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.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 25, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Yokohama, Japan |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 80 |
| Website | www |
Company profile edit
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 & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 2016, and Hey! Pikmin in 2017.
Games edit
| Game | Year | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wii Play: Motion | 2011 | Wii | Developed games: Spooky Search, Jump Park, and Cone Zone |
| StreetPass Mii Plaza | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS | Built-in app for console; also developed StreetPass Explorers / Mii Trek |
| 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 |
| Hey! Pikmin | 2017 | Published by Nintendo | |
| Terra Wars[2] | 2018 | Android, iOS | Co-developed with Mistwalker |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | 2019 | 3DS | Developed Giant Battles section, Published by Nintendo |
| Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle | 2020 | Android, iOS | Programmed rhythm game, Published by Idea Factory |
| Balan Wonderworld | 2021 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch | Co-developed with Square Enix (under the Balan Company brand) and published by Square Enix |
| Fantasian | iOS | Co-developed with Mistwalker | |
| Sonic Superstars[3] | 2023 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch | Co-developed with Sonic Team |
References edit
- ^ Ohshima, Naoto [@NaotoOhshima] (July 7, 2022). 株式会社アーゼストの代表取締役社長に就任致しました。これまで同様にゲームデザイナーとして、ゲームを作って参ります。今後ともご支援をよろしくお願いします。ありがとうございました。 (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Terra Wars".
- ^ "Sonic Superstars is developed by original designer's studio, Sega confirms". VGC. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
External links edit
- Official website