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Nintendo Software Technologies
Nintendo Software Technology Corporation, doing business as Nintendo Software Technology (NST), is an American video game developer. NST was created by Nintendo as a first-party developer to create games for the North American market, though their games have also been released worldwide. The company was founded by Minoru Arakawa and Claude Comair in 1998 and is located inside of Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. History The establishment took place in 1998 through a collaboration with the private university DigiPen Institute of Technology, also located in Redmond. The offices opened with several doctorate level instructors and some recent graduates of the university working with several Nintendo of America designers and producers. Their first game, '' Bionic Commando: Elite Forces'', was released for the Game Boy Color in 1999 and was a sequel of Capcom's ''Bionic Commando''. Over the years, NST has developed many games for Nintendo consoles such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest". History Native Americans have lived in the Redmond area for about 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the Redmond Town Center archaeological site and Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site. The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s. Luke McRedmond filed a Homestead Act claim for land next to the Sammamish Slough on September 9, 1870, and the following year Warren Perrigo took up land adjacent to him. The rivers and streams had so many salmon that the settlement was initially named Salmonberg. More settlers came, and with the establishment of the first post office in 1881, the name of the community w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vs
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2001, and in mainland China as iQue Game Boy Advance on June 8, 2004. The GBA is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles. The original model does not have an illuminated screen; Nintendo addressed that with the release of a redesigned model with a frontlight, frontlit screen, the Game Boy Advance SP, in 2003. Game Boy Advance SP#Backlit model (AGS-101), A newer revision of the redesign was released in 2005, with a backlight, backlit screen. Around the same time, the final redesign, the Game Boy Micro, was released in September 2005. As of June 2010, 81.51 million units of the Game Boy Advance series have been sold worldwide. Its successor, the Nintendo DS, was released in November 2004 and is backward compatible with Game B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1080° Avalanche
''1080° Avalanche'' is a snowboarding video game for the GameCube, developed by Nintendo's in-house development studio, Nintendo Software Technology, and published by Nintendo. It was released in 2003 in Europe and North America, and in Japan on January 22, 2004. ''Avalanche'' is a sequel to the 1998 video game ''1080° Snowboarding'' for the Nintendo 64. In contrast to similar snowboarding games such as the '' SSX series'', the game emphasizes more on downhill racing than stunts and tricks. Gameplay can output in 480p and Dolby Pro Logic II and supports four players on one GameCube as well as LAN play with up to four GameCubes. Gameplay Similar to ''1080° Snowboarding'', gameplay focuses on racing more than performing stunts. There are differences between this game and ''Snowboarding'', with one being the ''Avalanche'' - the final event of every Match Race challenge is a daredevil run through an avalanche-prone trail where the player has to outrun an avalanche that starts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collector's Edition
A Collector's Edition is a common name of a Special edition or Collector's edition Collector's Edition may also refer to: * ''Limited Collectors' Edition'', a comic book series published by DC Comics in the 1970s * Children of the Corn: The Collector's Edition *Collector's Edition (Antique album) *Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition) * Sinatra: Collector's Edition 2009 *Collector's Edition No. 1 debut EP by L.A. Guns *Carly Simon Collector's Edition ''Carly Simon Collector's Edition'' is a special edition compilation of Carly Simon songs on three discs in an attractive tin box, released by Madacy Entertainment, on March 31, 2009. The thirty songs are selections from Simon's first eleven stu ... * Limited Collector's Edition, an album by Glen Campbell {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Puzzle Collection
is a 2003 video game compilation published for the GameCube in Japan by Nintendo. It includes updated versions of three Nintendo-published puzzle video games released for older systems — ''Yoshi's Cookie'' (1992), '' Panel de Pon'' (1995), and ''Dr. Mario 64'' (2001) — featuring updated graphics and music, alongside four-person multiplayer. The player can download one of the games to their Game Boy Advance via the GameCube - Game Boy Advance link cable. Development was done by subsidiary Nintendo Software Technology, assisted by Intelligent Systems. Originally titled ''Masterpiece Puzzle Collection'' in early versions, the game was made to appeal towards women with the inclusion of '' Panel de Pon'', leading to Nintendo using Japanese actress Asami Abe to promote the game through television commercials. A playable demo was presented at E3 2003 and slated for a release in North America and Europe, but was never released for unknown reasons. Import reviews of ''Nintendo Puzzle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Miyamoto
is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo, where he serves as one of its representative directors. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in the history of video games, he is the creator of some of the most acclaimed and best-selling game franchises of all time, including ''Mario,'' ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''Star Fox'' and ''Pikmin.'' Born in Sonobe, Japan, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. He originally sought a career as a manga artist, until developing an interest in video games. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing then-president Hiroshi Yamauchi with his toys. He helped create art for the arcade game '' Sheriff'', and was later tasked with designing a new arcade game, leading to the 1981 game ''Donkey Kong''. Miyamoto's platform game ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1985) and the action-adventure game ''The Legend of Zel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameCube
The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the Wii (2006). In the sixth generation of video game consoles, the GameCube competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. Flagship games include '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', ''Luigi's Mansion'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''Metroid Prime'', '' Mario Kart: Double Dash'', ''Pikmin'', ''Pikmin 2'', '' The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'', ''Chibi-Robo!'', and ''Animal Crossing''. Development was enabled by the 1997 formation of computer graphics company ArtX, of former SGI employees who had created the Nintendo 64, and which was later acquired by ATI to produce the GameCube's GPU. In May 1999, Nintendo announced codename Dolphin, released in 2001 as the GameCube. It is Nintendo's first console to use optical discs instead of ROM cartrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genyo Takeda
is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo. Takeda was formerly the general manager of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development division, and was the co-representative director and "Technology Fellow" of the company until his retirement in 2017. He joined Nintendo in 1972, and was promoted to his best-known position when the Integrated Research & Development (IRD) division was founded in 1981. At IRD, he mostly worked on improving hardware for home consoles and handhelds, but sometimes developed video games. In software development, he is notable for creating the ''Punch-Out!!'' and ''StarTropics'' franchises. He also designed Nintendo's first arcade game, ''EVR Race'', in 1975. In September 2015, Takeda was promoted to co-representative director and given the title of "Technology Fellow" during the company wide executive shuffle following the death of former company president Satoru Iwata. Biography and professional his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon Puzzle League
''Pokémon Puzzle League'' is a puzzle video game in the ''Puzzle League'' series developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Released in North America on September 25, 2000, and in Europe on March 2, 2001, its ''Puzzle League''-based gameplay has a focus on puzzle-based strategy in the game's grid-based format. To advance to new levels, players are required to combat the game's trainers and gym leaders, similar to the ones featured in ''Pokémon Red'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow''. One of several games based on the ''Pokémon'' anime, it features lead protagonist Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, his companions Brock and Misty, the Kanto Gym Leaders, and other characters from the series. As the development process of video games as a whole changed drastically from the 2D era of the fourth generation of video game consoles to the 3D era of the fifth generation, so did the development of ''Pokémon Puzzle League''. The increased capabilities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystalis
''Crystalis'' is a 1990 action role-playing action-adventure video game produced by SNK for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The original Nintendo Entertainment System version has been re-released via the ''SNK 40th Anniversary Collection'' on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows (via Steam). The game begins with a young magician awakening from the cryogenic sleep he was placed in by the villains of the Great War before nuclear war rained down in the year 1997. Even though he is unable to recall his name or who he was, he exits the Mezame Shrine and discovers that he may be the key to save this world from destruction. Aided by four wise sages and a mysterious woman, he rises up against the tyrannical Draygonian Empire to ensure that humanity ultimately does not repeat the Great War. Gameplay ''Crystalis'' is an action role-playing game. The world is presented in a top-down perspective so the player character can be moved in eight directions using th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo 64
The (N64) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was released on June 23, 1996, in Japan, on September 29, 1996, in North America, and on March 1, 1997, in Europe and Australia. It was the last major home console to use cartridges as its primary storage format until the Nintendo Switch in 2017. It competed primarily with the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. Development began in 1993 in partnership with Silicon Graphics, using the codename Project Reality, then a test model and arcade platform called Ultra 64. The final design was named after its 64-bit CPU, which aided in the console's 3D capabilities. Its design was mostly complete by mid-1995 and launch was delayed until 1996 for the completion of the launch games '' Super Mario 64'', ''Pilotwings 64'', and '' Saikyō Habu Shōgi'' (exclusive to Japan). The charcoal-gray console was followed by a series of color variants. Some games require th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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