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Istpika Osaka office relocation

Istpika Osaka has relocated to a larger premises.
Date:
Tues, 23rd march 2010
Address:
　1-4-22-208 Nakazakinishi Kita-ku Osaka,Japan 530-0012
Nearest Station:
　Midosuji Subway, Nakatsu – 1 min walk
　Midosuji Subway, Umeda – 5 min walk
　Hankyu Umeda – 5 min walk
　JR Osaka – 10 min walk
Tel:
　06-6131-4647 (no change)

| Updates, Press Releases | 2010/03/19

Development Staff Required (& Interns, Assistants)

Want to join Istpika, a leader in the field of the booming social game development industry?

Istpika’s Futureupdate20091211

We’re currently producing social games for Facebook and the iPhone but we are now working on something a little bigger.

Although we now have considerable knowledge in successful self-promotion and broad scale brand development, there is plenty more we plan to achieve and we plan to achieve results on a large scale.

The social game industry is made up of highly developed products. In 2010, we will release an original Facebook application and join the ranks of the larger social game developers. It’s for the purpose of achieving these goals, that we now have positions open.

Available Positions　updated 2009/12/11

* We are accpeting applications from intern, part time, assistants or those looking to be fulltime!

For more details, see the recruit page
Feel free to contact us!

| Blog, Updates | 2009/12/10

We moved our Tokyo office.

kanoubldgWe moved our Tokyo Office. Our closest station is still the West exit of Shibuya Station.
301 150-0032 Santo Bld. 19-19
東京都渋谷区鶯谷町19番19号第三叶ビル301
+81-3-6892-1184

http://www.istpika.com/company/access/

| Updates | 2009/10/28

Broadway Cafe price reduced to $0.99

Broadway Cafe, has a great temp and thrilling in-game action and is gaining in popularity. Right now it’s ON SALE for $0.99 and only for 1 week! Now’s your chance!

iTunesScreenSnapz001

Download here。（opens iTunes）

| Updates | 2009/10/16

iPhone app,gottaDo2 released.

Istpika releases a social todo task manager called gottaDo2 (from here on gottaDo). Currently on sale in the iTunes app store.
(iTunes Store URL(iTunes link))

gottado_iphone_top2gottaDo is a socialtask manager for iPhone and iPod touch. gottaDo’s unique features are; complete your tasks is enjoyable! and a simple to use design uncluttered with thousands of functions you will never use. We beleve that it’s only by continued use that you get the most out of a task manager. We’ve considered this very carefully in our app design.

  1. Cute sea creatures are waiting for you
    Start up the app and be greeted by our cute little sea creatures. Pay with our fun characters and update your news feeds as you complete tasks. Let our characters motivate you to get things done!
  2. Simple design to enable productivity
    We removed the clutter and designed gottaDo for pure ease of use.
  3. Rope in your facebook friends help
    gottaDo connects to faceook via facebook connect. gottaDo iPhone syncs and allows you to organise your tasks within facebook. With gottaDo your facebook friends are able to remind you when your tasks are due, with their support you’re going to have to complete your tasks!

* gottaDo was a finalist in the fbfund.
gottaDo was honoured to be selected as a top 50 finalist for the fbfund 2009, a capital investment fund run by Facebook. For more details see our press release.
fbFund press release

* Status & upgrades
Facebook completion very soon.
Redesign and function additions also coming soon to the iPhone.

* gottaDo2 Overview
iPhone app, $2.99 (tdb) & Facebook application
Category: Productivity & Social Networking
Web Site: http://www.istpika.com/products/gottado2/

| Blog, Updates | 2009/09/03

Istpika website redesigned.

istIstpika’s this official website has been renewaled! We added some new pages for more informations, and improved the site’s accessibility.
We’re eternally grateful about it.
thanx.

| Updates | 2009/08/31

iPhone app,BroadwayCafe released.

Announcing the release of Broadway Cafe.
Import your Facebook friends and play together on your iPhone!
Utilising Facebook Connect for iPhone. Broadway integrates the world’s largest SNS site
Facebook to capture a potentially huge audience.(iTunes Store URL)

August, 4th 2009

samp_g00Artscape Co., Ltd. and Istpika Co., Ltd. announce the release
of Broadway Cafe, a cafe action game for the iPhone & iPod touch. In
Broadway Cafe, you as the player run your own cafe. Take customer
orders, prepare meals and wait tables in this action game. But just
doing that would be too easy! You’re also in charge of interior
decoration, sales / profit and other responsibilities.

In addition to pushing the limits of the iPhone hardware, Broadway Cafe
incorporates functions and connectivity of the world’s biggest SNS site,
Facebook (*1). By importing your friends Broadway Cafe play data
from Facebook and use them as NPC’s in your game, you can assist
each other in leveling up or earning points. Sales of iPhone apps have
been a difficult battle in recent times. We’re making social networking
and Facebook our sales weapons for increased distribution.

Official Site:

http://iapp.as-game.jp/broadwaycafe/index.html

iTunes Store:
app_store

| Blog, Updates | 2009/08/28

fbFund!

May 30th 2009
Istpika Co Ltd
CEO Michinori Fukushima

Istpika selected as fbfund finalist

Istpika (based in Osaka / CEO: Michinori Fukushima) submitted an application called gottaDo2 for iPhone to the fbfund investment fund and on the 29th of May 2009, was selected as a top 50 finalist. This is the first award to be presented to a facebook application developed in Japan.

Top 50 finalist page

* The fbfund
The fbfund is an investment fund held once yearly by Facebook and results in the finalists being awarded investment capital, education & training resources and the possibility of incubation. Each round results in 20-50 finalists being selected.

fbfund page
http://jp.techcrunch.com/tag/fbfund/

* Products development
Istpika developed and sells the application, gottaDo for iPhone &iPod on the iTunes store. gottaDo utilises facebook connect.
In gottaDo users are able to connect to Facebook using Facebook connect and chieve 2 things; 1) organise their tasks on facebook 2) call on their friends / social network help to assist them in completing their tasks.
fbfund gottaDo
Read more.

Fbfund Gotta Do

View more documents from istpikaofficial.

* Status
gottaDo is currently being upgraded.

About Istpika
Istpika spun off from another company and began operations in Jan 2009. We are a global venture company with offices in Tokyo, Osaka and overseas. By focussing on R&D and viral technology we aim to develop social applications that catalyse communication between people.

http://www.istpika.com/

| Blog, Updates, Press Releases | 2009/05/30

Istpika established.

March 18th 2009
Istpika Co Ltd
CEO Michinori Fukushima

Istpika Established

Istpika Co Ltd is now officially operating in multiple geographic locations. We aim to lead the industry in social application development. By connecting people in this way, we believe that a new kind of global peace will form and nuture creativity.

* Company Origins
The chair, it exists everywhere and everyone uses them. We want to take those normalities in life and totally recreate them.
“Isu” means chair and “pika” means to shine in Japanese. To that end, the name Istpika was decided upon.

* xpansion of social connectivity via viral technology
Our motto explains the extension of social connectivity via viral technology.

* Head Office
1-4-22-208 Nakazakinishi Kita-ku Osaka,Japan 530-0012

* Office
See About page.

About Istpika
Istpika spun off from another company and began operations in Jan 2009. We are a global venture company with offices in Tokyo, Osaka and overseas. By focussing on R&D and viral technology we aim to develop social applications that catalyse communication between people.

http://www.istpika.com/

| Blog, Updates, Press Releases | 2009/03/18
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