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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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video game developerA video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Some...
that currently creates games exclusively for
Nintendois a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel...
. It has developed the
Pokémonis a media franchise published by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world,...
series of
role-playing gameA console role-playing game is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in video game consoles and includes game mechanics and, frequently, settings derived from those of traditional role-playing games...
s (RPGs) and several other games.
The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by
Satoshi Tajiriis a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of Pokémon and the founder of GameFreak.-Education and childhood:As a young boy, Satoshi lived in Machida, a suburb of Tokyo and loved to collect bugs. In the late 1970s, the forests and fields that Satoshi loved as a child were paved over...
. In honor of the founder, the lead character in the Japanese version of the
Pokémon anime was named Satoshi (
Ash KetchumAsh Ketchum, known as Red in most localized video game and manga appearances and for all appearances in Japan, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise owned by Nintendo...
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 PalaceMendel Palace, originally released in Japan as , is a 1989 action/puzzle arcade game co-developed by Game Freak and KID. It was published in Japan by Namco and in North America by Hudson Soft. Mendel Palace was Game Freak's debut title.-Plot:...
.
Its most popular RPG series,
Pokémon, is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe.
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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video game developerA video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, PSP, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, Nintendo DS, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Some...
that currently creates games exclusively for
Nintendois a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel...
. It has developed the
Pokémonis a media franchise published by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world,...
series of
role-playing gameA console role-playing game is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in video game consoles and includes game mechanics and, frequently, settings derived from those of traditional role-playing games...
s (RPGs) and several other games.
The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by
Satoshi Tajiriis a Japanese video game designer best known as the creator of Pokémon and the founder of GameFreak.-Education and childhood:As a young boy, Satoshi lived in Machida, a suburb of Tokyo and loved to collect bugs. In the late 1970s, the forests and fields that Satoshi loved as a child were paved over...
. In honor of the founder, the lead character in the Japanese version of the
Pokémon anime was named Satoshi (
Ash KetchumAsh Ketchum, known as Red in most localized video game and manga appearances and for all appearances in Japan, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise owned by Nintendo...
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 PalaceMendel Palace, originally released in Japan as , is a 1989 action/puzzle arcade game co-developed by Game Freak and KID. It was published in Japan by Namco and in North America by Hudson Soft. Mendel Palace was Game Freak's debut title.-Plot:...
.
Its most popular RPG series,
Pokémon, is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe.
Pokémon is formally known as in Japan, and the abbreviation is derived from the Japanese spelling.
Game Boy
- Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi) (1991, Nintendo)
- Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle (1994, Victor Interactive)
- Pokémon Red/Green/Blue
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They were first released in Japan in 1996 and later released in North America, Europe and Australia over the following three...
(1996, Nintendo)
- Game Boy Camera
Game Boy Camera, known in Japan as , is a Nintendo accessory for the handheld Game Boy gaming console and was released in 1998. It is also compatible with the Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. The camera can take basic, grainy, black & white digital images using the 4-color...
(1998, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Yellow (1999, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver
Pokémon Gold and Silver are the second installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They were first released in Japan in 1999 and to Australia and North America in 2000 and Europe in 2001...
(2000, Nintendo)
Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
and are the third installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing games, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The games were first released in Japan in late 2002 and later released to the rest of the world in 2003 . Pokémon Emerald, a special edition...
(2002, Nintendo)
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are enhanced remakes of the 1996 original Pocket Monsters Red and Green video games. The new titles were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance and have compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which originally came...
(2004, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Emerald (2005, Nintendo)
- Drill Dozer
is an action platformer game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system, released in 2005 in Japan, and in 2006 in North America. It features a built-in rumble pack.- Story :...
(2005, Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
and are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the spin-off Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs...
(2007, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Platinum (2008, Nintendo)
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
and are enhanced remakes of the 1999 video games Pokémon Gold and Silver. The new titles are members of the Pokémon series of role-playing games, and were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS...
(2009, Nintendo)
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
- Yoshi
Yoshi, known as in Japan and Mario & Yoshi in Europe and Australia, is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy....
/Mario & Yoshi (1991, Nintendo) (Was re-released on the WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
's Virtual ConsoleA virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
in 2007.)
- Mendel Palace
Mendel Palace, originally released in Japan as , is a 1989 action/puzzle arcade game co-developed by Game Freak and KID. It was published in Japan by Namco and in North America by Hudson Soft. Mendel Palace was Game Freak's debut title.-Plot:...
(1990, Hudson Softis a electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in Japan. It was founded on May 18 1973. Initially, Hudson dealt with personal computer products, but has expanded to the development and publishing of video games, mobile content, and video game peripherals. As of 2003, the company employs...
(U.S.), Namco, is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. The company is most famous for creating Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game in history...
(Japan))
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997, T&E Soft)
- Mario & Wario (1993, Nintendo)
- Smart Ball
Smart Ball is an Action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, known as in Japan. During beta testing the original name of the game was supposed to be Jelly Bean but the title was later mistranslated into Engrish as Jerry Boy when it was released in Japan...
/ Jerry Boy (1991, Sonyis a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. . Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game...
)
- 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
is a magical boy, fighting, and comedy TV show based on the manga of the same name by Tatsuya Egawa which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump.- Episodes and Dates :The Magical Tarurūto-kun TV series started on 1990 and ended on May 10, 1992...
(1992, Segais a multinational video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and console manufacturer headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan...
)
- Pulseman
Pulseman is an action platform game developed by Game Freak and published by Sega for the Mega Drive in 1994 in Japan only. It was critically praised and widely regarded as one of the best-looking games for the Mega Drive—rivaling even Treasure's acclaimed Gunstar Heroes. Pulseman was occasionally...
(1994, Sega) (Was re-released on the WiiThe is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both...
's Virtual ConsoleA virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
in 2009.)
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