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|founded=March 1, 2000
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|first_release=''[[Mario Party 9]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|lastgame=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]
|latest_release=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|president=Hidetoshi Endo
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'''Nd Cube Co., Ltd.''' (Japanese: エヌディーキューブ株式会社 Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki Gaisha), stylized NDcube, is a [[Nintendo]] subsidiary and Japanese video game developer based in Japan with offices in Tokyo and Sapporo. Nd Cube is a fully owned Nintendo subsidiary as of August, 2010. Originally the company was founded March 1, 2000 through a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu, hence the Nd in the name.
'''{{wp|Nintendo Cube|Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.}}''' (formerly '''Nd Cube Co., Ltd.''' and '''NDcube Co., Ltd.''') is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]. Originally founded on March 1, 2000, as a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the former name reflecting this), Dentsu's stake was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and Nintendo now owns 99% of Nintendo Cube.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games-224354.html</ref> The company is based in Tokyo but also has a secondary office Sapporo. Nintendo Cube is responsible for developing the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] starting with ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', although its first developed game since becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo is ''{{wp|Wii Party}}''.


By April 2006, many of the Nd Cube's employees had migrated to other companies, such as Nintendo and [[Square Enix]]. The company is now headed by Hidetoshi Endo, who was the former President of [[Hudson Soft]]. In addition, the key employees of the ''[[Mario Party]]'' team at Hudson have also joined the company. Nd Cube released ''Wii Party'' in 2010 and developed ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' which was released on March 2, 2012, both games for the [[Wii]] console.
By April 2006, many of Nd Cube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and [[Square Enix]]. At a later point, however, several former employees of [[Hudson Soft]], and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, mainly various staff that had worked on the Hudson-developed ''Mario Party'' games, including former president Hidetoshi Endo, who became the president of NDcube.
In November 22, 2013 (January 17/18 2014 in PAL regions), ND Cube developed ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' on the [[3DS]].
 
==''Mario'' installments by Nd Cube==
As of June 2019, Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director [[Shuichiro Nishiya]] replaced him as president. On September 1, 2024, the company was renamed Nintendo Cube.<ref>{{cite|date=September 1, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/|title=商号（社名）変更に関するお知らせ|publisher=nintendo-cube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902134547/https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/}}</ref> As part of the rebranding, the company adopted a new logo based on that of Mario Club and [[1-UP Studio]] with an identical font, albeit with their pre-established blue color scheme instead of red or green, respectively.
 
==''Super Mario'' installments==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Title
!Year released
!Console
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|2012
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|2013
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|2015
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|2016
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''<ref>[http://marioparty100.nintendo.com/ ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' official website]</ref>
|2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|2024
|Nintendo Switch
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MP9 EUcover.jpg|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
Nd Cube logo.png|Logo used until 2012
File:Box NA - Mario Party Island Tour.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
Nd Cube Logo 2.svg|Logo used from 2012 to 2024
File:Mario Party 10 logo.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


== External links ==
==Names in other languages==
*[http://www.ndcube.co.jp/ Nd Cube Official Webpage]
===Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.===
{{BoxTop}}
{{Foreign names
|Jap=ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社
|JapR=Nintendō Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
|JapM=Nintendo Cube Co.
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/company/|title=会社概要|publisher=nintendo-cube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902150616/https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/company/}}</ref>
}}
 
===NDcube Co., Ltd.===
{{Foreign names
|Jap=エヌディーキューブ株式会社
|JapR=Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
|JapM=NDcube Co.
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.ndcube.co.jp/company/|title=会社概要|publisher=ndcube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609171012/https://www.ndcube.co.jp/company/|deadlink=y}}</ref>
}}
 
==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|Nookipedia=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Nd Cube}}
*[https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/ Official website]
 
==References==
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{{Companies}}
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Latest revision as of 17:54, December 10, 2024

Not to be confused with Nintendo GameCube.
Nintendo Cube
Logo of Nintendo Cube
Founded March 1, 2000[?]
First Super Mario game Mario Party 9 (2012)
Latest Super Mario game Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Current president Shuichiro Nishiya

Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd. (formerly Nd Cube Co., Ltd. and NDcube Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo. Originally founded on March 1, 2000, as a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the former name reflecting this), Dentsu's stake was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and Nintendo now owns 99% of Nintendo Cube.[1] The company is based in Tokyo but also has a secondary office Sapporo. Nintendo Cube is responsible for developing the Mario Party series starting with Mario Party 9, although its first developed game since becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo is Wii Party.

By April 2006, many of Nd Cube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and Square Enix. At a later point, however, several former employees of Hudson Soft, and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, mainly various staff that had worked on the Hudson-developed Mario Party games, including former president Hidetoshi Endo, who became the president of NDcube.

As of June 2019, Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director Shuichiro Nishiya replaced him as president. On September 1, 2024, the company was renamed Nintendo Cube.[2] As part of the rebranding, the company adopted a new logo based on that of Mario Club and 1-UP Studio with an identical font, albeit with their pre-established blue color scheme instead of red or green, respectively.

Super Mario installments[edit]

Title Year released Console
Mario Party 9 2012 Wii
Mario Party: Island Tour 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10 2015 Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party: The Top 100[3] 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars 2021 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree 2024 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

  • Logo used until 2012

    Logo used until 2012

  • Logo used from 2012 to 2024

    Logo used from 2012 to 2024

Names in other languages[edit]

Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社[4]
Nintendō Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha 		Nintendo Cube Co.

NDcube Co., Ltd.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エヌディーキューブ株式会社[5]
Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha 		NDcube Co.

External links[edit]

Nintendo Cube coverage on other NIWA wikis:

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games-224354.html
  2. ^ September 1, 2024. 商号（社名）変更に関するお知らせ. nintendo-cube.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2024. (Archived September 2, 2024, 13:45:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Mario Party: The Top 100 official website
  4. ^ 会社概要. nintendo-cube.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2024. (Archived September 2, 2024, 15:06:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ 会社概要. ndcube.co.jp (Japanese). Archived June 9, 2024, 17:10:12 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
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