Skip Ltd. Explained

Skip Ltd. (stylized as SKIP) was a Japanese video game developer that had a close relationship with Nintendo. Nintendo published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being LOL (Archime DS), which Skip published independently. The company's staff included prominent developers from Love-de-Lic such as Kenichi Nishi and Keita Eto.^[1] In October 2019, it was reported by OneControllerPort.com that the company had changed its name to Skip Inc. the previous year and had become inactive on all social media.^[2] By August 2020, it was reported that the company may have become defunct.^[3] In March 2024, a former employee confirmed the company had shut down.^[4]

In 2024, a number of former Chibi-Robo! developers started Tiny Wonder Studio, a new game development studio. Their first game, koROBO, was announced in July 2024.^[5]

Games

Cancelled Projects

Notes and References

1. Web site: de Figueiredo . Bruno . Love-de-Lic . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719012208/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm . July 19, 2009 . July 29, 2022 . Hardcore Gaming 101.
2. Web site: McFerran . Damien . October 22, 2019 . What's Going On With Chibi-Robo Developer Skip? . July 29, 2022 . . 24 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224185542/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/whats_going_on_with_chibi-robo_developer_skip . live .
3. Web site: Has The Chibi-Robo Studio Skip Pulled The Plug On Development?. Nintendo Life. 5 August 2020 . 14 August 2020. 9 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809094535/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/has_the_chibi-robo_studio_skip_pulled_the_plug_on_development. live.
4. 1773796266851606668 . picmory . Skip has disbanded. Each member is active in a different place. However, there is a possibility that some members will reunite in the near future and do something. I don't know yet though. . March 29, 2024 . March 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212037/https://twitter.com/picmory/status/1773796266851606668 . March 29, 2024 . live . Moriyama . Hiroshi.
5. Web site: Romano. Sal. Former Chibi-Robo! developers announce robot action adventure game koROBO for consoles, PC. Gematsu. 2024-07-19. 2024-07-19.
6. CUBE Magazine - E3 2005 - Digitylish Series - Trailer . 2020-06-13 . ArchivesGameCubeTrailers . 2025-10-28 . YouTube.
7. BabyRoBo --Save the World-- . 2016-02-02 . Suzuki . Hiroshi . 2025-10-28 . YouTube.