<s>
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Colopl	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Colopl	B-Application
Rune	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
operated	O
from	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
to	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
upcoming	O
sequel	O
Shironeko	B-Application
New	I-Application
Project	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
adventures	B-Application
towards	O
finding	O
the	O
Runes	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
hero	O
and	O
Iris	O
start	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
pieces	O
,	O
meeting	O
friends	O
and	O
enemies	O
and	O
discovering	O
their	O
true	O
identities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
by	O
dragging	O
the	O
finger	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
(	O
a	O
mechanic	O
Colopl	O
calls	O
"	O
Punicon	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
tapping	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
town-building	B-Application
mode	I-Application
where	O
players	O
can	O
build	O
and	O
upgrade	O
structures	O
that	O
generate	O
in-game	O
currencies	O
and	O
provide	O
combat	O
bonuses	O
to	O
their	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
has	O
no	O
stamina	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Colopl	O
released	O
a	O
VR	B-Application
version	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
Shironeko	O
VR	B-Application
Project	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
gamepad	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
,	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
tennis	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
White	O
Cat	O
Tennis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Punicon	O
"	O
controls	O
from	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
are	O
used	O
here	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
tentatively	O
named	O
Shironeko	B-Application
New	I-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Colopl	O
over	O
five	O
patent	O
infringements	O
found	O
in	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
"	O
the	O
special	O
technology	O
used	O
to	O
operate	O
a	O
joystick	O
over	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
panel	I-Device
"	O
,	O
first	O
patented	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
wrist	O
strap	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
claims	O
Colopl	O
had	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
Punicon	O
"	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
added	O
a	O
sixth	O
patent	O
infringement	O
to	O
the	O
proceedings	O
,	O
and	O
seeks	O
4.4	O
billion	O
yen	O
in	O
damages	O
plus	O
late	O
fees	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
injunction	O
on	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
smartphone	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Japan	I-Application
's	O
ranking	O
of	O
newly-released	O
free	O
apps	O
,	O
four	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
2014	O
"	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Japan	I-Application
and	O
in	O
"	O
Best	O
iPhone	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
iPad	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
's	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Best	O
of	O
2014	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colopl	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2016	O
on	O
claims	O
that	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
violated	O
five	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
settlement	O
allows	O
Colopl	O
to	O
license	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
patents	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
Project	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
