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'''Next Level Games''' is a Canadian video game company that has made five ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' video games, namely all [[Mario Strikers (series)|''Mario Strikers'']] games, as well as ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' and ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. The company was also listed as special thanks in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'', and they were the developers of ''[[Super Mario Spikers]]'' until development of said game was canceled in favor of the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]''. In addition to this, they have created other sports titles for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] (and competing consoles).
'''{{wp|Next Level Games}}''' is a Canadian video game company that has made five ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' video games, namely all [[Mario Strikers (series)|''Mario Strikers'']] games, as well as ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' and ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. The company was also listed as special thanks in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'', and they were the developers of ''[[Super Mario Spikers]]'' until development of said game was canceled in favor of the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'' In addition to this, they have created other sports titles for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] (and competing consoles).


Due to the success of their games for [[Nintendo]], the studio co-founder, Jason Carr, announced that they would be working exclusively with Nintendo following the release of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''.<ref>https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/205707/Next_Level_Games_Working_with_Nintendo_making_a_studio_great_for_developers.php</ref> On January 5, 2021, Nintendo announced that it had acquired 100% stake in Next Level Games, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.<ref>(January 5, 2021). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210105e.pdf Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved January 5, 2021.</ref>
Due to the success of their games for [[Nintendo]], the studio co-founder, Jason Carr, announced that they would be working exclusively with Nintendo following the release of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''.<ref>https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/205707/Next_Level_Games_Working_with_Nintendo_making_a_studio_great_for_developers.php</ref> On January 5, 2021, Nintendo announced that it had acquired 100% stake in Next Level Games, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.<ref>(January 5, 2021). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210105e.pdf Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved January 5, 2021.</ref>
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*[http://www.nextlevelgames.com The official site]
*[http://www.nextlevelgames.com The official site]



Revision as of 19:07, April 22, 2023

Next Level Games
Logo of Next Level Games
Founded August 2002
First Super Mario game Super Mario Strikers
Latest Super Mario game Mario Strikers: Battle League
Current president Douglas Tronsgard (CEO)

Next Level Games is a Canadian video game company that has made five Mario video games, namely all Mario Strikers games, as well as Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 3. The company was also listed as special thanks in the Nintendo 3DS version of Luigi's Mansion, and they were the developers of Super Mario Spikers until development of said game was canceled in favor of the Wii version of Punch-Out!! In addition to this, they have created other sports titles for the Nintendo GameCube (and competing consoles).

Due to the success of their games for Nintendo, the studio co-founder, Jason Carr, announced that they would be working exclusively with Nintendo following the release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.[1] On January 5, 2021, Nintendo announced that it had acquired 100% stake in Next Level Games, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.[2]

Mario installments

Title Year released Console
Super Mario Strikers 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Strikers Charged 2007 Wii
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Luigi's Mansion 3 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League[3] 2022 Nintendo Switch

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