Compile (company)

Compile Corporation

Logo after being acquired by Compile Heart
Native name	株式会社コンパイル
Romanized name	Kabushikigaisha Konpairu
Company type	Privately held limited company
Industry	Video games
Predecessor	Programmers-3, Inc.
Founded	7 April 1982 (1982-04-07)
Founder	Masamitsu Niitani [ja]
Defunct	6 November 2003 (2003-11-06)
Fate	Bankruptcy, trademark and intellectual property acquired by Compile Heart and D4 Enterprise, Puyo Puyo franchise acquired by Sega.
Successor	Compile Heart Compile Maru
Headquarters	Japan
Products	Madō Monogatari Puyo Puyo

Compile Corporation (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu) was a Japanese video game developer, most notable for having developed the Puyo Puyo series, a franchise derived from the Madō Monogatari series. On 6 November 2003, the company shut down amid bankruptcy. As a result, key staff moved to Compile Heart, the company's spiritual successor, whereas shoot-'em-up staff moved to MileStone Inc.^[1]

The Compile trademark is being used as a brand label by Compile Heart to promote merchandise and games based on Compile properties.^[2] As of 2010, Compile Heart entered into a licensing deal with D4 Enterprise to create new video games based on franchises from Compile properties.^[3][4] This agreement does not affect the rights to the Puyo Puyo series as Sega retains ownership of the property.^[5]

In April 2016, Niitani started a new successor company to Compile, Compile Maru. The company launched the game Nyoki Nyoki: Tabidachi Hen for Nintendo 3DS on the Nintendo eShop with a follow-up scheduled for Nintendo Switch.