October 29th, 2002
CRI Middleware, Co., Ltd
313 Minami Aoyama Bldg. 7F
3-13-18 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062
Phone:+81-3-5414-3011
Fax: +81-3-5414-3012
URL http://www.cri-mw.co.jp/

 
CRI Middleware delivers products to TRIFORCE E
the next generation of arcade CG board

CRI Middleware Co.,Ltd. (Central office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; COO: Takashi Nozawa) is providing middleware tools for “TRIFORCE™”, the next generation of general purpose arcade 3D computer graphics board (hereafter called TRIFORCE board). 

 TRIFORCE board is the next generation of all-purpose arcade CG board, jointly developed by Sega Corporation, Nintendo Co.,Ltd. and Namco Limited.  Applying the architecture of “NINTENDO GAMECUBE™”, one of the major consumer game systems, the board provides distinguished CG rendering ability and an easy-to-develop environment, as already demonstrated in the game system.

 Our company is providing the wide array of middleware products we possess for this TRIFORCE board.  In specific, the following 3 products will be provided: (1) “CRI ADX™”, producing a multi-stream sound system, (2) “CRI Sofdec™”, a video system for games allowing fusion of movies and game play, and (3) “CRI ROFS™”, a virtual disc file system boasting flexible file management and high performance.
 


Multi-stream sound system
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Video system for games
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Virtual disc file system
CRI ROFSE/td>

 All of our middleware products are optimized for game use, and the middleware’s user-friendly interface and reliabilities have been proven by the fact that it has been used in over 550 titles.  Also our middleware can provide high-powered solutions regarding audio and movie.  In addition, expansion into multi-platforms such as from TRIFORCE board to NINTENDO GAMECUBE and vice versa comes in very useful.  By improving porting efficiency between an arcade machine and a consumer machine, we will support game publishersEmore speedy expansion of their strategic titles.

 Our middleware supports various platforms such as NINTENDO GAMECUBE, PlayStation2, Xbox, and PCs.   Since universal API (application program interface) is used for all platforms, you will find unimpeded introduction of middleware for TRIFORCE board if you have used our middleware for any of the platforms.

 The first application title using our middleware for TRIFORCE board is “Virtua Striker 2002E(Software developer: Amusement Vision, Ltd.; President: Toshihiro Nagoshi).  For more details of this title, visit the following URL: http://www.amusementvision.com/.

 We guarantee fruition of an environment that software publishers and developers dedicate themselves to creation and development of their application contents with our wide array of middleware products.

Link

+ Sega Corporation : http://sega.jp/
+ Nintendo Co.,Ltd. : http://www.nintendo.co.jp/
+ Namco Limited. : http://www.namco.co.jp/
+ Wow Entertainment Inc. : http://www.amusementvision.com/

ORIGINAL GAME (C)SEGA  (C)AMUSEMENT VISION/SEGA,2001,2002
* All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
 

Questions to be forwarded to

313 Minami Aoyama Bldg. 7F
3-13-18 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062
Phone: +81-3-5414-3011  Fax +81-3-5414-3012
E-mail press@cri-mw.co.jp
URL http://www.cri-mw.co.jp/