Is Vanillaware Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Japanese video game developer. No confirmed Canadian operations or ownership.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Technology |
| HQ | Osaka |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/king-of-2d-vanillaware-s-george… secondary source — registry check pending “Japanese independent developer Vanillaware has created modern 2D game classics such as Odin Sphere and the upcoming Muramasa: The Demon Blade, and founder George Kamitami sits down with Gamasutra to discuss his company's roots, passions, an” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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|---|---|---|---|
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