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Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer best known for developing the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Wars series.

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Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer best known for developing the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Wars series. Originally, the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, but later moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013. They were also responsible for the creation of various development hardware both first and 3rd party developers would use to make games for Nintendo systems, such as the IS Nitro Emulator, the official development kit for the Nintendo DS.

History

Intelligent Systems started out in the video game industry 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 soon 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.

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 new entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem franchises.

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

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

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Industry
Video game industry
Video game industry
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Startup
Entertainment industry
Entertainment industry
Location
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto
B2X
B2B
B2B
Parent Organization
Nintendo
Nintendo
Legal classification
Kabushiki gaisha
Kabushiki gaisha
Number of Employees (Ranges)
100 – 249
Number of Employees
127
CIK Number
320,340
Place of Incorporation
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Georgia
IRS Number
581,964,787
Founded Date
December 1, 1986
Phone Number
+81756713100
+81756713105
Competitors
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G5 Entertainment
G5 Entertainment
Stock Symbol
INS
Exchange
NYSE MKT
NYSE MKT
Glassdoor ID
907

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Country
Japan
Japan
Headquarters
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
SIC Code
3,452
Wikidata ID
Q150001
Company Operating Status
Active
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