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|firstgame=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
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|lastgame=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
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'''{{wp|1-Up Studio|1-UP Studio}}''' (formerly known as '''Brownie Brown''') is a Japanese video game developer and wholly owned subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]<ref name="1-uphistory">[https://1-up-studio.jp/company/history.html Corporate history page on 1-UP Studio's official website]</ref> based in Tokyo. It was founded by a majority of ex-[[Square Enix]] staff including graphic designer Shinichi Kameoka that left the company due to creative differences. The company started off primarily developing Japanese role-playing games for handheld systems, but since the early 2010s, it has been involved in the production of some titles in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]].


'''1-UP Studio''' (formerly known as '''Brownie Brown''') is a Japanese video game developer and wholly owned subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]<ref>[http://1-up-studio.jp/about/company_history.html Corporate history page on 1-UP Studio's website]</ref> based in Tokyo, which was founded by a majority of ex-[[Square Enix]] staff that left the company due to creative differences. The company has primarily developed JRPGs for handheld systems.  
Part of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''{{'}}s development was outsourced to 1-UP Studio as to have the game released in time for the 2011 Holiday season. Director [[Koichi Hayashida]] closely supervised the team to ensure they would understand Nintendo's game design philosophy and work in harmony with the main development team.<ref name="Wired">''[https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/03/super-mario-quake/ How Super Mario Survived the Quake]'' (Accessed April 02, 2012)</ref> The team was contracted again for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<ref name="Edge">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141122171910/https://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-super-mario-3d-world-how-nintendo-bridged-the-gap-between-marios-past-and-present/ Edge: The Making of Super Mario 3D World]'' (Archived as of November 22, 2014)</ref> and later for ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''<ref>[https://1-up-studio.jp/works/ Development info page on 1-Up Studio's official website]</ref> and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.<ref>[https://1-up-studio.jp/pdf/guide2018.pdf 2018 guide to 1-Up Studio]. Retrieved March 10, 2018.</ref>


Part of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''{{'}}s development was outsourced to 1-UP Studio as to have the game released in time for the 2011 Holiday season. Director [[Koichi Hayashida]] closely supervised the team to ensure they would understand Nintendo's game design philosophy and work in harmony with the main development team<ref name="Wired">''[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/03/super-mario-quake/ How Super Mario Survived the Quake]'' (accessed April 02 2012)</ref>.  The team was contracted again for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''<ref name="Edge">[http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-super-mario-3d-world-how-nintendo-bridged-the-gap-between-marios-past-and-present/ Edge: The Making of Super Mario 3D World]</ref> and later for ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''<ref>[http://1-up-studio.jp/works.html Development info page on the 1-Up Studio official website]</ref>.
As of 2013, the company changed its name to the current one,<ref name="1-uphistory" /> and producer [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] became the director of the company.<ref>[https://1-up-studio.jp/company/outline.html Corporate outline page on 1-Up Studio's official website]</ref>


==External Links==
==''Super Mario'' games developed==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|WikiBound-p=Brownie Brown}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
*[http://1-up-studio.jp/index.html Official site]
!Title
!Year released
!Console
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|2018
|Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|2020
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Brownie Brown logo.png|The former Brownie Brown logo, whose only relevance to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is as a co-developer of ''Super Mario 3D Land''
1UP Studio Welcome Candidate Staff Party 2019 Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2019
1UP Studio Welcome Candidate Staff Party 2021 Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2021
1UP Studio Welcome Candidate Staff Party 2023 Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2023
1UP Studio 10th Anniversary Drawing 1.jpg|A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company
1UP Studio 10th Anniversary Drawing 2.jpg|A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company
1UP Studio Mario Statue.jpg|A statue of [[Mario]] holding a [[1-Up Mushroom]] in 1-UP Studio
</gallery>
 
==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:1-UP Studio|WikiBound=Brownie Brown}}
*[https://1-up-studio.jp/ Official website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/1UPstudioTokyo Official Facebook account]


==References==
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Revision as of 11:26, July 21, 2024

1-UP Studio
1-UP Studio logo
Founded June 2000
First Super Mario game Super Mario 3D Land
Latest Super Mario game Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Current president Gen Kadoi

1-UP Studio (formerly known as Brownie Brown) is a Japanese video game developer and wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo[1] based in Tokyo. It was founded by a majority of ex-Square Enix staff including graphic designer Shinichi Kameoka that left the company due to creative differences. The company started off primarily developing Japanese role-playing games for handheld systems, but since the early 2010s, it has been involved in the production of some titles in the Super Mario series.

Part of Super Mario 3D Land's development was outsourced to 1-UP Studio as to have the game released in time for the 2011 Holiday season. Director Koichi Hayashida closely supervised the team to ensure they would understand Nintendo's game design philosophy and work in harmony with the main development team.[2] The team was contracted again for Super Mario 3D World[3] and later for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[4] and Super Mario Odyssey.[5]

As of 2013, the company changed its name to the current one,[1] and producer Yoshiaki Koizumi became the director of the company.[6]

Super Mario games developed

Title Year released Console
Super Mario 3D Land 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D World 2013 Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2014 Wii U
Super Mario Odyssey 2017 Nintendo Switch
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2018 Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D All-Stars 2020 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Nintendo Switch

Gallery

  • The former Brownie Brown logo, whose only relevance to the Super Mario franchise is as a co-developer of Super Mario 3D Land

    The former Brownie Brown logo, whose only relevance to the Super Mario franchise is as a co-developer of Super Mario 3D Land

  • Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2019

    Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2019

  • Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2021

    Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2021

  • Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2023

    Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of 1-UP Studio in 2023

  • A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company

    A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company

  • A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company

    A drawing by staff member of 1-UP Studio during the 10th anniversary of the company

  • A statue of Mario holding a 1-Up Mushroom in 1-UP Studio

    A statue of Mario holding a 1-Up Mushroom in 1-UP Studio

External links

1-UP Studio coverage on other NIWA wikis:

References

  1. ^ a b Corporate history page on 1-UP Studio's official website
  2. ^ How Super Mario Survived the Quake (Accessed April 02, 2012)
  3. ^ Edge: The Making of Super Mario 3D World (Archived as of November 22, 2014)
  4. ^ Development info page on 1-Up Studio's official website
  5. ^ 2018 guide to 1-Up Studio. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Corporate outline page on 1-Up Studio's official website
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