Tomy

Tomy at a Glance

Tomy is a Japanese company that started as Tomiyama Toy Manufacturing Company in 1924 before evolving into a major toy maker known for items like Pop-up Pirate. The firm merged with Takara in 2006 and now operates as Takara Tomy in Asia while keeping the Tomy name elsewhere. On PlayPile, you will find 112 titles linked to this publisher, with 105 released under their publishing arm and 29 where they acted as the developer. Their catalog spans from 1982 through 2025, showing a clear shift in activity over time. The company produced 19 games in the 1980s and saw its output rise to 36 in the 1990s and 39 in the 2000s. Recent years show a sharp drop with only two titles in the 2010s and just one release in the 2020s so far. The company has covered many genres, but Fighting games are their strongest category with 25 entries. Adventure, Sport, Role-playing games, and Quiz/Trivia titles each have nine releases. Their platform presence is heavily tied to handheld devices. They published 20 games for the Game Boy and another 14 for various Handheld Electronic LCD systems. The Tomy Tutor series also has 15 titles. Later in their timeline, they released ten games for the Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo DS, along with nine for the Wii. Quality varies significantly across their library. The average IGDB rating is 54.7 out of 100 based on 22 rated titles. Only one game reached great status at 86/100 or higher. That title is Mitsume ga Tooru from 1992. Twelve other games scored between 60 and 79, which falls into the good range. Four titles are mixed, while five others sit below 40. Many of their later releases struggle to find quality. Recent Naruto Shippuden entries show this trend, with Ninja Destiny 2 scoring only 47/100. Some fighting games like Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 managed a 70/100 score in 2005. Monopoly also performed well for them in 1991 with nearly 70 points. You might notice that their most successful period aligns with their peak output in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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