Hinobi Technology is a company that creates high tech video game products, such as gaming consoles, VR gears, gaming bands, etc. It is the headquarters of top secret operators known as Glitch Techs.
Description
Hinobi sends out its operators when problems regarding their video game consoles occur. For example, a glitch could have escaped into the real world. These operators, also known as Glitch Techs', will defeat and capture the glitch. After that, witnesses will be mindwiped and destroyed surroundings reverted back to their former state.
When not on a mission, Glitch Techs work in Hinobi Stores, fixing ordinary issues that customers have with the company's products.
History
Decades before the start of the series, Hinobi developed its first home computer (the Hinobi Hive)[1] as well as its accompanying programming language (B++).[2] By this time, the company's mascot was a honeybee that would come to be named Nobi.[3] The Hinobi Hive was the precursor to all of the company's video game systems that followed.[1]
Emilio Nieves was a developer for Hinobi who created the first ever video games: Ping, Unicorp, and Beebuzz. Later, he would become a white hat hacker and be arrested for it, leaving the company.[2]
List of Video games
- Chomp Kitty
- Bravestone series
- Castlestein
- Flunky Quest
- Smashozaurs
- Nobi Gross Out
- Ping
Employees
- Phil Altiere
- Barbara/Inspector 7
- High Five
- Miko
- Zahra
- Haneesh Jyoshi
- Bergy
- Nix
- Mitch Williams
- Emma Deveraux
- Other unnamed Glitch Techs
- Simi (transferred over to the Dabney branch)
- Ridley (formerly)
Products
| Gaming Console | Hinobi's most popular electronic product. It brings joy to their customers' living rooms, but it's also the source of glitches. |  |
|---|---|---|
| Kicks | Limited edition sneakers for about $200. Five describes them as the "most limited and exclusive fan merchandise". They are sold out shortly after the store opens. |
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| VR Headset | A virtual reality headset. Nothing else; unlike other Hinobi products, this one has nothing out of the ordinary. |  |
| Wristband | Handed out to the best gamers in a certain area. They are the entry card to participate in Hinobi's Smash Jam tournaments. |
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Trivia
- The company's memory removing tech is similar to the Neuralyzer from Men In Black to prevent its customers knowing the glitches existence, yet Miko Kubota is immune to its effects.
- It is unknown if the mind wiping devices can actually cause physical harm or the person's identity to be erased if it is overuse too much on the same person.
- It is implied that Phil was a victim of the same technology, the reasons for being currently unknown. In "BITT Prime", a video that Phill can't remember making says: "If you don't remember making this video, you got memory wiped.".
- Mitch overuses mind wiping people for the fun of it and getting what he wants.
- Hinobi appears to be based somewhat on real-life video game and tech companies such as Nintendo, Atari, Microsoft, Apple, Sony, and more. In addition to video games, Hinobi has developed computers and programming language.[2][1]
- Hinobi's name may be based on the Japanese word shinobi, commonly referring to a ninja or the art of ninjitsu, which also means "doing something secretly" and stems from shinobu ("to conceal oneself"). This likely refers to role of Glitch Techs needing to cover up the existence of Glitches, and potential corruption within the company.
- Hinobi has two mascots:
- An anthropomorphized letter H, used in training simulations for Glitch Techs.[4]
- Nobi the Hinobi Honeybee, a known public mascot and one implied to be older than the H.[3]
- Nobi's use and the Hinobi's association with bees (an obvious pun on the company's name) is also seen in B++ programming code[2] and its first personal computer, the Hinobi Hive.[1]
- Phil Altiere is creeped out by Nobi.[5]
- Nobi's name, in addition to being derived from the company's name, may be based on one or all of the following:
- The Japanese word nobi (伸び), meaning "to grow, spread, develop, or elongate"., possibly referring to its extensive and monopolistic presence in the technology, gaming, entertainment, and clothing markets.
- The Japanese word nobi (野火), referring to a controlled fire used to clear fields and brush to avoid uncontrollable burning, possibly referring to the role of Glitch Techs in controlling Glitches. It can also refer to wildfires directly.
- The Korean word nobi (노비), meaning "slave".
- Similar to popular video game mascots with strong ties to their creator company's image and identity (such as Mario for Nintendo and Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega), Nobi is used in product[2] and event marketing that takes advantage of public perception, popularity, and nostalgia,[3] and has received an eponymous video game in Nobi Kart Race (itself based on the Mario Kart series).[6]
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