# Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc.
**Wikidata**: [Q54149280](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54149280)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/virgin-interactive-entertainment-japan-inc

## Summary
Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc. is a Japan-based video game developer and the Japanese branch of the Virgin Interactive corporate group. It is formally registered under that official name and is identified in multiple industry and library authority databases.

## Key Facts
- Official name: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc.
- Country: Japan.
- Instance of: video game developer (software development organization specializing in creation of video games).
- Industry: Video game industry.
- Parent organization: Virgin Interactive.
- VIAF identifier: 167944505.
- MobyGames company ID: 8072 (former scheme name: virgin-interactive-entertainment-japan-inc).
- MusicBrainz label ID: 80b0c2c3-8bbe-477b-9909-999b227af822; Japanese name qualifier: ヴァージン インタラクティブ エンターテイメント (MusicBrainz entry referenced 2025-10-13).
- Media Arts Database ID: C46377.
- Library of Congress Authority ID: no96001484.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc.?
A: It is the Japanese entity of Virgin Interactive classified as a video game developer operating in the video game industry.

### Q: Who owns or oversees the company?
A: The company is a part of the Virgin Interactive organization; its listed parent organization is Virgin Interactive.

### Q: How can I find authoritative records or database entries for this company?
A: The company appears in multiple authority and industry databases, including VIAF (167944505), MobyGames (company ID 8072), MusicBrainz (label ID 80b0c2c3-8bbe-477b-9909-999b227af822), Media Arts Database (C46377), and the Library of Congress (no96001484).

## Why It Matters
Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc. represents the presence of the Virgin Interactive corporate identity within the Japanese video game industry. As a Japan-based developer unit, it signifies corporate engagement with one of the world's largest video game markets and the localization of a global brand into a national context. The company’s registration in multiple authoritative databases and library authority files (VIAF, Library of Congress, MusicBrainz, MobyGames, Media Arts Database) demonstrates its recognition across bibliographic, music/label, and game-industry record systems. That cross-referencing is important for researchers, historians, librarians, and industry analysts who track company relationships, intellectual-property records, credits, and provenance of releases. Even without specific product details in this record, the entity’s documented corporate identity and database identifiers make it a verifiable node when mapping the international operations and archival footprint of Virgin Interactive.

## Notable For
- Being the Japan-based branch of Virgin Interactive and carrying the group's corporate identity in Japan.
- Presence in multiple authoritative registries and industry databases (VIAF, Library of Congress, MobyGames, MusicBrainz, Media Arts Database).
- Official Japanese name recorded in MusicBrainz: ヴァージン インタラクティブ エンターテイメント.
- Use of a distinct MobyGames company identifier (8072) and preserved former scheme company name.

## Body

### Identity and classification
- Official corporate name: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan), Inc.
- Classified as an instance of a video game developer.
- Industry designation: video game industry.
- Described as a software development organization specializing in the creation of video games (classification context from the video game developer class).

### Corporate relationships
- Parent organization: Virgin Interactive.
- Operates as the Japanese component within the Virgin Interactive corporate structure.

### Registry and identifiers
- VIAF ID: 167944505.
- Library of Congress Authority ID: no96001484.
- MobyGames company ID: 8072.
  - Former MobyGames scheme/company name: virgin-interactive-entertainment-japan-inc.
- MusicBrainz label ID: 80b0c2c3-8bbe-477b-9909-999b227af822.
  - Japanese name qualifier on MusicBrainz: ヴァージン インタラクティブ エンターテイメント.
  - MusicBrainz entry referenced with date 2025-10-13.
- Media Arts Database ID: C46377.

### Public and archival footprint
- The company is recorded across bibliographic and industry-specific databases, indicating an established corporate identity useful for cataloging credits, legal records, and industry research.
- Presence in these registries provides authoritative identifiers for cross-referencing corporate records and game credits.

## References

1. MusicBrainz
2. MobyGames