CAProduction

C.A.Production Co. Ltd (short for "Computer Artist Production") is a Japanese contract developer founded in 1993 that had strong ties to Hudson Soft, and is also similarly connected to Nintendo's subsidiary Nd Cube. The company co-developed most installments of the Mario Party series beside the arcade installments, Mario Party Advance and Mario Party Island Tour. Outside of assisting the aforementioned developers, the company's original titles include  and Bulk Slash.

Although CAProduction's work on the Mario Party series is uncredited, the company has a list of its productions on the official website. The names of the pre-Mario Party 9 games are left blank, but the dates, platforms, and genres listed correspond with those of the Mario Party games.