This article is about the Japanese video game developer formerly known as Brownie Brown. For the tap dancer, see Ernest Brown (dancer).
1-Up Studio Inc.[a] (stylized as "1-UP Studio Inc."), formerly Brownie Brown Co. Ltd.,[b] is a Japanese video game developer founded on June 30, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, and a subsidiary of Nintendo.
On February 1, 2013, the company announced that due to their recent co-development efforts with Nintendo, they were undergoing a change in internal structure. As a result, the company took on its current name.[3] At the same time, co-founder Shinichi Kameoka left to start an independent development studio, Brownies.[4]
Logo of the company's former name - Brownie Brown - used until February 2013
While the company existed as Brownie Brown, it consisted of many ex-Square Co., Ltd. 2D artists. At least two of its founders (Kameoka Shinichi and Kouji Tsuda) had previously worked on the award-winning Mana series on the Game Boy and Super NES platforms.[5] The founders left Square due to "differing ideals."[6]
The company's first original creation was the Japan-only Magical Vacation for the Game Boy Advance, which was released in 2001. Another popular title developed by Brownie Brown was Sword of Mana, which was created for and published by Square Enix. Thought to be a new title in the Seiken Densetsu series, it was actually an enhanced remake of the first game in the series, Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (known as Mystic Quest in Europe and Final Fantasy Adventure in North America).
The company has also been credited with the development of Mother 3 in a collaborative effort with Shigesato Itoi and HAL Laboratory for the Game Boy Advance, and Magical Starsign (Magical Vacation: When the Five Stars Align in Japan) for the Nintendo DS. Brownie Brown expressed interest in a Nintendo DS port of Mother 3 if Nintendo asked them to make it, and that they would like it to be enjoyed by fans abroad.[7]
While the company has only released video games for Nintendo's handheld video game systems up to this point, the company had previously announced a title for the GameCube, named Gofuku, which was scheduled for release in 2005 and was announced alongside Magical Vacation: When the Five Stars Align.[8][9]
The company later released Blue Dragon Plus for the Nintendo DS, developed alongside Mistwalker,[10] and entered into the downloadable games market in 2009 with A Kappa's Trail, a DSiWare game.[11] Brownie Brown also worked on the DS title Livly Garden, based on a browser game from So-net Entertainment, released in Japan on January 28, 2010,[12] and aided in the development of two Level-5 titles, Professor Layton's London Life, a bonus game included with Professor Layton and the Last Specter, and Fantasy Life, for the DS and 3DS respectively.[13]
On February 1, 2013, the company announced on their original official website that, as a result of their recent development cooperation efforts with Nintendo, Brownie Brown had undergone changes in internal structure, which included officially changing the name of their company to 1-Up Studio.[3] They later publicized the change with a celebration of Brownie Brown's 12 years of games in the June 2013 issue of Nintendo Dream that 1-Up Studio was a partnership with Brownies and that the two would be separating. Many of the founders of Brownie Brown, such as Kameoka, would separate from 1-Up Studio with the change to work independently under Brownies.[14] Since then, 1-Up Studio has been acting as a support development company for Nintendo developed titles.
^>Kody NOKOLO (5 May 2022). "Brownie Brown's MOTHER 3 Concepts & Itoi Release Interview". Mother Forever (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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This article is about the Japanese video game developer formerly known as Brownie Brown For the tap dancer see Ernest Brown dancer 1 Up Studio Inc a stylized as 1 UP Studio Inc formerly Brownie Brown Co Ltd b is a Japanese video game developer founded on June 30 2000 in Tokyo Japan and a subsidiary of Nintendo 1 Up StudioLogo since 2013Native name1 UPスタジオ株式会社Romanized name1 Up Sutajio Kabushiki gaishaFormerlyBrownie Brown Co Ltd 2000 2013 TypeKabushiki gaisha subsidiary IndustryVideo gamesGenreVideo game developmentFounded30 June 2000 22 years ago 2000 06 30 in Tokyo JapanFounderShinichi KameokaKouji TsudaHeadquartersIidabashi Plano Stage Building 1704 102 0071 Fujimi Chiyoda Tokyo JapanNumber of locations1 studio 2020 Key peoplePresidentGen KadoiRepresentative DirectorsYoshiaki KoizumiKeizo KatoRepresentative AuditorFutoshi YamaguchiProductsMother 3Mana seriesSuper Mario seriesNumber of employees75 2022 ParentNintendoWebsite1 up studio wbr jpFootnotes references 1 2 On February 1 2013 the company announced that due to their recent co development efforts with Nintendo they were undergoing a change in internal structure As a result the company took on its current name 3 At the same time co founder Shinichi Kameoka left to start an independent development studio Brownies 4 Contents 1 History 2 Games developed 2 1 as Brownie Brown in partnership with Brownies 2 2 as 1 Up Studio 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Logo of the company s former name Brownie Brown used until February 2013 While the company existed as Brownie Brown it consisted of many ex Square Co Ltd 2D artists At least two of its founders Kameoka Shinichi and Kouji Tsuda had previously worked on the award winning Mana series on the Game Boy and Super NES platforms 5 The founders left Square due to differing ideals 6 The company s first original creation was the Japan only Magical Vacation for the Game Boy Advance which was released in 2001 Another popular title developed by Brownie Brown was Sword of Mana which was created for and published by Square Enix Thought to be a new title in the Seiken Densetsu series it was actually an enhanced remake of the first game in the series Seiken Densetsu Final Fantasy Gaiden known as Mystic Quest in Europe and Final Fantasy Adventure in North America The company has also been credited with the development of Mother 3 in a collaborative effort with Shigesato Itoi and HAL Laboratory for the Game Boy Advance and Magical Starsign Magical Vacation When the Five Stars Align in Japan for the Nintendo DS Brownie Brown expressed interest in a Nintendo DS port of Mother 3 if Nintendo asked them to make it and that they would like it to be enjoyed by fans abroad 7 While the company has only released video games for Nintendo s handheld video game systems up to this point the company had previously announced a title for the GameCube named Gofuku which was scheduled for release in 2005 and was announced alongside Magical Vacation When the Five Stars Align 8 9 The company later released Blue Dragon Plus for the Nintendo DS developed alongside Mistwalker 10 and entered into the downloadable games market in 2009 with A Kappa s Trail a DSiWare game 11 Brownie Brown also worked on the DS title Livly Garden based on a browser game from So net Entertainment released in Japan on January 28 2010 12 and aided in the development of two Level 5 titles Professor Layton s London Life a bonus game included with Professor Layton and the Last Specter and Fantasy Life for the DS and 3DS respectively 13 On February 1 2013 the company announced on their original official website that as a result of their recent development cooperation efforts with Nintendo Brownie Brown had undergone changes in internal structure which included officially changing the name of their company to 1 Up Studio 3 They later publicized the change with a celebration of Brownie Brown s 12 years of games in the June 2013 issue of Nintendo Dream that 1 Up Studio was a partnership with Brownies and that the two would be separating Many of the founders of Brownie Brown such as Kameoka would separate from 1 Up Studio with the change to work independently under Brownies 14 Since then 1 Up Studio has been acting as a support development company for Nintendo developed titles Games developed EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message as Brownie Brown in partnership with Brownies Edit Year Title Genre s Platform s Publisher2001 Magical Vacation Role playing Game Boy Advance Nintendo2003 Sword of Mana c Action role playing Square Enix2006 Mother 3 d Role playing NintendoMagical Starsign Role playing Nintendo DS2007 Heroes of Mana c Real time strategy Square Enix2008 Blue Dragon Plus Tactical role playing AQ Interactive2009 A Kappa s Trail Puzzle Nintendo DSi NintendoProfessor Layton s London Life e Role playing Nintendo DS Level 52010 Livly Garden Social communication Marvelous Entertainment2011 Super Mario 3D Land f Platform Nintendo 3DS Nintendo2012 Fantasy Life e Role playing Level 5as 1 Up Studio Edit Year Title Genre s Platform s Publisher2013 Flipnote Studio 3D f Animation Tool Nintendo 3DS NintendoSuper Mario 3D World f Platform Wii U2014 Captain Toad Treasure Tracker f Action puzzle2015 The Legend of Zelda Tri Force Heroes g Action adventure Nintendo 3DS2017 Super Mario Odyssey g Platform Nintendo SwitchAction adventure2018 Captain Toad Treasure Tracker g Action puzzleNintendo 3DS2019 Ring Fit Adventure g Exergame Nintendo SwitchRole playing2020 Animal Crossing New Horizons g Social simulationSuper Mario 3D All Stars g h Compilation2021 Super Mario 3D World Bowser s Fury g PlatformNotes Edit Japanese 1 UPスタジオ株式会社 Hepburn Wan Appu Sutajio Kabushiki gaisha Japanese ブラウニーブラウン Hepburn Burauni Buraun Kabushiki gaisha a b Co developed with Square Enix Co developed with HAL Laboratory a b Co developed with Level 5 a b c d Co developed with Nintendo Entertainment Analysis amp Development a b c d e f g Co developed with Nintendo Entertainment Planning amp Development Originally developed by Nintendo EAD 64 amp Sunshine and Nintendo EAD Tokyo Galaxy References Edit 会社概要 1 UP Studio Inc 1 up studio jp Retrieved 2020 07 20 会社の沿革 1 UP Studio Inc 1 up studio jp Retrieved 2020 07 20 a b Ishaan 2013 02 01 Nintendo Subsidiary Brownie Brown Changes Name To 1 Up Studio Siliconera Archived from the original on 2020 08 27 Retrieved 2013 02 01 Brownie Brown founder Shinichi Kameoka starts new studio VG247 2013 02 14 Retrieved 2023 01 15 IGN Staff September 29 2000 Beware of Hitchhiking Brownies IGN Retrieved 2011 09 03 Long Andrew November 3 2000 Brownie Brown President Talks About Name Game RPGamer com Archived from the original on 2012 03 20 Retrieved 2008 07 29 Brownie Brown Looking Into Wii Development Siliconera January 20 2009 Retrieved 2008 07 29 GAF News Brownie Brown reveals new DS RPG amp GC game Archived from the original on 2006 03 21 Retrieved 2006 06 19 RPGamer News Bulletin Brownie Brown Names Latest Project Archived from the original on 2006 11 06 Retrieved 2006 06 19 Brownie Brown developing Blue Dragon Plus GoNintendo Retrieved May 24 2020 Gantayat Anoop December 7 2009 Nintendo Teams with Brownie Brown for DSiWare andriasang com Archived from the original on 2012 08 07 Retrieved 2010 03 03 Gantayat Anoop August 21 2009 Brownie Brown Returns on the DS IGN com Retrieved 2009 08 21 Gantayat Anoop August 25 2009 Level 5 Shares Future Vision IGN com Retrieved 2009 08 25 gt Kody NOKOLO 5 May 2022 Brownie Brown s MOTHER 3 Concepts amp Itoi Release Interview Mother Forever in Japanese Retrieved 7 July 2022 External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1 Up Studio amp oldid 1133953365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
