Game Freak

Game Freak Incorporated
株式会社ゲームフリーク
Type Private
Industry Video game
Founded April 26, 1989
Headquarters 〒 154-00044, No. 1 chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Taishido Carrot Tower 22F Japan
Key people

Satoshi Tajiri (founder)
Ken Sugimori (Pokémon art director)

Junichi Masuda (Pokémon game director)
Products Games for Nintendo video game consoles
Employees 71 (as of April 2011)[1]
Website gamefreak.co.jp

Game Freak, Inc. (株式会社ゲームフリーク Kabushiki-gaisha Gēmu Furīku?) is a Japanese video game developer that currently creates games exclusively for Nintendo. It has developed the Pokémon series of role-playing video games and several other games.

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History

The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by, deriving its name from his self-published gaming magazine created by Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in the 1980s, which was written by Tajiri, and illustrated by Sugimori.[2][3] One of Game Freak's first games was Famicom action/puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace. Its most popular series, Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon?)—the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?)[4]—is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe.

Developed games

Game Boy

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

PlayStation

  • Click Medic (1999, Sony)

Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System

PC-Engine

Sega Mega Drive

References

  1. ^ "会社概要" (in Japanese). Game Freak Inc.. http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/company/about.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
  2. ^ Previous post Next post. "Pokémon Creators’ Fanzine Fetches High Price | GameLife". Wired.com. http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/04/pokemon-creators-fanzine-fetches-high-price/. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  3. ^ Gifford, Kevin (2008-04-07). "COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Just Checking In". GameSetWatch. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/04/column_game_mag_weaseling_just.php. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  4. ^ Swider, Matt. "The Pokemon Series Pokedex". Gaming Target. Gaming Target. http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=6531. Retrieved February 28, 2007. 

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