Nintendo Cube
- Not to be confused with Nintendo GameCube.
| Nintendo Cube | |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | March 1, 2000 |
| First Super Mario game | Mario Party 9 (2012) |
| Latest Super Mario game | Mario Party Superstars (2021) |
| 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, through a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the former name reflecting this), the company was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and is now a fully owned subsidiary of Nintendo.[1] Nintendo Cube has offices in Tokyo and Sapporo. Nintendo Cube is responsible for developing the most recent Mario Party games starting with Mario Party 9, although its first developed game since becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo is Wii Party.
By April 2006, many of NDcube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and Square Enix. At a later point, however, several previous employees of Hudson Soft, and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, including 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, the former president Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director Shuichiro Nishiya was promoted to the president. On September 1, 2024, the company was renamed to Nintendo Cube.[2]
Super Mario installments
| 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 |
Gallery
Logo used until 2012
Logo used from 2012 to 2024
Names in other languages
Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.
| 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.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エヌディーキューブ株式会社[?] Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha |
NDcube Co. |
External links
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mario Party: The Top 100 official website
- ^ 会社概要. nintendo-cube.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2024.
