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Cing
Company type	Independent
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 22, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-04-22) in Fukuoka, Japan
Defunct	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)
Fate	Bankruptcy
Headquarters	Fukuoka , Japan
Key people	Takuya Miyagawa (President and CEO)
Products	Glass Rose, Another Code: Two Memories, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Monster Rancher DS, Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories, Little King's Story, Again, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Number of employees	29

Cing (stylized as CiNG) was an independent video game developer headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan. Established in April 1999, the modest-sized company had a team of 29 employees and was overseen by President and CEO Takuya Miyagawa, who also served as the producer for all of Cing's game titles. The firm declared bankruptcy on March 1, 2010.

Following the 2003 release of Glass Rose for the PlayStation 2, Cing formed a strong collaborative relationship with Nintendo. This partnership led to the creation of two Nintendo DS projects, each of which generated follow-up titles—one continuing on the DS and another developed for the Wii. Additionally, Cing launched the well-received Little King's Story on the Wii platform.

History

Cing was founded on April 22, 1999, with a mission to create distinctive gaming experiences. Their initial significant endeavor involved core development work on Glass Rose, an adventure game published by Capcom for Sony's PlayStation 2. Despite featuring Masahiro Matsuoka from the band Tokio, the title did not achieve commercial success and was never released in North America, although it was made available in Europe.

In early 2005, Cing introduced Another Code: Two Memories for the Nintendo DS, marking their debut collaboration with Nintendo. Utilizing the unique capabilities of the DS, this title attained moderate commercial performance. Their subsequent release, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, also capitalized on DS-specific features, including a sideways gameplay orientation reminiscent of Nintendo's Brain Age series.

On March 13, 2007, Cing revealed plans for Little King's Story on the Wii. The game was launched initially in Australia and Europe in April 2009, followed by North America in July 2009, and finally Japan in September 2009. Later that year, in November 2009, they announced Last Window: The Secret of Cape West, a sequel to Hotel Dusk: Room 215 for the Nintendo DS. This title was released in Japan on January 14, 2010, and subsequently in Europe on September 17, 2010.

Facing financial difficulties with debts totaling roughly 256 million yen (approximately USD 2.9 million / EUR 2.1 million), Cing filed for bankruptcy on March 1, 2010.

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