Arzest
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 25, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Yokohama, Japan |
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Number of employees | 80 |
| Website | arzest |
Arzest Corporation (Japanese: アーゼスト, Hepburn: Āzesuto) is a Japanese video game development company that develops games for video game consoles. It was formed on June 25, 2010 by key members of Artoon, which was also founded by Executive Vice President Naoto Ohshima, best known as the character designer of Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as his nemesis Dr. Eggman. Arzest was also founded by key Artoon and Sega members who worked on the Panzer Dragoon series.
Company profile[]
They were recruited by Nintendo to work on mini-games in Wii Play: Motion for the Wii. According to their portion of the credits of the game, as many as a dozen of former Artoon and Sega employees now work at Arzest.
They worked on additional new features of one of the main Nintendo 3DS built-in software applications StreetPass Mii Plaza, such as adding SpotPass features to Puzzle Swap among others.
Arzest has since released several retail games on the 3DS: Yoshi's New Island in 2014, Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 2016, and Hey! Pikmin in 2017.
Games[]
| Game | Year | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wii Play: Motion | 2011 | Wii | Developed Games: Spooky Search, Jump Park, and Cone Zone |
| StreetPass Mii Plaza | Nintendo 3DS | Built-in app for console | |
| Time Travelers | 2012 | 3DS, PSP, PS Vita | Character modeling |
| Slot Monsters | 2013 | Android, iOS | |
| Yoshi's New Island | 2014 | 3DS | Published by Nintendo |
| Terra Battle | 2015 | Android, iOS | Co-developed with Mistwalker. |
| Boost Beast | Android, iOS, Browser, Kindle, Nintendo Switch | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | 2016 | 3DS | Not involved in the Wii U version |
| Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World | 2017 | ||
| Hey! Pikmin | Published by Nintendo | ||
| Terra Wars[1] | Android, iOS | Co-developed with Mistwalker. | |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | 2019 | 3DS | Developed Giant Battles, Published by Nintendo |
| Balan Wonderworld | 2021 | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S | Co-developed with Square Enix (under the Balan Company brand) and published by Square Enix |
| Fantasian | iOS | Co-developed with Mistwalker. |
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- Privately held companies of Japan
- Video game companies of Japan
- Video game development companies
- Video game companies established in 2010
- Japanese companies established in 2010
- Companies based in Yokohama