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Many people erroneously believe that Bungie still owns the [[wp:Intellectual property#Rights|IP rights]] to [[Oni]], or that it's a Rockstar-developed game because they saw their logo on the PS2 version, or that Microsoft owns the title since they bought Bungie before Oni's release. | Many people erroneously believe that Bungie still owns the [[wp:Intellectual property#Rights|IP rights]] to [[Oni]], or that it's a Rockstar-developed game because they saw their logo on the PS2 version, or that Microsoft owns the title since they bought Bungie before Oni's release. | ||
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Below is an attempt to list all the companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the manuals, the box art, lots of research, and community knowledge. Some companies' rights have lapsed since Oni's release in 2001, so in one column we list the rights that were held at first, and then we give the current status of those rights to the best of our knowledge. | Below is an attempt to list all the companies involved with Oni. This information comes from the manuals, the box art, lots of research, and community knowledge. Some companies' rights have lapsed since Oni's release in 2001, so in one column we list the rights that were held at first, and then we give the current status of those rights to the best of our knowledge. | ||
For pictures of | For pictures of the game boxes and discs, see [[Releases]]. Note that the logos on the boxes can be very misleading with regards to which companies were involved with a release; the [[Logos]] page documents the choices that were made, illogical though they may be. For a list of people who worked on Oni, see [[Credits]]. | ||
Since distributors are no longer selling Oni on their online stores, fans who wish to own the game should look for secondhand copies on sites where people re-sell items, such as Amazon and eBay. | Since distributors are no longer selling Oni on their online stores, fans who wish to own the game should look for secondhand copies on sites where people re-sell items, such as Amazon and eBay. | ||
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|English version (distribution)<ref>It doesn't look like JoAG had a storefront where they sold Oni; instead it seems that they were performing support on the distribution side in the U.S. and overseas. Although we haven't seen their logo on any product | |English version (distribution)<ref>It doesn't look like JoAG had a storefront where they sold Oni; instead it seems that they were performing support on the distribution side in the U.S. and overseas. Although we haven't seen their logo on any product outside the U.S., [https://web.archive.org/web/20010628051538/http://www.anime.com.au/games/oni/oni_4.asp Australian] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010308191637/http://www.gameloft.com.au/jeux/reviews/pc/oni.html reviewers] regarded JoAG as the distributor of the Windows version.</ref> | ||
|None (company has closed)<ref>Jack of All Games had been owned by Take-Two since 1998, then was [[wp:Jack of All Games|sold to IT company Synnex]] in 2010 and folded into their distribution operations.</ref> | |None (company has closed)<ref>Jack of All Games had been owned by Take-Two since 1998, then was [[wp:Jack of All Games|sold to IT company Synnex]] in 2010 and folded into their distribution operations.</ref> | ||
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