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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>In January 2014, the studio announced that it would work exclusively with Nintendo from then on.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> In that same interview, co-founder Jason Carr and producer Ken Yeeloy revealed that it was Nintendo who approached Next Level Games in the first place to develop <i><a href="/facts/Super_Mario_Strikers/el9NwcRG">Super Mario Strikers</a></i> for the <a href="/facts/GameCube/acH9qVxz">GameCube</a> due to much of the team's prior work on <i><a href="/facts/Sega_Soccer_Slam/boVXK5TT">Sega Soccer Slam</a></i> at <a href="/facts/EA_Black_Box/2aQ0fMDG">EA Black Box</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In January 2021, Nintendo announced that it had purchased Next Level Games after "A number of owner-directors recently determined that the time is right for them to sell their shares, and NLG therefore began exploring potential sale transactions".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> According to Nintendo's 2021 annual report, this acquisition took place on March 31st, 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Co-founder Tronsgard would later retire from the studio by March 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="list-of-games-developed">List of games developed</h2> List of games developed by Next Level Games<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Platform(s)</th><th>Publisher(s)</th></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/NHL_Hitz_Pro/JmVe7u0D">NHL Hitz Pro</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/GameCube/acH9qVxz">GameCube</a><a href="/facts/Xbox_(console)/2FuQrJeX">Xbox</a><a href="/facts/PlayStation_2/gbFBT7AX">PlayStation 2</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Midway_Games/NSjWGCeP">Midway Games</a></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Super_Mario_Strikers/el9NwcRG">Super Mario Strikers</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/GameCube/acH9qVxz">GameCube</a></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Nintendo/dMrLpaHu">Nintendo</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2007</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Mario_Strikers_Charged/jNgGR1R3">Mario Strikers Charged</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii</a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Spider-Man:_Friend_or_Foe/5K40XJB1">Spider-Man: Friend or Foe</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/PlayStation_2/gbFBT7AX">PlayStation 2</a><a href="/facts/Xbox_360/dYlE3mL5">Xbox 360</a><a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Activision/NmDDD1wW">Activision</a></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Ticket_to_Ride_(video_game)/9YvsUGB2">Ticket to Ride</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Xbox_360/dYlE3mL5">Xbox 360</a></td><td rowspan="2">Playful Entertainment</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2009</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Jungle_Speed/fNsgmYQM">Jungle Speed</a></i></td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii</a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Punch-Out!!_(Wii)/dKdctByJ">Punch-Out!!</a></i></td><td rowspan="2">Nintendo</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Doc_Louis%27s_Punch-Out!!/dKdctByJ">Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!</a></i></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2010</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Transformers:_Cybertron_Adventures/7j9g63N3">Transformers: Cybertron Adventures</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Activision/NmDDD1wW">Activision</a></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_(2010_video_game)/h7BwVVvm">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Ubisoft/Pnw08RvF">Ubisoft</a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Captain_America:_Super_Soldier/rB252b8E">Captain America: Super Soldier</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Xbox_360/dYlE3mL5">Xbox 360</a><a href="/facts/PlayStation_3/obhuo97V">PlayStation 3</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sega/f9TY2kyl">Sega</a></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Solitaire_Collection/ASKljykn">Microsoft Solitaire Collection</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a><a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Xbox_Game_Studios/yI9wM1bs">Xbox Game Studios</a></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Luigi%27s_Mansion:_Dark_Moon/auVka2V2">Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon</a></i></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Nintendo_3DS/nXIxNh1b">Nintendo 3DS</a></td><td rowspan="4">Nintendo</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Metroid_Prime:_Federation_Force/xzgBnDCr">Metroid Prime: Federation Force</a></i></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Luigi%27s_Mansion_3/lVFJmSdd">Luigi's Mansion 3</a></i></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td scope="row"><i><a href="/facts/Mario_Strikers:_Battle_League/vNk7FIyy">Mario Strikers: Battle League</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> Notes <h3>Cancelled</h3> <ul><li><i>WWE Titans: Parts Unknown</i> - PS2, Xbox<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Super_Mario_Spikers/8EzXqJ7v">Super Mario Spikers</a></i> – Wii<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><i>Catalyst</i> - PS3, Xbox 360<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><i>Clockwerk</i> – Wii, X360, PS3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://nextlevelgames.com/">Official website</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Hands-On With The Secret-Filled Luigi's Mansion 3". Kotaku Australia. June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190611221331/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/06/hands-on-with-the-secret-filled-luigis-mansion-3/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190611221331/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/06/hands-on-with-the-secret-filled-luigis-mansion-3/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Phillips, Tom (July 17, 2019). "Luigi's Mansion 3 gets the spookiest release date possible". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 27, 2019. <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-17-luigis-mansion-3-gets-the-spookiest-release-date-possible" target="_blank">https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-17-luigis-mansion-3-gets-the-spookiest-release-date-possible</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Phillips, Tom (January 9, 2014). "Luigi's Mansion 2 dev will now work exclusively with Nintendo". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 9, 2014. <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-09-luigis-mansion-2-dev-will-now-work-exclusively-with-nintendo" target="_blank">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-09-luigis-mansion-2-dev-will-now-work-exclusively-with-nintendo</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon developer Next Level Games signs second-party deal with Nintendo". ScrewAttack.com. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009173615/http://www.screwattack.com/news/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-developer-next-level-games-signs-second-party-deal-nintendo" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151009173615/http://www.screwattack.com/news/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-developer-next-level-games-signs-second-party-deal-nintendo</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Nutt, Christian (January 8, 2014). "Working with Nintendo, making a studio great for developers". Game Developer. Retrieved January 10, 2025. <a href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/working-with-nintendo-making-a-studio-great-for-developers" target="_blank">https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/working-with-nintendo-making-a-studio-great-for-developers</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>McFerran, Damien (January 5, 2021). "Nintendo Is Buying Luigi's Mansion Studio Next Level Games". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 5, 2021. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/nintendo_is_buying_luigis_mansion_studio_next_level_games" target="_blank">https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/nintendo_is_buying_luigis_mansion_studio_next_level_games</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Annual Report 2021 (page 54)" (PDF). Nintendo Co., Ltd. : Investor Relations Information. July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2025. <a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/annual2103e.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/annual2103e.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Doolan, Liam (March 4, 2022). "Co-Founder Of Nintendo-Owned Studio Next Level Games Announces Retirement". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 10, 2025. <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/co-founder-of-nintendo-owned-studio-next-level-games-announces-retirement" target="_blank">https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/co-founder-of-nintendo-owned-studio-next-level-games-announces-retirement</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Co-developed with Arkadium and Smoking Gun Interactive <a href="/wiki/Arkadium" target="_blank">/wiki/Arkadium</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Tom's guide to Microsoft Solitaire Collection". July 29, 2020. <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-download-microsoft-solitaire-collection" target="_blank">https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-download-microsoft-solitaire-collection</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Next Level Games was working on a WWE game that was cancelled by publisher THQ". Unseen64.net. February 18, 2012. <a href="https://www.unseen64.net/2012/02/18/wwe-titans-parts-unknown-ps2-xbox-cancelled/" target="_blank">https://www.unseen64.net/2012/02/18/wwe-titans-parts-unknown-ps2-xbox-cancelled/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Super Mario Spikers is a cancelled volleyball/wrestling hybrid game developed by Next Level Games". Unseen64.net. August 6, 2011. <a href="https://www.unseen64.net/2011/08/06/super-mario-spikers-wii-prototype/" target="_blank">https://www.unseen64.net/2011/08/06/super-mario-spikers-wii-prototype/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Next Level Games was working on an Action title known as "Catalyst"". Unseen64.net. July 12, 2010. <a href="https://www.unseen64.net/2010/07/12/catalyst-xbox-360-ps3-pitch-cancelled/" target="_blank">https://www.unseen64.net/2010/07/12/catalyst-xbox-360-ps3-pitch-cancelled/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Next Level Games Was Working on a Puzzle-Platformer Called "Clockwerk"". Gamnesia.com. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020713/http://www.gamnesia.com/news/next-level-games-was-working-on-a-puzzle-platformer-called-clockwerk/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020713/http://www.gamnesia.com/news/next-level-games-was-working-on-a-puzzle-platformer-called-clockwerk/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>