# Hot B
**Wikidata**: [Q5909783](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5909783)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hot-b

## Summary
Hot B was a Japanese video game developer and kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock company) headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1993, and is recorded in multiple game and cultural databases under several aliases (e.g., Hot-B Co., Ltd., ホットビィ, 株式会社ホット・ビィ).

## Key Facts
- Hot B was founded in 1983.  
- Hot B was dissolved in 1993.  
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock company).  
- Country: Japan.  
- Industry: video game industry; instance of a video game developer.  
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan.  
- Common aliases: Hot-B Co., Ltd.; ホットビィ; 株式会社ホット・ビィ.  
- Database identifiers include Freebase /m/0d2svs; MobyGames company ID 3889; VideoGameGeek company ID 14414; Visual Novel Database ID p2535; Media Arts Database ID C45676.  
- Wikipedia language pages: French and Japanese; sitelink_count: 2.

## FAQs
### Q: What was Hot B?
A: Hot B was a Japanese video game developer organized as a kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock company) and headquartered in Tokyo. It operated in the video game industry.

### Q: When did Hot B operate?
A: Hot B was founded in 1983 and was dissolved in 1993.

### Q: Where was Hot B based?
A: Hot B was based in Tokyo, Japan.

### Q: Under what other names is Hot B known?
A: Hot B is also known as Hot-B Co., Ltd., ホットビィ, and 株式会社ホット・ビィ.

## Why It Matters
Hot B represents a distinct corporate entity within the Japanese video game industry active during the 1980s and early 1990s. Its recorded inception (1983) and dissolution (1993) bracket a decade when the home console and computer game markets were rapidly evolving in Japan and worldwide. The company’s presence in multiple specialist databases and cultural registries — including MobyGames, VideoGameGeek, Visual Novel Database, Media Arts Database, and Freebase — indicates that it produced work of interest to cataloguers, researchers, and collectors. Documentation across languages (French and Japanese Wikipedia pages) and the maintenance of multiple identifiers support reliable attribution of products and corporate history in archival work, database linking, and bibliographic or collection records. For historians, librarians, and retro game enthusiasts, Hot B is a verifiable node in the network of companies that contributed to the era’s software ecosystem.

## Notable For
- Being a Japanese video game developer incorporated as a kabushiki gaisha.  
- Operating between 1983 (inception) and 1993 (dissolution).  
- Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.  
- Multiple database entries and identifiers (Freebase /m/0d2svs; MobyGames 3889; VideoGameGeek 14414; Visual Novel Database p2535; Media Arts Database C45676).  
- Known under several aliases, including Hot-B Co., Ltd., ホットビィ, and 株式会社ホット・ビィ.

## Body
### History
- Founded in 1983.  
- Dissolved in 1993.  
- The founding and dissolution dates are recorded as part of its corporate history.

### Identity and Legal Status
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha (joint-stock company).  
- Country of incorporation and operation: Japan.  
- Headquarters location: Tokyo.  
- Known aliases: Hot-B Co., Ltd.; ホットビィ; 株式会社ホット・ビィ.

### Classification and Industry
- Instance of: video game developer.  
- Industry: video game industry.  
- Classified as a software development organization specializing in the creation of video games.

### Database and Registry Identifiers
- Freebase ID: /m/0d2svs.  
- MobyGames company ID: 3889 (former scheme: hot-b-co-ltd).  
- VideoGameGeek company ID: 14414.  
- Visual Novel Database ID: p2535.  
- Media Arts Database ID: C45676.

### Wikimedia and Publication Presence
- Wikipedia language pages: French (fr) and Japanese (ja).  
- Sitelink count: 2.

## References

1. VideoGameGeek