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| '''Marvelous Inc.''', previously '''Marvelous AQL''', is a video game developer, publisher, and anime producer headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. | | '''{{wp|Marvelous (company)|Marvelous Inc.}}''', previously '''Marvelous AQL''', is a video game company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The company is well known for producing some games such as ''{{wp|Story of Seasons}}'' and later ''{{wp|Harvest Moon}}'' installments. For the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], Marvelous co-developed ''[[Fortune Street]]''. |
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| ==History== | | ==''Super Mario'' games== |
| ===Marvelous Entertainment===
| | *''[[Fortune Street]]'' – ([[Wii]], 2011) (co-developed with [[TOSE Software Co.]]) |
| The company was founded as '''Marvelous Entertainment Inc.''' in June 25, 1997. The company was involved in a number of forms of entertainment, including the production of anime and music by their two subsidiaries, Artland and Delfi Sound respectively. Artland was an animation studio that produced a number of popular anime, including the award-winning ''Mushishi and the hit shōnen Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'', and Delfi Sound was a recording studio that was involved in the production of a number of albums, radio dramas, and soundtracks since its establishment in 2005. MMV also produced a number of live television series, movies, and musical theatre productions, like the highly popular Prince of Tennis musical, Tenimyu.
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| ===AQ Interactive===
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| '''AQ Interactive, Inc.''' was founded on October 1, 2005, when Cavia, established on March 1, 2000, changed its name and became a holding company responsible for the management of subsidiary companies as well as sales and promotion of video game software. The old company's game planning & development business became Cavia Inc. which remained a subsidiary of AQI, until July 2010, when Cavia was merged in as a part of AQ.
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| ===Merger as one===
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| Marvelous Entertainment and AQ Interactive merged as one, which officially took shape on October 1, 2011. Merely two months since the merger, Marvelous AQL announced the establishment of the overseas business department, with investment from Checkpoint Studios Inc., which eventually went defunct on January 1, 2012. On October 25, 2012, Marvelous AQL announced its stock listing on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which took effect on November 1, 2012.
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| On January 1, 2013, Marvelous AQL established the amusement business division. The company's digital contents business division and amusement contents development division were moved into amusement business division, and was renamed as an amusement development division. A month later, on February 1, 2013, Marvelous AQL established the digital contents business division.
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| On July 1, 2014, Marvelous AQL was renamed to Marvelous Inc.
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| ==Games==
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| *''[[Fortune Street]]'' - (Nintendo Wii, 2011) (co-developed with [[TOSE Software Co.]])
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