Game Freak

Infobox Company
company_name = Game Freak Incorporated
株式会社ゲームフリーク
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company_type = Private
foundation = April 26, 1989
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key_people = Satoshi Tajiri (Founder)
industry = Computer and video game industry
products = Games for Nintendo video game consoles
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num_employees = 57
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homepage = http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/
footnotes =nihongo|Game Freak, Incorporated|株式会社ゲームフリーク|Kabushiki-gaisha Gēmu Furīku is the Japanese video game developer behind the Pokémon series of RPGs, as well as several other games. It is a second-party developer for Nintendo.

The company was founded on April 26, 1989 by Satoshi Tajiri. In honor of the founder, the lead character in the Japanese version of the Pokémon TV series was named Satoshi (Ash Ketchum 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 Palace.

Their most popular RPG series, Pokémon, is published by Nintendo in Japan, North America and Europe. Pokémon is formally known as nihongo|Pocket Monsters|ポケットモンスター|Poketto Monsutā in Japan, and the abbreviation nihongo|Pokémon|ポケモン is derived from the Japanese spelling.

Developed games

Nintendo Game Boy

*"Yoshi" ("Mario & Yoshi") (1991, Nintendo)
*"Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle" (1994, Victor Interactive)
*"Pokémon Red/Green/Blue" (1996, Nintendo)
*"Pokémon Yellow" (1998, Nintendo)
*"Game Boy Camera" (1998, Nintendo)

Nintendo Game Boy Color

*"Pokémon Gold" and "Silver" (1999, Nintendo)
*"Pokémon Crystal" (2000, Nintendo)

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

*"Pokémon Ruby" and "Sapphire" (2002, Nintendo)
*"Pokémon FireRed" and "LeafGreen" (2004, Nintendo)
*"Pokémon Emerald" (2005, Nintendo)
*"Drill Dozer" (2005, Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

*"Pokémon Diamond" and "Pearl" (2006), Nintendo
*"Pokémon Platinum" (2008), Nintendo

Nintendo Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System

*"Yoshi/Mario & Yoshi" (1991, Nintendo)
*"Mendel Palace" (1990, Hudson Soft [U.S.] , Namco [Japan] )

Nintendo Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System

*"BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha" (1997, T&E Soft)
*"Mario & Wario" (1993, Nintendo)
*"Smart Ball" (1991, Sony)
*"Smart Ball 2" (1994, Sony)

NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

*"Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de Gosāru" (1996, NEC)

ega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis

* "Magical Tarurūto-kun" (1992, Sega)
* "Pulseman" (1994, Sega)

ony PlayStation

* "Click Medic" (1999, Sony)

External links

* [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/ Official Game Freak Website] ja icon