Intelligent Systems
Native name | 株式会社インテリジェントシステムズ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Interijento Shisutemuzu |
Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1983 December 1986[1] |
Founder | Toru Narihiro |
Headquarters | Minami-ku, , |
Number of locations | 2 (2020) |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 178 (2021)[2] |
Subsidiaries | Purejio Co., Ltd. (株式会社プレジオ)[3] |
Website | intsys |
Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese video game developer best known for developing the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Wars series. Originally, the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto,[4] but later moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013.[5]
History[]
Intelligent Systems started out in the video game industry when programmer Toru Narihiro was hired by Nintendo to port Famicom Disk System software to the standard ROM-cartridge format that was being used outside Japan on the NES. Similarly to the origins of HAL Laboratory, the team soon became an auxiliary program unit for Nintendo that provided system tools and hired people to program, fix, or port Nintendo-developed software. Much of the team's original work consists of minor contributions to larger games developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo EAD.[6]
Narihiro programmed his first video games, Famicom Wars and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, towards the end of the Famicom's life cycle, although the game design, graphic design, and music was provided by the Nintendo R&D1 team. Because of Narihiro's success, Intelligent Systems began to hire graphic designers, programmers, and musicians to extend the company from an auxiliary–tool developer to a game development group. The company continued to develop new entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem franchises.
In 2000, Intelligent Systems produced Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, which ended up becoming a surprise hit, leading to five sequels being produced. Three years later, the first entry in the WarioWare series was released on the Game Boy Advance, and it too became a successful series.
List of games developed[]
- Notes
- ^ Japanese: 株式会社インテリジェントシステムズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Interijento Shisutemuzu
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Co-developed by Nintendo R&D1.
- ^ Responsible for porting the original game to the Game Boy.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Released as Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 in Japan on 2004.
- ^ Co-developed by Saru Brunei.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Co-developed by Nintendo SPD Group No. 1.
- ^ Co-developed by Nintendo SDD.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Co-developed with Nintendo EPD.
- ^ Co-developed with Koei Tecmo.
Cancelled[]
Title | System | Ref(s) |
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Dragon Hopper | Virtual Boy | [12] |
Fire Emblem 64 | Nintendo 64DD | [13] |
Untitled Fire Emblem game | Wii | [14] |
Crashmo World | Wii U | [15] |
See also[]
- OrCAD (distributed by Intelligent Systems Japan, KK)
References[]
- ^ "History" (in Japanese). Intelligent Systems. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "(株)インテリジェントシステムズの採用データ | マイナビ2021". job.mynavi.jp.
- ^ "インテリジェントシステムズに就職したい!会社の概要と就職の際のポイント". game-creators.jp.
- ^ "Location". Intelligent Systems. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Fire Emblem-Studio Intelligent Systems ist in neues Gebäude umgezogen". Nintendo-Online.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. (Company)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Intelligent Systems - Works - Games". www.intsys.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Christian Nutt (23 April 2010). "The Elegance Of Metroid: Yoshio Sakamoto Speaks". Gamasutra. United Business Media LLC. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "intsys.co.jp/company/gamesoft/index". website.archive.org.
- ^ Whitehead, Thomas (May 28, 2014). "Nintendo of America Confirms Pushmo World Release Details". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Lehew, Alex (November 12, 2015). "Fire Emblem Fates releases February 19th; release details revealed". The Tanooki. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "Nintendo Kills the Virtual Boy". GamePro. No. 101. IDG. February 1997. p. 27.
- ^ VincentASM. "Making of Fire Emblem 64". Serenes Forest. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ VincentASM. "Making of Fire Emblem: The Illusive Wii Fire Emblem". Serenes Forest. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Jenni. "Crashmo World Apparently Was In Development For the Nintendo Wii U". Siliconera. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
External links[]
- Intelligent Systems
- Nintendo
- Nintendo divisions and subsidiaries
- Video game companies of Japan
- Video game development companies
- Companies based in Kyoto
- Video game companies established in 1986
- Japanese companies established in 1986
- Paper Mario
- Fire Emblem