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{{Company infobox | {{Company infobox | ||
|name=Retro Studios | |name=Retro Studios | ||
|logo=[[File:Retro Studios logo.png|250px]] | |logo=[[File:Retro Studios logo.png|250px]] | ||
| − | | | + | |founded=September 21, 1998 |
| + | |founder={{wp|Jeff Spangenberg}} | ||
| + | |president=Michael Kelbaugh | ||
|parent=[[Nintendo]] | |parent=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| − | + | |externallink=[http://www.retrostudios.com/ www.retrostudios.com] | |
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| − | |externallink=[http://www. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Retro Studios, Inc.''' is a [[Nintendo]] first party game development studio based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and Jeff Spangenberg, | + | '''Retro Studios, Inc.''' is a [[Nintendo]] first party game development studio based in Austin, Texas. Founded in September 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and {{wp|Jeff Spangenberg}}, the studio was initially founded to produce games targeted at an older demographic for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. |
| − | The first games to be developed and released by Retro were the ''Metroid Prime'' trilogy of games. Afterward, they were placed in charge of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, rebooting it with the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. Most of Retro's works have been co-produced with [[Nintendo Software Planning | + | In 2002, Nintendo purchased $1 million in stock at Retro and reclassified them as a first-party developer. After the purchase, Spangenberg stepped down as president and was replaced by {{wp|Steve Barcia}}. Later in 2003, Barcia was replaced with {{wp|Michael Kelbaugh}}, who remains the current president of Retro. |
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| + | The first games to be developed and released by Retro were the ''Metroid Prime'' trilogy of games. Afterward, they were placed in charge of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, rebooting it with the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. Most of Retro's works have been co-produced with [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SDP Group No. 3]], which aids developers outside Japan. | ||
==Games produced== | ==Games produced== | ||
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| − | |''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' | + | |''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<ref group="note">Co-developed with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]].</ref> |
|2011 | |2011 | ||
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
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| − | |''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | + | |''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''<ref name="Monster" group="note">Co-developed with [[Monster Games]].</ref> |
| + | |2013 | ||
| + | |Nintendo 3DS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''<ref name="Monster" group="note"/> | ||
|2014 | |2014 | ||
|[[Wii U]] | |[[Wii U]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |''[[Metroid Prime Remastered]]'' | ||
| + | |2023 | ||
| + | |[[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |''[[Metroid Prime 4: Beyond]]''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLIv_UXI_So Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch]. Nintendo (YouTube; January 25, 2019). Retrieved January 25, 2019.</ref> | ||
| + | |2025 | ||
| + | |Nintendo Switch | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan=3| | ||
| + | <small>{{reflist|group=note}}</small> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | {{otherwikis|Metroid Wiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Retro Studios|Super Mario Wiki=1}} | ||
*[http://www.retrostudios.com/news.asp Official website] | *[http://www.retrostudios.com/news.asp Official website] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/RetroStudios Official Twitter] | *[https://twitter.com/RetroStudios Official Twitter] | ||
*{{wp|Retro Studios|Retro Studios on Wikipedia}} | *{{wp|Retro Studios|Retro Studios on Wikipedia}} | ||
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| − | + | ==References== | |
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{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
{{Nintendo}} | {{Nintendo}} | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Video game developers]] | [[Category:Video game developers]] | ||
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Retro Studios, Inc. is a Nintendo first party game development studio based in Austin, Texas. Founded in September 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and Jeff Spangenberg, the studio was initially founded to produce games targeted at an older demographic for the Nintendo GameCube.
In 2002, Nintendo purchased $1 million in stock at Retro and reclassified them as a first-party developer. After the purchase, Spangenberg stepped down as president and was replaced by Steve Barcia. Later in 2003, Barcia was replaced with Michael Kelbaugh, who remains the current president of Retro.
The first games to be developed and released by Retro were the Metroid Prime trilogy of games. Afterward, they were placed in charge of the Donkey Kong Country series, rebooting it with the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns. Most of Retro's works have been co-produced with Nintendo SDP Group No. 3, which aids developers outside Japan.
Games produced
| Game | Year | Console |
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| Metroid Prime | 2001 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 2007 | Wii |
| Metroid Prime: Trilogy | 2009 | Wii |
| Donkey Kong Country Returns | 2010 | Wii |
| Mario Kart 7[note 1] | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[note 2] | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[note 2] | 2014 | Wii U |
| Metroid Prime Remastered | 2023 | Nintendo Switch |
| Metroid Prime 4: Beyond[1] | 2025 | Nintendo Switch |
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References
- ↑ Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch. Nintendo (YouTube; January 25, 2019). Retrieved January 25, 2019.
