LJN
LJN was a Japanese toy company started as a subsidiary of Matsushita. Later, they were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment. As a subsidiary of Acclaim, they ventured into the video game market in the 1980s and released several titles for the NES, often based on movie licenses.Nintendo's draconian licensing rules during the 8-bit gaming era were legendary, and one of them was that no publisher could release more than five games per year for the NES. As a result, Acclaim used LJN as if it were a separate publishing house to increase this number. Similar tactics were employeed by other companies, such as Konami and its subsidiary Ultra.



