Monolith Soft
- Not to be confused with Monolith Productions, an American video game studio.
| Monolith Soft | |
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| Type | privately held |
| Founded | October 1, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Products | Games for Nintendo video game consoles |
| Employees | 111 |
| Website | Monolith Soft - Official Site |
Monolith Soft or MLSI is an entertainment company in Japan that has created video games for various consoles like the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, and cell phones. It is now a subsidiary of Nintendo, making it a second-party developer. The company was founded in 1999 by producer Hirohide Sugiura after he left Square Co. and accepted an investment from Namco.[1] As of May 6, 2007, Nintendo owns controlling interest in the company after Namco Bandai sold 80% of its 96% stake in Monolith Soft to Nintendo. This went into effect May 1, 2007.[2]
Monolith Soft is usually associated with the Xenosaga series, a series of role-playing games on the PS2 console. Some of MLSI's staff are former employees of Square Co., who transferred to the new company after the creation of Chrono Cross. They were previously involved with the creation of Xenogears, from which the Xenosaga series is derived.
Games developed by Monolith Soft
Xenosaga Series
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002, PlayStation 2)
- Xenosaga: Episode I: Reloaded (2003, PlayStation 2)
- Xenosaga Freaks (2004, PlayStation 2)
- Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (2004, PlayStation 2)
- Xenosaga: Pied Piper (2004, Mobile)
- Xenosaga: Episode I & II (2006 Nintendo DS)
- Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (2006, PlayStation 2)
Baten Kaitos Series
- Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003, GameCube)
- Baten Kaitos Origins (2006, GameCube)
Other
- Namco x Capcom (2005, PlayStation 2)
- Disaster: Day of Crisis (In Development) (TBA, Wii)
- Soma Bringer (TBA. Nintendo DS)
Additional contractual work by Monolith Soft
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Background Graphics 3rd-Party Contractor) (2006, PlayStation 2)[3]
References
- ^ Cubed³ staff (2006-08-03). Monolith Soft on Nintendo Wii Support, Baten Kaitos II & More. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ IGNWii (2007-04-27). Nintendo Acquires Xenosaga Developer. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ [1]. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation 2) Credits.
External links
| Nintendo developers | |
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| First-party | Brownie Brown • Intelligent Systems • NDCUBE • EAD & EAD Tokyo • NST • Retro Studios |
| Second-party | AlphaDream • Ambrella •Camelot • Fuse
Games • Game Freak Genius Sonority • HAL Laboratory • Monolith Soft • Nexon • Noise • skip |
| Former second-party | Left Field • Rare • Silicon Knights |
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