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Intelligent Systems
Japanese video game developer

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer best known for developing games published by Nintendo with the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Wars video game series. The company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, and moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013. They were responsible for the creation of various development hardware both first- and third-party developers used to make games for Nintendo systems, such as the IS Nitro Emulator, the development kit for the Nintendo DS.

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History

Intelligent Systems started when programmer Toru Narihiro was hired by Nintendo to port Famicom Disk System software to the standard ROM-cartridge format that was being used outside Japan on the NES. Similarly to the origins of HAL Laboratory, the team became an auxiliary program unit for Nintendo that provided system tools and hired people to program, fix, or port Nintendo-developed software. Much of the team's original work consists of minor contributions to larger games developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo EAD.4

Narihiro programmed his first video games, Famicom Wars and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, towards the end of the Famicom's life cycle, although the game design, graphic design, and music was provided by the Nintendo R&D1 team. Because of Narihiro's success, Intelligent Systems began to hire graphic designers, programmers, and musicians to extend the company from an auxiliary–tool developer to a game development group. The company continued to develop entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem franchises.

In 2000, Intelligent Systems produced Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, which became a surprise hit, leading to five sequels. Three years later, the first entry in the WarioWare series was released on the Game Boy Advance, and it too became a successful series.

Not all games developed by Intelligent Systems are published by Nintendo. Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest (which was co-developed by Intelligent Systems) was published by Atlus in North America; Intelligent Systems also developed various Dragon Quest games, which were published by Square Enix.5

List of games developed

List of video games developed by Intelligent Systems
YearTitlePlatform(s)Ref.
1983Mario Bros.6NES7
1984Tennis89
Wild Gunman1011
Duck Hunt1213
Hogan's Alley14
Donkey Kong 315
Devil World1617
1985Soccer18
Wrecking Crew19
Stack-Up2021
Gyromite2223
1986TennisFamicom Disk System24
Soccer25
Metroid262728
1988Famicom Wars29Famicom30
Kaettekita Mario Bros.Famicom Disk System31
Wrecking Crew32
1989Alleyway33Game Boy34
Baseball3536
Yakuman37
Golf38
1990Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light39Famicom40
BackgammonFamicom Disk System
1991SimCitySuper NES41
Game Boy Wars42Game Boy43
1992Super Scope 6Super NES44
Fire Emblem GaidenFamicom
Mario PaintSuper NES45
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru46Game Boy47
Battle ClashSuper NES48
1993Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge49
1994Fire Emblem: Mystery of the EmblemSuper Famicom
Super Metroid50Super NES51
1995Galactic PinballVirtual Boy
Panel de PonSuper Famicom
1996Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Tetris Attack52Super NES
1998Super Famicom WarsSuper Famicom
1999Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
2000Trade & Battle: Card Hero53Game Boy Color
Paper MarioNintendo 64
Pokémon Puzzle ChallengeGame Boy Color
2001Advance Wars54Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
2002Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest55GameCube
Fire Emblem: The Binding BladeGame Boy Advance
2003Nintendo Puzzle Collection56GameCube
Fire Emblem: The Blazing BladeGame Boy Advance
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising57
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games!58GameCube
2004Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesGame Boy Advance
WarioWare: Twisted!59
WarioWare: Touched!60Nintendo DS
2005Fire Emblem: Path of RadianceGameCube
Advance Wars: Dual StrikeNintendo DS
Dr. Mario & Puzzle LeagueGame Boy Advance
2006WarioWare: Smooth Moves61Wii
2007Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Super Paper Mario
Planet Puzzle LeagueNintendo DS
Face Training
Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero62
2008Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
WarioWare: Snapped!63Nintendo DS
2009WarioWare D.I.Y.64
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase65Wii
Dragon Quest WarsNintendo DS
Eco Shooter: Plant 530Wii
Nintendo DSi Instrument TunerNintendo DSi
Nintendo DSi Metronome
Dictionary 6 in 1 with Camera Function
Link 'n' Launch
Spotto!
2010Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the EmblemNintendo DS
Face Training
2011PushmoNintendo 3DS
Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Collection [jp]Wii66
2012Fire Emblem AwakeningNintendo 3DS
Crashmo
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
2013Game & Wario67Wii U
Daigasso! Band Brothers P68Nintendo 3DS
2014Pushmo WorldWii U69
2015Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.Nintendo 3DS
Stretchmo
Fire Emblem Fates70
2016Paper Mario: Color SplashWii U
2017Fire Emblem HeroesiOS, Android
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaNintendo 3DS
2018WarioWare Gold
2019Fire Emblem: Three Houses71Nintendo Switch
2020Paper Mario: The Origami King
2021WarioWare: Get It Together!
2023Fire Emblem Engage
WarioWare: Move It!
2024Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Notes

Cancelled

TitleSystemRef(s)
Dragon HopperVirtual Boy72
Fire Emblem 64Nintendo 64DD73
Untitled Fire Emblem gameWii74
Crashmo WorldWii U75

See also

  • OrCAD (distributed by Intelligent Systems Japan, KK)

References

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