 | Digital Releases | 2009 - 2014 (JP) |
| Delisting | June 30, 2021 (JP) | |
| Developer | IE Institute Various |
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| Publisher | IE Institute | |
| Available On | Retail (See Below) Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS |
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| Links | IE Institute homepage List of IE Institute releases [Archive] |
Delisting
Thirty-three digital releases from publisher IE Institute were delisted from the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on June 30th, 2021. A message was delivered to 3DS owners in Japan to inform them of these delistings but it appears it was not sent until after the titles were already gone. None of IE Institute’s titles for Nintendo platforms were released outside of Japan.
With their last software release in 2014, it seems likely that IE Institute is no longer an active Nintendo publisher and may have ceased business operations entirely. The last recorded change to the company’s homepage was in 2017. Between November of 2018 and Spring of 2020 the site was revised to a single page with basic company information.
Unfortunately, all but seven of the thirty-three titles were digital exclusives meaning they are considered extinct. The rest remain available on physical media for Nintendo DS and 3DS alongside many other retail-only releases from IE Institute. The table below contains the delisted titles with their Japanese and Google translated English titles as well as an archive link to their respective nintendo.co.jp pages.
| Nintendo 3DS Retail & Digital | Title (Google Translate) | Archive Link |
| ESSEらくらく家計簿 | ESSE Easy Housekeeping Book | Archive |
| キッパーのえいご教室 Floppy's Phonics vol.1 キッパー編 | Kipper's Eigo Classroom Floppy's Phonics vol.1 Kipper Edition | Archive |
| キッパーのえいご教室 Floppy's Phonics vol.2 ビフ編 | Kipper's Eigo Classroom Floppy's Phonics vol.2 Biff Edition | Archive |
| キッパーのえいご教室 Floppy's Phonics vol.3 チップ編 | Kipper's Eigo Classroom Floppy's Phonics vol.3 Chip Edition | Archive |
| 空間さがしもの系脳力開発 3D脳トレーニング | Space search system Brain power development 3D brain training | Archive |
| TOEIC®テスト超速トレーニング | TOEIC® test super fast training | Archive |
| ポヨポヨ観察日記 | Poyopoyo Observation Diary | Archive |
| Nintendo 3DS (Digital Exclusive) | Title (Google Translate) | |
| シカクいアタマをマルくする。 ジュニア こくご･さんすう･しゃかい･りか･せいかつ | Makes a delicate head round. Junior Kokugo / Sansu / Shakai / Rika / Seikatsu | Archive |
| シカクいアタマをマルくする。 マスター 国語･算数･社会･理科 | Makes a delicate head round. Master Japanese / Arithmetic / Social / Science | Archive |
| シカクいアタマをマルくする。 エキスパート 漢字･計算･図形 | Makes a delicate head round. Expert Kanji / Calculation / Figures | Archive |
| DSiWare on 3DS (Digital Exclusive) | Title (Google Translate) | |
| あなたの級をチェック!漢検ミニテスト | Check your grade! Kanji Kentei Mini Test | Archive |
| アニョハセヨ！韓国語ワードパズル | Anyohaseyo! Korean word puzzle | Archive |
| 大人の世界史パズル | Adult world history puzzle | Archive |
| 大人の日本史パズル | Adult Japanese history puzzle | Archive |
| 大人のための計算トレーニングDS | Computational training DS for adults | Archive |
| 大人のための練熟漢字 | Kanji for adults | Archive |
| 書き取り歴史小学生 | Writing history elementary school students | Archive |
| 今日は何の日？百科～百科事典マイペディアより～ | What day is it today? Encyclopedia-From My Pedia Encyclopedia- | Archive |
| 計算100連打 | Calculation 100 consecutive hits | Archive |
| 高校英熟語基本200語マスター | High school English idiom basic 200 words master | Archive |
| 高校英単語基本400語マスター | High school English basic 400 words master | Archive |
| 公民クイズ小学生 | Citizen's quiz elementary school student | Archive |
| 地理クイズ小学生 | Geography quiz elementary school student | Archive |
| シカクいアタマをマルくする。日めくりカレンダーDS | Makes a delicate head round. Daily calendar DS | Archive |
| 熟語クイズ | Idioms quiz | Archive |
| すくすくネイティブ英語日記カレンダー | Sukusuku Native English Diary Calendar | Archive |
| 速練計算しょうがく1ねんせい | Quick calculation calculation 1 Nensei | Archive |
| 速練計算小学2年生 | Speed training for second-year elementary school students | Archive |
| 速練計算小学3年生 | Speed training for three-year elementary school students | Archive |
| 速練計算小学4年生 | Speed training for 4th grade primary school students | Archive |
| 速練計算小学5年生 | Speed training for 5th grade elementary school students | Archive |
| 速練計算小学6年生 | Speed training for 6-year primary school students | Archive |
| 練熟漢字中学生 | Middle school students who are proficient in Chinese characters | Archive |
About the Publisher
From IE Institute homepage: An unparalleled number of software titles for Nintendo DS — 72 for educational software alone! We are the No.1 publishing company in Nintendo DS platform in the World. Many titles have sold more than 1,000,000 copies!!
From Spong.com: Established in 1999, IE Institute is a developer and publisher of education and learning software. Based in Tokyo, Japan, the company earliest products include the “Square and Circle” series of PC titles, covering subjects as diverse as Maths, Languages, Science and Social studies. In addition to PC, IE Institute has released titles for Apple iOS, Wii, DS, 3DS and also video-only DVD titles.
The playlist below contains various commercials and videos from several IE Institute releases found on their official YouTube channel which was last updated in 2013.
Thanks to BowzasaurusRex for submitting the info to the site