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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | April 26, 1989 |
| Key people | Satoshi Tajiri (founder)
Ken Sugimori (Pokémon art director) Junichi Masuda (Pokémon game director) |
| Industry | Video game |
| Products | Games for Nintendo video game consoles |
| Employees | 62[1] |
| Website | http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/ |
Game Freak, Inc. (株式会社ゲームフリーク Kabushiki-gaisha Gēmu Furīku) is a Japanese video game developer that currently creates games exclusively for Nintendo. It has developed the Pokémon series of role-playing games (RPGs) and several other games.
The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri. In honor of the founder, the lead character in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime was named Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in the English dub). One of Game Freak's first games was Famicom action/puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace.
Its most popular RPG series, Pokémon, is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe. Pokémon is formally known as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā) in Japan, and the abbreviation Pokémon (ポケモン) is derived from the Japanese spelling.
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Developed games
Game Boy
- Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi) (1991, Nintendo)
- Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle (1994, Victor Interactive)
- Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (1996, Nintendo)
- Game Boy Camera (1998, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Yellow (1999, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (2000, Nintendo)
Game Boy Color
- Pokémon Crystal (2001, Nintendo)
Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002, Nintendo)
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Emerald (2005, Nintendo)
- Drill Dozer (2005, Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2007, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Platinum (2008, Nintendo)
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009, Nintendo)
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
- Yoshi/Mario & Yoshi (1991, Nintendo) (Was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007.)
- Mendel Palace (1990, Hudson Soft (U.S.), Namco (Japan))
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997, T&E Soft)
- Mario & Wario (1993, Nintendo)
- Smart Ball / Jerry Boy (1991, Sony)
- Smart Ball 2 / Jerry Boy 2 (1994, Sony)
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
- Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de Gosāru (1996, NEC)
Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
- Magical Tarurūto-kun (1992, Sega)
- Pulseman (1994, Sega) (Was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2009.)
PlayStation
- Click Medic (1999, Sony)
External links
- Official Game Freak website (Japanese)
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