<s>
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
cat-collecting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hit-Point	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
rare	O
cats	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
famous	O
people	O
,	O
both	O
fictional	O
and	O
non-fictional	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
cats	O
being	O
puns	B-Application
,	O
like	O
Lady	O
Meow	O
Meow	O
(	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
)	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Meowgi	O
(	O
Mr.	O
Miyagi	O
)	O
,	O
Chairman	O
Meow	O
(	O
Chairman	O
Mao	O
)	O
,	O
Guy	O
Furry	O
(	O
Guy	O
Fieri	O
)	O
,	O
Saint	O
Purrtrick	O
(	O
Saint	O
Patrick	O
)	O
,	O
Xerxes	O
IX	O
(	O
Xerxes	O
I	O
)	O
,	O
Hermeowne	O
(	O
Hermione	O
Granger	O
)	O
,	O
Billy	O
the	O
Kitten	O
(	O
Billy	O
the	O
Kid	O
)	O
,	O
Bengel	O
Jack	O
(	O
Calico	O
Jack	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Joe	O
DiMeowgio	O
(	O
Joe	O
DiMaggio	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
megaphone	O
and	O
baseball	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Neko	B-Application
Atsume	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kitty	I-Application
Collector	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
developer	O
Hit-Point	O
announced	O
Neko	B-Application
Atsume	I-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	B-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
achieved	O
4	O
million	O
downloads	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Neko	B-Application
Atsume	I-Application
won	O
the	O
CEDEC	O
Awards	O
for	O
best	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
honored	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
5	O
Mobile	B-Application
Games	I-Application
of	O
2015	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
who	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
intensely	O
quirky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
increasingly	O
compelling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	O
and	O
Hit-Point	O
teamed	O
up	O
for	O
Game	O
Week	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
live	O
video	O
event	O
called	O
Real	O
Neko	B-Application
Atsume	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
broadcast	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
from	O
a	O
cat	O
café	O
in	O
Osaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
movie	O
「	O
:ja:ねこあつめの家	O
」( Neko	O
Atsume	O
no	O
ie	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
House	O
of	O
Cat	O
Collection	O
"	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
Neko	B-Application
Atsume	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
