998, the company was renamed to Kaga Tech Co., Ltd, but the video games were still sold under the Naxat Soft brand.

In October 1999, Digital Gain Co., Ltd. was established, which was responsible for developing Naxat Soft titles.

Kaga Electronics merged KAGA TECH CO., LTD. and KANTO AUTOMATION Co., Ltd., on April 1, 2005. Under the terms of merger, the Amusement Machines Development Business of KAGA TECH CO., LTD. was transferred to the Specific Industry Sales Headquarters of KAGA ELECTRONICS, the Entrust Business for Game Software Development to the Digital Media Lab., Inc. (100% subsidiary of Kaga Electronics), and the Game Software Development Business to the subsidiary DIGITAL GAIN CO., LTD.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.taxan.co.jp/english/news/html/press20050224_subsidiaries.html |title=Notice of Merger of Subsidiaries |access-date=2009-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206044714/http://www.taxan.co.jp/english/news/html/press20050224_subsidiaries.html |archive-date=2010-02-06 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Digital Gain Co., Ltd. was renamed to Kaga Create Co., Ltd., on May 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.taxan.co.jp/news/pdf/07.04.25.pdf |title=グループ会社「デジタル･ゲイン」の社名変更に関するお知らせ |access-date=2008-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921230013/http://www.taxan.co.jp/news/pdf/07.04.25.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-21 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of renaming, the company's business was expanded to graphic design, web page production, new source production, merchandise development, event promotion. It developed software for Pionesoft, Alchemist, and [[Milestone Inc.]]

==Summer Carnival== In 1991, ''[[Seirei Senshi Spriggan|Spriggan]]'' for the [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine CD]] system became the first competition game for [[Naxat]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://magweasel.com/2010/07/06/caravan-summer-carnival/ |title=Caravan / Summer Carnival @ Magweasel |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309081933/http://magweasel.com/2010/07/06/caravan-summer-carnival/ |archive-date=2016-03-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1992, ''[[Recca]]'' for the [[Famicom]] and ''[[Alzadick]]'' for the PC Engine CD were the competition games.

In 1993, ''[[Nexzr|Nexzr Special]]'' for the PC Engine CD system was the game featured the last time Naxat held its Summer Carnival.

==Subsidiaries== In April 2010, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. acquired 51% of CyberFront Corporation, and became a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics. The remaining shares of CyberFront Corporation were acquired three years later in March. By December, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. began to shut down CyberFront Corporation following the discovery of inadequacies of CyberFront's intellectual property contracts and claims by business partners denying existence of such rights, and CyberFront Corporation founder Shinji Fujiwara's lack of cooperation in the investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info5.pdf |title=Notice of the dissolution of CyberFront Corporation. |access-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222134436/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info5.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info.pdf |title=弊社解散のお知らせ |access-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328102613/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of dissolution, sales of ''[[Saints Row IV]]'', ''[[Europa Universalis IV]]'', and ''[[WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship]]'' were cancelled, and the sales of ''[[Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy]]'' were indefinitely delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info2.pdf |title=発売予定変更、およびユーザーサポートについてのお知らせ |access-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328111020/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info2.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sales of titles at PlayStation Store were terminated from January 21–31, 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info3.pdf |title=PlayStation Store及びニンテンドーeショップ販売コンテンツの販売停止についてのお知らせ |access-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125003205/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info3.pdf |archive-date=2014-01-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> followed by sales termination at Xbox 360 Marketplace from January 25.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info4.pdf |title=Xbox 360 マーケットプレース販売コンテンツの販売停止についてのお知らせ |access-date=2014-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222134431/http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/info4.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-22 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also== * [[KID]], whose assets CyberFront purchased in February 2007. * [[Mages (company)|Mages (formerly 5pb.)]], who acquired CyberFront.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081224173706/http://www.kaga-create.co.jp/news/index.html Kaga Create page] * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/naxat-soft/ Moby Games: Naxat Soft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314040603/http://www.mobygames.com/company/naxat-soft |date=2009-03-14 }} * [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/13001.html GameFAQs] * [http://www.taxan.co.jp/group/group07.html Kaga Electronics profile on Kaga Create], [http://www.taxan.co.jp/english/group/group07.html English version] * [http://game.hitjpop.com/maker/m10259.htm List of Naxat Soft games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220162806/http://game.hitjpop.com/maker/m10259.htm |date=2009-02-20 }} * [http://game.hitjpop.com/maker/m10395.htm List of Kaga Tech games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504222050/http://game.hitjpop.com/maker/m10395.htm |date=2009-05-04 }}

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