Universal

1978 / 1969 tot 3 1979 / 1969 tot 6 1980 / 1969 tot 13 1981 / 1969 tot 17 1982 / 1969 tot 21 1983 / 1969 tot 24 1984 / 1969 tot 32 1985 / 1969 tot 35 1987 / 1969 tot 36 1993 / 1969 tot 37 1994 / 1969 tot 42 1995 / 1969 tot 43 2002 / 1969 tot 45 2015 / 1969 tot 47
Founded in 1969-12-02 last activity in 2015
Status: active
Country: Japan
aka(s): Universal Ltd.

Universal Entertainment Corporation, formerly known as Aruze Corporation (Japanese: アルゼ株式会社, Hepburn: Aruze Kabushiki-gaisha) and Universal, is a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko, slot machines, arcade games and other gaming products, and a publisher of video games. Aruze possesses licenses to both manufacture and distribute casino machines in the American states of Nevada, Mississippi and New Jersey. The company's corporate headquarters are in Tokyo. Aruze is also the licence holder of the video game franchise Shadow Hearts. Up until February 18, 2012, the company owned approximately 21% of Wynn Resorts. On November 1, 2009, Aruze Corporation changed its name to Universal Entertainment Corporation due to financial difficulties.

It is known for Mr. Do!

Releases per year

19783
19793
19807
19814
19824
19833
19848
19853
19871
19931
19945
19951
20022
20152

47 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

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Common gametypes

shooter27%maze21%action/reflex17%platformer8%beat 'em up6%other19%

Top platforms

Arcade 33
SNES 4
3DO 2
MSX 2
X68000 1
GameCube 1
Xbox 1
Atari 2600 1
Android 1
iOS 1