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{{redirect|Hudson|the actor with the last name "Hudson"|[[Ernie Hudson]]}}
{{about|the video game company|the actor Ernie Hudson|[[Ernie Hudson]]}}
{{company infobox
{{company-infobox
|logo=Hudson Logo.svg
|logo=Hudson_Logo.gif
|founded=May 18, 1973<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070811180641/http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/eng/coinfo/outline.html HUDSON SOFT COMPANY INFORMATION / INVESTORS]</ref>
|width=220px
|defunct=March 1, 2012<ref name=Defunct>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170821004156/https://toushi.kankei.me/c/3807/d/S000A38P Hudson Interim Report (Merger) Submitted on January 17, 2012 - "Flash Report" that explains investment relationships]</ref>
|founded=May 18, 1973
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'' or ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''
|defunct=March 1, 2012
|latest_release=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|firstgame=''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''
|lastgame=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
}}
}}
[[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]]
'''Hudson Soft''', commonly referred to simply as '''Hudson''', was a Japanese video game developer and publisher most well-known for the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' series. They also co-developed the NEC {{wp|TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16}} video game console in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' is the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, of which they developed eight console games and two portable games (''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''). Most of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned [[Nd Cube]] when Hudson's former president moved over there.


'''{{wp|Hudson Soft}}''' was a Japanese video game developer and publisher that had been a subsidiary of [[Konami]] from 2011 until its dissolution in 2012. Hudson was best known for creating the ''{{wp|Bomberman}}'' franchise starring [[Bomberman|the eponymous character]]. Hudson also co-developed the {{wp|TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16}} consoles with NEC in the late 1980s. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], of which Hudson developed eight console games and two handheld games. From 2010 until Hudson's dissolution in 2012, most of the ''Mario Party'' staff at Hudson migrated to the Nintendo-owned [[Nintendo Cube|Nd Cube]] (now known as Nintendo Cube) when Hudson's former president Hidetoshi Endo moved there; they then developed ''{{wp|Wii Party}}'', before taking control of the ''Mario Party'' series, staring with ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', which released in 2012.
In January 2011, [[Konami]] revealed that it was to fully acquire Hudson, buying out the company and merging it into Konami on April 1; as a result, all ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games starting from ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' were developed by Nd Cube. On March 1, 2012, Hudson Soft officially ceased to exist, having been merged into Konami Digital Entertainment, though quite a few of Hudson's staff members migrated to Nd Cube.
 
Since April 2005, Konami had been the controlling shareholder of Hudson Soft, and in January 2011, Konami announced that it was to fully acquire the rest of Hudson and make it a subsidiary of Konami, with the acquisition process completing on April 1. On March 1, 2012, Hudson Soft merged with Konami Digital Entertainment, Konami's flagship subsidiary and Hudson's sister company, with the latter ending up as the surviving entity.<ref name=Defunct/>
 
Hudson's mascot was [[Hachisuke]], a reference to the {{wp|Hudson Hornet}}, a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. It appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' as an item that can be collected to earn 8,000 [[point]]s.


[[File:SNES Super Multitap.jpg|thumb|left|Super Multitap]]
Hudson's mascot was [[Hachisuke]], a reference to the {{wp|Hudson Hornet}}, a sedan from the 1950's built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. It appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' as an item that can be collected to earn 8,000 points.
Hudson Soft also created ''[[Family BASIC]]'' and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]].


==''Super Mario'' games developed==
Hudson Soft also created [[Family BASIC]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]].
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==''Mario'' games developed==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
!Title
!Title
!Year Released
!Year Released
!Systems
!Systems
|-
|''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''
|1984
|NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
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|''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''
|''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''
|1984
|1984
|NEC PC-8001, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7, NEC PC-9801, Sharp MZ-1500, Sharp MZ-2200, Hitachi S1, SMC-777
|NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7, NEC PC-9801, Sharp MZ-1500, Sharp MZ-2000, Hitachi S1
|-
|''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''
|1984
|NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6601, FM-7, Sharp MZ-1500
|-
|-
|''[[Family BASIC|Family BASIC V3]]''
|1985
|[[Family Computer]]
|-
|''[[Golf]]''
|1985
|NEC PC-8001mkIISR, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
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|1994
|1994
|[[Game Boy]]
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[UNDAKE30 Same Game]]''
|1995
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|''[[Mario Party]]''
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|[[Nintendo DS]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|}
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MP1-3 Hudson logo.png|In-game logo from the first three ''Mario Party'' titles
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Hudson Soft|WarsWiki=1}}
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|Bulbapedia=1}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724185116/http://hudsonentertainment.com/ Hudson's Homepage as of July 2011]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110724185116/http://hudsonentertainment.com/ Hudson's Homepage as of July 2011]


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