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Canadian video game developer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Next Level Games, Inc. is a Canadian video game developer owned by Nintendo based in Vancouver. Founded in October 2002, Next Level Games specializes in creating console video games. Their first project was NHL Hitz Pro, which was published by Midway Games in 2003. The company is best known for its work with Nintendo, the Mario Strikers games and Punch-Out!! for the Wii, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Metroid Prime: Federation Force for the Nintendo 3DS, and Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch.[2][3]
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | October 2002[1] |
Founders | Eric Randall Douglas Tronsgard Jason Carr David Catlin |
Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Eric Randall (president) Douglas Tronsgard (CEO) |
Number of employees | 140 (2024) |
Parent | Nintendo (2021–present) |
Website | nextlevelgames |
Among other awards, Next Level Games has been named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" and one of BC's Top Employers in 2008, 2009 and 2012. The company has been featured in Maclean's magazine and BC Business magazine.
In January 2014, the studio announced that it would work exclusively with Nintendo from then on.[4][5]
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". This acquisition took place on March 1.[6]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | NHL Hitz Pro | GameCube Xbox PlayStation 2 |
Midway Games |
2004 | The Suffering (additional work)[7] | Microsoft Windows Xbox PlayStation 2 | |
2005 | Super Mario Strikers | GameCube | Nintendo |
2007 | Mario Strikers Charged | Wii | |
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 Wii |
Activision | |
2008 | Ticket to Ride | Xbox 360 | Playful Entertainment |
2009 | Jungle Speed | Wii | |
Punch-Out!! | Nintendo | ||
Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! | |||
2010 | Transformers: Cybertron Adventures | Activision | |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Ubisoft | ||
2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 |
Sega |
2012 | Microsoft Solitaire Collection[a][8] | Microsoft Windows iOS Android |
Xbox Game Studios |
2013 | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo |
2016 | Metroid Prime: Federation Force | ||
2019 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Nintendo Switch | |
2022 | Mario Strikers: Battle League | ||
2024 | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (special thanks)[9] |
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