XaviX

Background
XaviX is the brand name used by Japanese company SSD Company Limited to market plug-and-play videogame technologies. It began operations in 1997 with many of its employees formerly working for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Many XaviX-branded games were published from other developers such as Epoch, Takara, Tomy, Bandai and Square Enix. Two revisions have been made to the XaviX technology, the Super XaviX and the XaviX 2, the latter adding 3D graphic compatibility. The company would also release their own dedicated game console in 2004, the XaviXPort, utilizing motion-based controller technology and largely specialized on sports and fitness games - however it withdrew from the market in 2008 as it had close competition with Nintendo's Wii console. After years of financial issues, SSD Company Limited filed to bankruptcy in 2022 by the Otsu district court.

Logo (2000-2005)
Logo: On a black background, the blue word "XaviX" is shown off-center with a registered mark. Below there's the white text "TECHNOLOGY" glowing in, and another byline, "Licensed by SSD Company Limited", in two lines.

FX/SFX: The glowing of the "TECHNOLOGY" text.

Music/Sounds: A 3-note chime theme.

Availability: Scarce. Found on all early XaviX plug-and-play games released on Japan.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo (2004-2007?)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white "X" fade in. It glows quickly while the other elements forming the logo, the "TECHNOLOGY" text below, the blue separating line and the "SSD COMPANY LIMITED" byline, fade in. The X then spreads out as another X moves to the other side revealing the other letters of "XaviX".

FX/SFX: The glowing, the fading, the text spreading out.

Music/Sounds: A vocoded voice saying "Xavix".

Availability: Scarce. Seen on plug-and-play games with Super XaviX technology.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo (Late 2000s)
Logo: On a white background, the transparent letters of "XaviX" zoom out in different colors. Both X's are in red, with the "a" in cyan, the "v" in yellow, and the "i" in green. Once the text stops zooming it briefly disappears and fades into the standard black logo.

FX/SFX: The zooming, the fading.

Music/Sounds: A keyboard note along with the sampled female voice saying "Xavix".

Availability: Very rare; seen on games with XaviX 2 technology.

Editor's Note: None.