<s>
Pinobee	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
or	O
Pinobee	B-Application
:	O
Quest	O
of	O
Heart	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Pinobee	B-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pinobee	B-Application
&	O
Phoebee	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinobee	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Sega	O
senior	O
director	O
Yoji	O
Ishii	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
with	O
other	O
ex-Sega	O
staffers	O
such	O
as	O
Yutaka	O
Sugano	O
,	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
,	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
and	O
Hidetoshi	O
Takeshita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishii	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
Sega	O
platforms	O
to	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
were	O
smooth	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
32-bit	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
C-based	B-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
GBA	B-Device
hardware	O
presented	O
a	O
unique	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
team	O
and	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
fit	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pinobee	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
,	O
Jump	O
Festa	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	B-Error_Name
bug	I-Error_Name
that	O
softlocks	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
two	O
instances	O
was	O
found	O
by	O
consumers	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
workaround	O
for	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
and	O
an	O
apology	O
was	O
posted	O
by	O
Hudson	O
on	O
its	O
official	O
Japanese	O
website	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
struck	O
an	O
overseas	O
distribution	O
deal	O
with	O
Hudson	O
to	O
release	O
Pinobee	B-Application
alongside	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
and	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artoon	O
and	O
Hudson	O
collaborated	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Pinobee	B-Application
&	O
Phoebee	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohshima	O
said	O
Hudson	O
suggested	O
Pinobee	B-Application
could	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
began	O
advertising	O
both	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Pinobee	B-Application
and	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Pinobee	B-Application
&	O
Phoebee	O
(	O
including	O
English	O
language	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
)	O
on	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
website	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
acquired	O
the	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Pinobee	B-Application
series	O
and	O
displayed	O
both	O
games	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
booth	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Pinobee	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
while	O
Konami	O
handled	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinobee	B-Application
&	O
Phoebee	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
original	O
,	O
and	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
