Shin'en Multimedia

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Shin'en Multimedia is a German independent video game developer. Based in Munich, the company was founded in 1999 by former members of the demoscene group Abyss.^[1] They develop games primarily for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, some non-Nintendo platforms such as the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5, and previously for the Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color. Their most notable games include the Fast series, which beginning with Fast RMX have been released as launch titles for Nintendo consoles.

Shin'en Multimedia

Company type	GmbH
Industry	Video games
Founded	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Headquarters	Munich, Germany
Products	Fast
Website	www.shinen.com

In addition to developing games, Shin'en created the soundtracks for around 200 video games by other developers, and built the GHX, GAX, DSX, and NAX (which is based on the GAX) handheld audio middleware.

Their name is derived from the Japanese word 深淵 (shin'en, "abyss"), as a nod towards their original name.

Games[2][3]

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher
2001	Käpt'n Blaubärs verrückte Schatzsuche[2][4]	Game Boy Color	Ravensburger Interactive Media
	Iridion 3D	Game Boy Advance	Majesco Entertainment
2002	Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure		Acclaim Entertainment
2003	Iridion II		Majesco Entertainment
2005	Maya the Bee: Sweet Gold		Midway Games
	Nanostray	Nintendo DS	Majesco Entertainment (NA), THQ (EU), Taito (JP)
2006	Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: Harvest Time Hop and Fly		The Game Factory
2007	Garfield's Nightmare
	Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza
	Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake
2008	Nanostray 2		Majesco Entertainment
	Zenses Rainforest Edition		The Game Factory
	Zenses Ocean Edition
	Fun! Fun! Minigolf	Wii	Self-published
2010	Jett Rocket
	Art of Balance	Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
2011	Fast Racing League	Wii
	Nano Assault	Nintendo 3DS	Majesco Entertainment
2012	Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch!		Self-published
	Nano Assault Neo	Wii U, PlayStation 4
2013	Nano Assault EX	Nintendo 3DS
	Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai
2015	Family Tennis SP[a]	Wii U
	Fast Racing Neo[b]
2017	Fast RMX	Nintendo Switch
2019	The Touryst	Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2022	The Punchuin	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2025	Fast Fusion	Nintendo Switch 2

In addition, Shin'en has developed the audio of hundreds of games on Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, WiiWare and Nokia N-Gage as an outsourced audio developer, using their proprietary audio engines.^[5][6]

Notes

1. This game was published, but not developed by Shin'en Multimedia.
2. A physical retail version of Fast Racing Neo was published by Nintendo in 2016 for the PAL region.