Next Level Games
| Next Level Games | |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | August 2002 |
| First Super Mario game | Super Mario Strikers |
| Latest Super Mario game | Mario Strikers: Battle League |
| Current president | Douglas Tronsgard (CEO) |
- “Next Level Games! Wahoo!”
- —Mario, Mario Strikers Charged
Next Level Games is a Canadian video game company that has made five Super Mario video games, namely all three of the Mario Strikers games, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and Luigi's Mansion 3. Next Level Games was also credited as special thanks in the Nintendo 3DS version of Luigi's Mansion, and the company developed Super Mario Spikers until development of said game was canceled in favor of the Wii version of Punch-Out!! In addition to this, the company has created other sports titles for the Nintendo GameCube (and competing consoles).
Due to the success of its games for Nintendo, the studio co-founder, Jason Carr, announced that Next Level Games would be working exclusively with Nintendo following the release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.[1] On January 5, 2021, Nintendo announced that it had acquired 100% stake in Next Level Games, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.[2]
Mario installments
| Title | Year released | Console |
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Strikers | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Mario Strikers Charged | 2007 | Wii |
| Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Luigi's Mansion 3 | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
| Mario Strikers: Battle League[3] | 2022 | Nintendo Switch |
References
- ^ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/205707/Next_Level_Games_Working_with_Nintendo_making_a_studio_great_for_developers.php
- ^ (January 5, 2021). Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games. Nintendo. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Theriault, D. (February 14, 2022). Next Level Games Confirmed To Be Developing Mario Strikers: Battle League. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
