InkyPen
{{short description|2018 comics and manga reading application}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = InkyPen
| developer = InkyPen
| released = Dec 17, 2018
| platforms = Nintendo Switch
| image = InkyPen_logo.jpg
| border = yes
}}InkyPen is a subscription-based comics and manga reading application on the Nintendo Switch, launched worldwide in most regions on December 17, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/inkypen-switch/|title=Release Date Dec 17, 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-06}} Developed by a Norwegian startup company located in Norway also under the name of InkyPen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/inkypen-lets-you-read-comic-books-on-nintendo-switch-launches-today|title=The Norwegian startup is billed as an "all-you-can read comic subscription service for Nintendo Switch"|last=Leger|first=Henry|date=|website=TechRadar|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-13}}
History
InkyPen developers attended the GDC before launch on March 20, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://inky-pen.com/Main/Presskit|title=GDC, March 20th, 2019 - InkyPen, the first comic book subscription service exclusive to Nintendo Switch|last=|first=|date=|website=inky-pen.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-06}} InkyPen launched on the Nintendo Switch on December 17, 2018, being one of the few non-gaming applications launched on the Nintendo Switch{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-21-inkypen-debuts-comics-graphic-novel-reading-on-switch|title=Nintendo Switch remains dry on non-game content outside of Hulu. But the console will gain another media app in November when comic subscription service InkyPen launches|last=Valentine|first=Rebekah|date=|website=GamesIndustry.biz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-06}}
InkyPen launched update 1.2.0{{Cite web|date=2020-03-16|title=Switch Comic Book App InkyPen Adds Vertical Mode And More In New Update|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/switch_comic_book_app_inkypen_adds_vertical_mode_and_more_in_new_update|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB}} on March 16, 2020, allowing for reading in vertical mode while including performance updates.
InkyPen partnered with Kodansha USA on April 27, 2020, to provide manga through the InkyPen service.{{Cite web|title=Kodansha USA Publishing and InkyPen Bring Manga on Demand to Nintendo Switch|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-04-24/kodansha-usa-publishing-and-inkypen-bring-manga-on-demand-to-nintendo-switch/.158927|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Anime News Network|language=en}} They also partnered with Rain Games and Studio Foglio to announce that InkyPen will assist Rain Games in adding a comics reader to the announced Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne video game.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=InkyPen's Girl Genius Comics Available to Read in Nintendo Switch Video Game|url=https://www.cbr.com/inkypen-girl-genius-comics-read-nintendo-switch-video-game/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=CBR|language=en-US}} This arrangement also allowed for the Girl Genius comics to be freely readable on InkyPen.
Partnerships
InkyPen has comics from publishers, Valiant Comics, Dynamite, IDW, Titan Comics, Humanoids Inc, Archie Comics, Studio Foglio, Dark Horse Comics, Andrews Mcmeel Universal, Papercutz, Daniel Lieske, Zilo Media, TPub Comics, Ubisoft Entertainment, Soaring Penguin Press, Snowcastle Games.
References
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External links
- [https://www.inky-pen.com Official Website]
- [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/inkypen-switch/ Application on Nintendo Switch Website]