Private company

Electronic Arts Victor

Logo: Electronic Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese company

Electronic Arts Victor Inc. (エレクトロニック・アーツ・ビクター株式会社, Erekutoronikku Ātsu Bikutā Kabushiki-gaisha) was a joint-venture between Electronic Arts and Victor Entertainment. It published various sports games for the Family Computer, Super Famicom, and the Mega Drive. Some other sports concepts include J-League association football, American football, and NHL hockey.2 It ceased to exist in 1997.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1

Electronic Arts Victor Inc. (エレクトロニック・アーツ・ビクター株式会社, Erekutoronikku Ātsu Bikutā Kabushiki-gaisha) was a joint-venture between Electronic Arts and Victor Entertainment. It published various sports games for the Family Computer, Super Famicom, and the Mega Drive. Some other sports concepts include J-League association football, American football, and NHL hockey.2

Corporate structure

Electronic Arts Victor is part of a group headed by Electronic Arts. 102 entities, 25 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was founded in 1990.

In December 1997, Electronic Arts acquired Victor's 35% stake in the venture. In May 1998, EA signed a similar joint-venture deal with Square to publish EA titles in Japan, called Electronic Arts Square.

VRARA's Japanese branch was established in April 2016 by ex-EA Victor General Manager Ariro Nagayama.

From Wikipedia’s article on Electronic Arts Victor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Battle Garegga

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Little Big Adventure

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Fade to Black

Alone in the Dark 2

NHL Pro Hockey '94

F-117 Night Storm

J-League Winning Goal (J-Rīgu Uiningu Gōru - Jリーグ ウィニングゴール)

Zico Soccer

Mutant League Football

Soukyugurentai

Ultima Underworld

Tactical Soccer

J. League Live 64

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest (Deddorokku - デッドロック)

NASCAR 98 (PlayStation)

Metal Fist

Super Zugan: Hakotenjou kara no Shoutai

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1997Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1990Founded Founded1

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