Monolith Software, Inc.
Moby ID: 3036
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Monolith Software, Inc. was founded in Japan in 1999 by producer Hirohide Sugiura after he left Square Co., Ltd. and accepted an investment from Namco. Monolith develops video games for various consoles like the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, and cellphones.
The company's most popular franchise is Xenosaga.
Since 28 April 2007, when Nintendo acquired 80% of the shares, Monolith Software, Inc. is a Nintendo development studio. Namco Bandai holds 16%.
Not to be confused with the US-based Monolith Productions.
Credited on 36 Games from 2002 to 2023
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- April 28, 2007
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Nintendo acquires 80% of the company and it is thus taken over. 16% of the shares remain at the initial investor Namco Bandai.
- 1999
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Company founded by producer Hirohide Sugiura after he left Square Co., Ltd. and accepted an investment from Namco.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 18 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 17 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 13 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 13 games with Mario Club, Inc.
- 8 games with BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc.
- 8 games with Imagica Digitalscape Co., Ltd.
- 8 games with SRD Co. Ltd.
- 7 games with Nintendo EAD
- 7 games with LATAMEL Distribuidora S. de R.L. de C.V.
- 6 games with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
- 23 games with Hirohide Sugiura
- 22 games with Tomohiro Hagiwara
- 20 games with Yasuyuki Honne
- 16 games with Yuji Tago
- 16 games with Chizue Utazu
- 16 games with Akinobu Yamakawa
- 16 games with Hiroshi Uchiyama
- 15 games with Tetsuya Takahashi
- 15 games with Daiki Hayashidani
- 15 games with Hirotaka Orita
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