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Monolith Soft
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Monolith Soft, Inc. is a game developer based in Tokyo, Japan, mostly known for developing RPGs such as the Xeno series, among others. The studio was founded by Tetsuya Takahashi, a former Square employee.
History
After the release of Xenogears, Tetsuya Takahashi and Hirohide Sugiura left Squaresoft after they chose to not develop a sequel. On October 1, 1999, the two founded their own company, Monolith Soft, after accepting an investment from Namco, and continued the Xeno series.
In May of 2007, Namco sold 80% of its 96% stake in Monolith to Nintendo, giving Nintendo controlling interest in the company. Namco would later sell them the remaining 16% share, making Monolith a full first-party developer for Nintendo.
In 2011, Monolith would open a Kyoto office, mostly for 3D designers.
Games as a Nintendo developer
Tokyo
| Game | Year | Console |
|---|---|---|
| Baten Kaitos Origins | 2006 | Nintendo GameCube |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl* | 2008 | Wii |
| Soma Bringer | 2008 | Nintendo DS |
| Disaster: Day of Crisis | 2008 | Wii |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | 2010 | Wii |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword** | 2011 | Wii |
| Project X Zone*** | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X | 2015 | Wii U |
| Project X Zone 2 | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS |
* - Development cooperation for Sora Ltd.
** - Development cooperation for Nintendo EAD.
*** - Co-developed with Banpresto.
Kyoto
Note that all games listed were primarily developed by Nintendo EAD, and that Monolith only provided assistance in development.
| Game | Year | Console |
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| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 2012 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Pikmin 3 | 2013 | Wii U |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 2013 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Splatoon | 2015 | Wii U |
| Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS |
