NTT Docomo language being adopted around the world was first created by NTT DoCoMo. The first emoji was created in 1998 or 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita, who was part of the team working on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet platform. The first set of 176 12×12 pixel emoji was created as part of i-mode's messaging features to help facilitate electronic communication, and to serve as a distinguishing feature from other services. NTT Docomo has a wide range of foreign investments. However, NTT Docomo was not successful in investing in foreign carriers. Docomo had invested very large multibillion-dollar amounts in KPN, KT Freetel,
Wild Arms flash-based mobile phone games distributed by Yahoo! Keitai, I-Mode, and EZWeb for the NTT DoCoMo cellphone brand in Japan. First developed in 2006, the download-to-play service includes two "Wild Arms"-themed minigames: a "Tetris"-style puzzle game, and "Wild Arms Kōya no Nichō Kenjū", a shooting game featuring characters and locations from "Wild Arms 3". Additional downloadable features include backgrounds, calendar skins, music, and visual styles based on several "Wild Arms" games. A routine news feed can also be accessed with information from Sony Computer Entertainment. First appearing in the Japanese "Magazine Z" in 2001, "Wild Arms Hana Nusubito", or Wild ARMs: