Intelligent Systems


is a Japanese independent video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and 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, but later moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013.

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.
Narihiro programmed his first video games, Famicom Wars and , 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

TitlePlatform
1983Mario Bros.Nintendo Entertainment System
1984TennisNintendo Entertainment System
1984Wild GunmanNintendo Entertainment System
1984Duck HuntNintendo Entertainment System
1984Hogan's AlleyNintendo Entertainment System
1984Donkey Kong 3Nintendo Entertainment System
1984Devil WorldNintendo Entertainment System
1985SoccerNintendo Entertainment System
1985Wrecking CrewNintendo Entertainment System
1985Stack-UpNintendo Entertainment System
1985GyromiteNintendo Entertainment System
1986TennisFamily Computer Disk System
1986SoccerFamily Computer Disk System
1986MetroidFamily Computer Disk System
1988Famicom WarsFamily Computer
1988Kaette Kita Mario Bros.Family Computer Disk System
1988Wrecking CrewFamily Computer Disk System
1989AlleywayGame Boy
1989BaseballGame Boy
1989YakumanGame Boy
1989GolfGame Boy
1990'Family Computer
1991SimCitySuper Nintendo Entertainment System
1991Game Boy WarsGame Boy
1992Super Scope 6Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1992Fire Emblem GaidenFamily Computer
1992Mario PaintSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
1992Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa NaruGame Boy
1992Battle ClashSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
1993'Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1994'Super Famicom
1994Super MetroidSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
1995Galactic PinballVirtual Boy
1995Panel de PonSuper Famicom
1996'Super Famicom
1996Tetris AttackSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
1998Super Famicom WarsSuper Famicom
1999'Super Famicom
2000'Game Boy Color
2000Paper MarioNintendo 64
2000Pokémon Puzzle ChallengeGame Boy Color
2001Advance WarsGame Boy Advance
2001'Game Boy Advance
2002'GameCube
2002'Game Boy Advance
2003Nintendo Puzzle CollectionGameCube
2003Fire EmblemGame Boy Advance
2003'Game Boy Advance
2003'GameCube
2004'GameCube
2004'Game Boy Advance
2004'Game Boy Advance
2004'Nintendo DS
2005'GameCube
2005'Nintendo DS
2006'Wii
2007'Wii
2007Super Paper MarioWii
2007Planet Puzzle LeagueNintendo DS
2007Face TrainingNintendo DS
2007'Nintendo DS
2008'Nintendo DS
2008'Nintendo DS
2008Super Smash Bros. BrawlWii
2008'Nintendo DS
2009WarioWare D.I.Y.Nintendo DS
2009WarioWare D.I.Y. ShowcaseWii
2009Dragon Quest WarsNintendo DS
2009'Wii
2009Nintendo DSi Instrument TunerNintendo DSi
2009Nintendo DSi MetronomeNintendo DSi
2009Dictionary 6 in 1 with Camera FunctionNintendo DSi
2009Link 'n' LaunchNintendo DSi
2009Spotto!Nintendo DSi
2010'Nintendo DS
2010Face TrainingNintendo DS
2011PushmoNintendo 3DS
2012Fire Emblem AwakeningNintendo 3DS
2012CrashmoNintendo 3DS
2012'Nintendo 3DS
2013Game & WarioWii U
2013Daigasso! Band Brothers PNintendo 3DS
2014Pushmo WorldWii U
2015'Nintendo 3DS
2015StretchmoNintendo 3DS
2015Fire Emblem FatesNintendo 3DS
2016'Wii U
2017Fire Emblem HeroesiOS, Android
2017'Nintendo 3DS
2018WarioWare GoldNintendo 3DS
2019'Nintendo Switch
2020Nintendo Switch

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