Game Freak
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| Game Freak Incorporated 株式会社ゲームフリーク |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | April 26, 1989 |
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Satoshi Tajiri (Founder) |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Products | Games for Nintendo video game consoles |
| Employees | 54 |
| Website | http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/ |
Game Freak, Incorporated (株式会社ゲームフリーク Kabushiki-gaisha Gēmu Furīku?) is the Japanese video game developer behind the Pokémon series of RPGs, as well as several other games. It is a second-party developer for Nintendo.
The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri. In honor of the founder, the lead character in the Japanese version of the Pokémon TV series was named Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in the English dub). One of Game Freak's first games was Famicom action/puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace.
Their most popular RPG series, Pokémon, is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe. Pokémon is formally known as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?) in Japan, and the abbreviation Pokémon (ポケモン?) is derived from the Japanese spelling.
Game Freak released Drill Dozer, an all new game for Game Boy Advance in 2005, and released Diamond and Pearl, the versions of Pokémon for the Nintendo DS, in 2006 and 2007.
[edit] Developed games
[edit] Nintendo Game Boy
- Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi) (1991, Nintendo)
- Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle (1994, Victor Interactive)
- Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (1996, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Yellow (1998, Nintendo)
- Game Boy Camera (1998, Nintendo)
[edit] Nintendo Game Boy Color
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Crystal (2000, Nintendo)
[edit] Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002, Nintendo)
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Emerald (2004, Nintendo)
- Drill Dozer (2005, Nintendo)
[edit] Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006), Nintendo
- Pokémon Platinum (2008), Nintendo
[edit] Nintendo Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
- Yoshi/Mario & Yoshi (1991, Nintendo)
- Mendel Palace (1990, Hudson Soft [U.S.], Namco [Japan])
[edit] Nintendo Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997, Sony)
- Mario & Wario (1993, Nintendo)
- Smart Ball (1991, Sony)
- Smart Ball 2 (1994, Sony)
[edit] NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
[edit] Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
[edit] Sony PlayStation
[edit] External links
- Official Game Freak Website (Japanese)
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