Puyo Puyo (video game series)

The first and former incarnation property of Puyo Puyo is the Japanese original tile-matching puzzle video game series created by Compile and published by Sega. Developed by Compile from 1991 until 2001 and Sonic Team from 2001 until 2021, the series debuted on November 5, 1991 with Puyo Puyo. The series was successful and grossed over $152,000 in North America and over $143,000 in Japan, selling over 10 million units in North America and 13 million units in Japan. The series became a popular hit with critics. It also became one of the biggest and most popular and talented video game series ever released at over 100 million units worldwide behind The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company's Sonic the Hedgehog. With the founding of The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company on February 1, 2021 (which its current and final owner Sega was acquired), the video game series was entirely merged by the conglomerate with the media franchise under a single megafranchise which would eventually reboot with Puyo Puyo: The Movie in 2022.
==History==
The Puyo Puyo video game series was first conceived by Kazunari Yonemitsu. Yonemitsu felt that puzzle games at the time had "weak" characters, and thus decided to create a puzzle game using characters from the Madou Monogatari series. 
The success of Street Fighter II influenced Puyo Puyo's focus on competitive play, with Yonemitsu trying out many mechanics in an attempt to recapture the competitive nature of the fighting game. The original Puyo Puyo video game series began with Puyo Puyo from 1991, which was released for the Arcade, and was released between 1992 and 1993 for the Sega Genesis, Game Gear, DOS, and Game Boy, as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. 
The Puyo Puyo series is also focused for players to fight against players to do Puyo battles, and in 1993, Puyo Puyo 2 was released for Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Super Famicom, Turbografx, PC-9801, and X68000. A North American-European video game, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, was released for Sega Genesis in North America and Europe in November 1993, and was ported to Game Gear in 1993 and Master System in 1994. 
In 1994 alone, Puyo Puyo 2 was released on PC platforms and is said to have been successful with the equivalent game. Puyo Puyo 2 was also released for Sega Saturn, Sega Mega Drive, Windows 95 and PlayStation. In 1996, Puyo Puyo Tsu was officially released for Arcade, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, PC-9801, Sega Saturn, PC Engine CD-ROM², PlayStation, Game Boy, WonderSwan, and Neo Geo Pocket Color. 
Compile agreed to a new game with the release of Amitie's Legend (which is Amitie's first appearance in the franchise). Minako Ozawa was agreed to star in the new game in the Puyo Puyo series called Puyo Puyo Sun, which was released on Arcade in 1996. The game was later ported to PlayStation, Game Boy Color and Microsoft Windows in 1997. A separate Nintendo 64 version, called Puyo Puyo Sun 64, was released in Japan and became a huge hit for the game. and also included three extended stories featuring three heroes: Arle Nadja (including Carbuncle), Schezo Wegey, and Draco Centauros. 1997 gave the Puyo Puyo series a TV series which debuted on September 24 on TV Tokyo and October 15 on Fox Kids and Fox Family Channel. In March 1998, Sega acquired the rights to the Puyo Puyo series and its characters from Compile, while Compile continued to develop and publish Puyo Puyo games, even on platforms Sega competed against. These games include Sega in their copyright information. Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars was released on Game Boy Color on August 27, 1999. The next video game called Puyo Puyo DA!, was also released by Compile for the Dreamcast on December 16, 1999 and for Arcade on December 26, 1999. 
On December 21, 2000, Compile and Sega jointly released Puyo Puyo Box. Puyo Puyo Box was released to mixed reviews with reviews being praised. In 2001, THQ, Sega and Sonic Team together released the first Puyo Puyo video game published by Sega called Minna de Puyo Puyo, also known as Puyo Pop, as the first Puyo Puyo video game published by Sega and also the first game in the franchise developed by Sonic Team, is also the final game used by the cast of Madou Monogatari before Compile's poor bankruptcy in 2003. In 2003, Sega released Puyo Puyo Fever for their NAOMI arcade hardware. The game introduces a set of mostly new characters, along with new gameplay mechanics such as Fever mode. Like its arcade predecessors, Fever was ported to many platforms; the Dreamcast version notably serves as Sega's last first-party video game.
The following Sega-branded Puyo Puyo video games were released after Puyo Puyo Fever: Puyo Puyo Fever 2 in 2005, Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary in 2007, Puyo Puyo 7 in 2009 and finally Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary in 2011. Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (2006) includes more than ten sets of game rules, including the rules for the first Puyo Puyo, Puyo Puyo 2, and Puyo Puyo Fever, reintroduces characters that have been absent from the series since Minna de Puyo Puyo, and grants all game characters a single player story. Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (2011) adds even more rule sets, such as the Sun rules.
Puyo Puyo!! Quest was released in 2013 for iOS and Android devices. The game features puzzle elements never seen before in the franchise and uses a card system similar to other mobile RPGs such as Puzzle & Dragons. The game is also known for reviving many old characters from across the franchise and introducing many new original characters. Sega has claimed the game to be a huge success and has stated that the game has reached 11 million downloads and a monthly revenue of over 500 million yen (approximately US$4 million, using exchange rates as of February 20, 2015) to February 2015. 
Sega released Puyo Puyo Tetris on February 6, 2014, which featured more than five main game modes, also as part of the 25th anniversary of the original Puyo Puyo game with no localization plans, despite the demand. Sega released Puyo Puyo Chronicle exclusively for Japan in 2016. 
Unlike the other anniversary games, it features a role-playing game mode, although the classic rules are also included, and introduces a new character named Ally. Puyo Puyo eSports was released in Japan on October 25, 2018 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The localized version known as Puyo Puyo Champions was released on May 7, 2019. 
On December 8, 2020, Sega releases Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Puyo Puyo modes featured "Endless Puyo", "Endless Fever" and "Tiny Puyo", while Tetris modes featured "Marathon", "Sprint" and "Ultra".
On February 1, 2021, The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company began operations in Redmond, Washington, with more than 175 projects in development, serving as adaptations of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, including both the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises. At the start of the new title brand, the video game series was fully merged with the multimedia franchise, and Puyo Puyo was reorganized as a single-media video game franchise, rebooting its products with Puyo Puyo: The Movie on November 4, 2022. The latter is a joint production between Sega Motion Pictures, Sonic Team and TMS Entertainment, with Canadian financier Bendon Releasing co-financed it. Lionsgate is distributing the film in the US, while Toho is distributing it in Japan. The latter was produced by the newly created Sega Animation Studios as the studio's first feature film, followed by the upcoming Tama, released on June 30, 2023.
==Primary Gameplay==
The objective of the game is to defeat all opponents in a battle by causing the third spot from the left in the top row (which is depicted with a red X in later versions of Puyo Puyo) to become occupied by something that does not immediately leave. The Puyo are round, slime-like creatures who, in most variations of the game, fall from the top of the screen in pairs, triplets, or tetrads. The piece can be moved, dropped, and rotated using the controller or joystick. The piece falls until it reaches another Puyo or the bottom of the screen.
When four or more Puyo of the same color line up adjacent to each other, they disappear. Puyo connect horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally; the whole group doesn't need to be a line, but can be any tetromino or larger.
The Puyo above those that are cleared fall onto other pieces or the bottom of the screen. Simultaneous Pops (同時消し Dōji Keshi, simultaneous erasing) are created when more than one group is formed at a time.
A Chain is made when falling Puyo cause a new group of Puyo to Pop, making a chain reaction. For example, grid 7 will form a 2 Chain, grid 8 will form a 3 Chain, and grid 9 will form a 5 Chain.
When a Chain is achieved, Nuisance Puyo (お邪魔ぷよ Ojama Puyo, Hindrance Puyo) are sent to either clog the opponent's screen or to cancel out (offset, 相殺) the Nuisance Puyo sent by the opponent. Nuisance Puyo are translucent pieces that disappear when Puyo are popped next to them. If multiple groups of Puyo are cleared in succession due to a chain, the amount of Nuisance Puyo will increase based solely on the number of steps in the chain. Nuisance Puyo are cached above the opponent's playing field, and do not fall until the attacker's chain concludes, and then the defender puts down a piece. Nuisance Puyo block the opponents' playing fields, and can cause them to lose if one is placed the third spot from the left in the top row.
==Games==
===Compile===
Title 	Publisher(s)	Platform(s) 	Release date
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	Arcade 	November 5, 1991
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	Sega Genesis 	February 11, 1992
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	Game Gear 	March 19, 1993
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	Turbografx 	April 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	PC-9801 	May 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo/ぷよぷよ 	Sega 	X68000 	September 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Sega Genesis 	May 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Game Gear 	May 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Super Famicom 	May 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Turbografx 	April 27, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	PC-9801 	June 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	X68000 	November 1, 1993
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Sega Saturn 	April 3, 1994
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Sega Mega Drive 	April 3, 1994
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	Windows 95 	April 3, 1994
Puyo Puyo 2 /ぷよぷよ2 	Compile 	PlayStation 	December 3, 1994
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Arcade 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Sega Mega Drive 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Sega Game Gear 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	PC-9801 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Sega Saturn 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	PC Engine CD-ROM² 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	PlayStation 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Game Boy 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	WonderSwan 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu /ぷよぷよ通 	Compile 	Nat Geo Pocket Color 	March 29, 1996
Puyo Puyo Sun/ ぷよぷよSUN 	Compile 	Arcade 	December 1996
Puyo Puyo Sun/ ぷよぷよSUN 	Compile 	Sega Saturn 	February 14, 1997
Puyo Puyo Sun/ ぷよぷよSUN 	Compile 	PlayStation (released Puyo Puyo Sun Kettaiban)	November 27, 1997
Puyo Puyo Sun/ ぷよぷよSUN 	Compile 	Microsoft Windows 	April 17, 1998
Puyo Puyo Sun/ ぷよぷよSUN 	Compile 	Game Boy Color 	November 27, 1998
Puyo Puyo Sun 64/ ぷよぷよSUN 64 	Compile 	Nintendo 64 	October 31, 1997
Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars/ ぷよぷよ外伝: ぷよ戦争 	Compile 	Game Boy Color 	August 27, 1999
Puyo Puyo DA!/ ぷよぷよDA! 	Compile 	Dreamcast 	December 16, 1999
Puyo Puyo DA!/ ぷよぷよDA! 	Compile 	Arcade 	December 26, 1999
Arle no Bouken: Mahou no Jewel/ アルルの冒険: 魔法の宝石 	Compile 	Game Boy Color 	March 31, 2000
Puyo Puyo Box/ ぷよぷよBOX 	Compile 	PlayStation 	December 21, 2000
===Sonic Team/Sega===
Title 	Platform(s) 	Release date
Minna de Puyo Puyo/Puyo Pop/みんなでぷよぷよ lit. Everybody Puyo Puyo 	Game Boy Advance 	October 18, 2001
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Arcade 	November 26, 2003
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	PlayStation 2 	February 4, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Dreamcast 	February 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	GameCube 	February 27, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Xbox 	February 27, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Mac OS X 	June 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Game Boy Advance 	July 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Microsoft Windows 	September 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Nintendo DS 	December 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	PlayStation Portable	December 24, 2004
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Xbox 360 	November 22, 2005
Puyo Puyo Fever/Puyo Pop Fever/ぷよぷよフィーバー 	Walkman NWZ-E470 	2006
Puyo Puyo Fever 2/ぷよぷよフィーバー2 	PlayStation 2 	November 24, 2005
Puyo Puyo Fever 2/ぷよぷよフィーバー2 	PlayStation Portable	November 24, 2005
Puyo Puyo Fever 2/ぷよぷよフィーバー2 	Nintendo DS 	December 24, 2005
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary/ぷよぷよ! 15周年 	Nintendo DS 	December 14, 2006
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary/ぷよぷよ! 15周年 	PlayStation 2 	March 21, 2007
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary/ぷよぷよ! 15周年 	PlayStation Portable	March 21, 2007
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary/ぷよぷよ! 15周年 	Wii 	July 26, 2007
Puyo Puyo 7/ぷよぷよ7 	Nintendo DS 	July 30, 2009
Puyo Puyo 7/ぷよぷよ7 	PlayStation Portable	November 30, 2009
Puyo Puyo 7/ぷよぷよ7 	Wii 	November 30, 2009
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary/ ぷよぷよ!! 20周年 	Nintendo DS 	July 14, 2011
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary/ ぷよぷよ!! 20周年 	PlayStation Portable	December 15, 2011
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary/ ぷよぷよ!! 20周年 	Wii 	December 15, 2011
Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary/ ぷよぷよ!! 20周年 	Nintendo 3DS 	December 15, 2011
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	PlayStation 3 	February 6, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	Nintendo 3DS 	February 6, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	PlayStation Vita 	February 6, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	Wii U 	February 6, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	Xbox One 	December 4, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	PlayStation 4 	December 4, 2014
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	Nintendo Switch 	March 3, 2017
Puyo Puyo Tetris/ ぷよぷよテトリス 	Microsoft Windows 	February 27, 2018
Puyo Puyo Chronicle/ ぷよぷよクロニクル 	Nintendo 3DS 	December 8, 2016
Puyo Puyo eSports/ Puyo Puyo Champions/ ぷよぷよeスポーツ 	PlayStation 4 	October 25, 2018
Puyo Puyo eSports/ Puyo Puyo Champions/ ぷよぷよeスポーツ 	Nintendo Switch 	October 25, 2018
Puyo Puyo eSports/ Puyo Puyo Champions/ ぷよぷよeスポーツ 	Xbox One 	May 7, 2019
Puyo Puyo eSports/ Puyo Puyo Champions/ ぷよぷよeスポーツ 	Microsoft Windows 	May 8, 2019
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	Nintendo Switch 	December 8, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	PlayStation 4 	December 8, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	PlayStation 5 	December 8, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	Xbox One 	December 8, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	Xbox Series X/S 	December 8, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2/ぷよぷよテトリス2 	Microsoft Windows 	March 23, 2021
==Other Media==
===Manga===
Title (English) 	Title (Japanese) 	Title (Romanized) 	Publisher 	Imprint 	First release 	Last release
Puyo Puyo 	ぷよぷよ 	Puyo Puyo 	Enix 	Hyper G Comic Anthology	December 1998 	December 1998
Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars 	ぷよぷよ外伝 ぷよウォーズ 	Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Uōzu 	ASCII 	Famitsu Bunko 	August 1999 	August 1999
Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars 4 Panel DX	ぷよぷよ外伝ぷよウォーズ4コマDX 	Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Uōzu Yonkoma DX	Soft Bank Creative	SB Comics Game Series 	November 1999 	November 1999
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon 	わくわくぷよぷよダンジョン 	Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Danjon 	Enix 	Gangan Fantasy Comics 	November 1999 	May 2003
Puyo Puyo 	ぷよぷよ 	Puyo Puyo 	Kadokawa Shoten 	Tsubasa Bunko 	April 11, 2014	July 11, 2015
===Light Novels===
Title (English) 	Title (Japanese) 	Title (Romanized) 	Author 	Illustrator	Publisher	Imprint	Release date
Amitie and the Mysterious Egg 	アミティとふしぎなタマゴ 	Amiti to Fushigi na Tamago)	Utako Yoshino	Kome Ichigo	 	 	April 15, 2014
Everyone's Dreams, Coming True!?	みんなの夢、かなえるよ！？ 	Minna no Yume, Kanaeru yo?!	Utako Yoshino	Kome Ichigo	 	 	December 15, 2014
Sig's Secret 	シグのヒミツ 	Shigu no Himitsu 	Utako Yoshino	Kome Ichigo	 	 	July 15, 2015
Satan's Space Amusement Park 	サタンのスペース遊園地 	Satan no Supe-su Yuuenchi 	Utako Yoshino	Kome Ichigo	 	 	February 15, 2016
Amitie and the Girl of Love 	アミティと愛の少女！？ 	Amitī to Ai no Shōjō?! 	Utako Yoshino	Kome Ichigo	 	 	June 15, 2017
==Characters==
*Ally
*Amitie
*Arle Nadja (Dark Arle)
*Carbuncle
*Doppelganger Arle
*Ecolo (Unusual Ecolo)
*Klug (Possessed Klug)
*Popoi
*Raffina
*Rafisol
*Ringo Ando
*Rulue
*Satan (Masked Satan, Yellow Satan)
*Schezo Wegey
*Sig (Black Sig)
==Recurring Compile-era Characters==
*Draco Centauros
*Harpy
*Incubus
*Kikimora
*Minotauros
*Nasu Grave
*Nohoho
*Panotty
*Ragnus the Brave
*Serilly
*Skeleton T
*Suketoudara
*Witch
*Zoh Daimaoh
==Recurring Sega-era Characters==
*Accord
*Akuma
*Baldanders
*Donguri Gaeru
*Feli (White Feli)
*Lemres
*Lidelle
*Maguro Sasaki
*Ocean Prince (Prince Salde)
*Onion Pixie
*Oshare Bones
*Rei
*Risukuma
*Tarutaru
*Yu
==Puyo Puyo Tetris Characters==
*Ai
*Ess
*Ex
*Jay & Elle
*Marle
*O
*Squares
*Tee
*Zed
==Guest Characters==
*Sonic
==Minor Characters==
*Archan
*Banshee Trio
*Baromett
*Cait Sith
*Chico
*Choppun
*Cockatrice
*Dragon
*Frankensteins
*Fufufu
*Gogotte
*Honey Bee
*Hohow Bird
*Kodomo Dragon
*Lycanthrope
*Mamono
*Mini Zombie
*Momomo
*Mummy
*Nomi
*Owlbear
*Pakista
*Parara
*Samurai Mole
*Sasoriman
*Scylla
*Sukiyapodes
*Will-o-Wisp
*Zombie
==NPC or Exclusive to Spin-offs==
*Barbegazi
*Billy Burn
*Black Kikimora
*Burning Soul
*Dachi, Marin, and Sho
*Dark Witch
*Demon Servant
*Doppelganger Schezo
*Ellena Stevens
*Gray Wolf
*Jarne
*Mandrake
*Merrow
* Moo Niitani
*Muhoho
*Oniko
*Otomo / Butler
*Puyo
*RPG Mode Enemies
*Septem
*Succubus
*Tsujigiri Mole
*Vampire
*Water Element
*Wood Hunter
*Wraith
*Yaki Nasu Grave
===Other===
*Puyo Puyo On Stage: A stage play.
==Gallery==
File:Puyo Puyo.png|The logo for the video game series.
File:Puyo Puyo (1991–2001).png|The first logo used from 1991 until 2001.
File:Puyo Puyo (1991–2006) (Japanese version).png|The Japanese logo used from 1991 until 2006.
File:Puyo Puyo (1991–2006) (International Version).png|The American and global logo from 1991 until 2006.
File:Puyo Puyo (2006–2009).png|The Japanese Puyo Puyo logo used from 2006 until 2009.
File:Puyo Puyo (2009–present) (Japanese version).png|The third and final Japanese logo used from 2009 until 2021, before the series was merged with the multimedia franchise by The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company.
File:Puyo Puyo (2009–present) (International Version).png|The third and final American logo used from 2009 until 2021, before the series was merged with the multimedia franchise by The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company.
File:The Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary Picture.jpeg|The main cast of the Puyo Puyo series.
File:The Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary Poster.jpeg|The Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary poster.
File:The Puyo Puyo Cast of Main Characters.png|The Puyo Puyo main cast.
File:Puyo Puyo Chronicle Characters.jpeg|The Puyo Puyo Chronicles characters consisting of Arle, Amitie, Ringo and Ally
File:Puyo Puyo Fever 2 Wallpaper.jpeg|The wallpaper for Puyo Puyo Fever 2.
File:Puyo Puyo Fever's "Let's Fever" Wallpaper.jpeg|The Puyo Pop Fever wallpaper featuring Yu, with texts "Let's Fever".
File:Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary Wallpaper.jpeg|The wallpaper featuring characters from Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary.
File:Puyo Puyo's Background with the Puyos.jpeg|The background featuring the Puyos.
File:Puyo Puyo Picture with Lidelle, Draco Centauros and Ess.jpeg|The Puyo Puyo picture with Ess, Lidelle and Draco Centauros.
==Trivia==
*The Puyo Puyo series was originally launched in 1991, and, alongside the rest of Sega Sammy Group, was reestructured and merged under The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company as a single video game/media franchise.
*The series does not include the two Puyo Puyo!! Quest nor Puyo Puyo VS. Puyo Puyo!! Quest was considered a separate Puyo Puyo mobile video game developed by Sega Networks and published by Sega, while Puyo Puyo VS was developed by the user Hernan, and was released on August 20, 2009.''
*Cologne Puyo Puyo is from Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games via Bug Drop.
*This is the second largest video game series released by Sega to be adapted into a franchise, after Sonic the Hedgehog.
*The Puyo Puyo video game series is also unrelated to the media franchise holder, which debuted in 1995 with its first movie Amitie's Legend . But either way, the series had a direct connection to said media franchise. Instead, the Puyo Puyo series is simply tied to any Sega video game franchise, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin, Super Monkey Ball, NiGHTS, Super Monkey Ball, and among others the rest of Sega's franchises, all of which were merged and acquired under The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company, which merged both the series and the multimedia franchise into one single video game-media franchise, eventually resuming the Puyo Puyo video game production and rebooting the franchise with Puyo Puyo: The Movie.
==External Links==
*Official Website
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