Английская Википедия:Creatures (company)

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Шаблон:Nihongo foot is a Japanese video game company affiliated with Game Freak and Nintendo, and is one of the owners of the Pokémon franchise. It was founded by Tsunekazu Ishihara in November 1995, with the assistance of then-president of HAL Laboratory, Satoru Iwata, as a successor to Shigesato Itoi's company Ape Inc.

Alongside Game Freak and Nintendo, Creatures jointly owns The Pokémon Company. It is best known for developing and publishing the Pokémon Trading Card Game and designing Pokémon toys. Creatures operates the Pokémon CG Studio, which focuses on the 3D modelling and animation of Pokémon models in all Pokémon games. Creatures has also developed Pokémon spin-off titles and various non-Pokémon titles. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in proximity to Ichigaya Station.

History

1989–1995: Ape Inc.

Ape Inc. was founded in March 1989 with Shigesato Itoi as its chief executive officer (CEO). Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi had wanted to support new talent in game design. Liking Itoi's work, he proposed the idea of the company to Itoi and invested in it. Ape's staff included Tsunekazu Ishihara, who later became The Pokémon Company's president, and Ashura Benimaru Itoh, a renowned illustrator. They began working on Mother, which was released on 27 July 1989. Its music was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, who later became the second CEO of Creatures. The team went on to develop Mother 2, which would be known in the Western world as EarthBound. When development of this game began to falter, Satoru Iwata of HAL Laboratory was brought in to help the project. The game was released in Japan on 27 August 1994. Ape's game development activities ceased in 1995. Ape also produced a line of official guidebooks for Nintendo, in co-operation with Nintendo and Shogakukan. They began with Encyclopedia Mother in October 1989, and ended with Nintendo Official Guidebook—Pocket Monsters: Red, Green, Blue (Complete Compatibility, Revised Edition) on 10 January 1997. Shogakukan assumed Ape's role and continues to produce Nintendo Official Guidebooks in their stead.

1995–present: Creatures Inc.

Creatures Inc. was established on 8 November 1995, with Tsunekazu Ishihara as CEO, and consisting of former staff from Ape. In 2000, Hirokazu Tanaka, a.k.a Hip Tanaka, a former Nintendo composer and sound designer, who joined Creatures in 1999, became President of the company as Ishihara went to become the President of The Pokémon Company in 2000, while still holding his CEO position in Creatures.

At one point, Creatures had its headquarters on the 7th floor of the Шаблон:Nihongo in Sudachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. They later moved to the fifth floor annex of the Шаблон:Nihongo in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo.

Creatures has a division called Pokémon CG Studio that is dedicated solely to making Pokémon 3D models and animations. They only make the models and animations for the Pokémon themselves, as human characters are modeled and animated in-house at Game Freak. The studio as of 2017 had 22 full time 3DGC artists, however according to studio director Atsuko Ujiya they wanted to double it in the following years. She states that during its peak workload they have around 100 employees (including temporary contractors) to work on the creation of models and animations.

On 16 October 2020, Creatures announced the acquisition of Ambrella, the developer of a number of Pokémon spin-off games. Creatures acquired all property rights of Ambrella, and Ambrella disbanded, with its employees becoming part of Creatures.

In April 2023, Creatures announced that Tsunekazu Ishihara has stepped down at his position as CEO and executive director, and Hirokazu Tanaka has stepped down as president and executive director. Ishihara continues as the President of The Pokémon Company, and will continue to commit to the management of the company as a founder, while Tanaka will remain as Creative fellow. Yuji Kitano assume Creatures as CEO and President, meanwhile, Tomotaka Komura will step into the role of Executive vice president.

Games

Ape/Creatures has developed or has contributed to the development of the following games.

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	= co-developer
	= assistant developer

Ape

	Year	Title	Platform	Developer	Role	Notes
	1989	Mother	NES	Pax Softnica	Co-developer	Initially Japan only. Re-released worldwide in 2015 as EarthBound Beginnings.
	1993	Monopoly	SNES	CreamSoft		Japan only.
		Sanrio World Smash Ball!		Tomcat System
	1994	EarthBound		HAL Laboratory		Released as Mother 2 in Japan.
	1995	Mario's Picross	Game Boy	Jupiter
		Tamori's Picross	SNES	Jupiter		Series of small games distributed over the Satellaview network, coinciding with a radio show by Japanese celebrity Tamori. Japan only.
		Шаблон:Nowrap		Tomcat System		Japan only.
		Mario's Super Picross		Jupiter
	2003	Mother 1+2	Шаблон:Nowrap	Pax Softnica, HAL Laboratory	Porting	Compilation cartridge of Mother and Mother 2. Japan only.

Creatures

	Year	Title	Platform	Developer	Role	Notes
	1996	Picross 2	Game Boy	Jupiter	Co-developer	Japan only.
	1997	Mini Yonku GB: Let's & Go!!		Jupiter	Co-developer	Based on mini yonku racing and a related manga and anime. Published by ASCII Corporation. Japan only.
	1998	Game Boy Camera		Nintendo R&D1, Game Freak, Jupiter	Software co-development.
		Pokémon Stadium (Japanese version)	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD	Шаблон:Nowrap	Japan only.
		Hey You, Pikachu!		Ambrella	Pokémon modeling.
		Pokémon Trading Card Game	Game Boy Color	Hudson	Planning, game design, card design.
	1999	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	HAL Laboratory	Pokémon modeling, opening design.
		Pokémon Snap			Part of 2D illustrations, Pokémon modeling.
		Pokémon Stadium (international version)		Nintendo EAD	Part of 2D illustrations, Pokémon modeling.	Upgraded version of the original Pokémon Stadium. Released in Japan as Pokemon Stadium 2.
	2000	Pokémon Stadium 2			Pokémon modeling.	Released in Japan as Pokemon Stadium Gold Silver.
	2001	Chee-Chai Alien	Game Boy Color	Creatures	Developer	Japan only.
		Pokémon Card GB2: GR-dan Sanjo!		Hudson	Planning, game design, card design.	Japan only. Subtitle is often translated as Here Comes Team GR!, and sometimes as The Invasion of Team GR!
		Super Smash Bros. Melee	GameCube	HAL Laboratory	Character, stage, and figure modeling. Opening movie design.
	2003	Pokémon Colosseum		Genius Sonority	Pokémon modeling.
	2005	Nonono Puzzle Chailien	Game Boy Advance	Nintendo	Co-developer	Japan only. Chailien is sometimes spelled Chairian.
		Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	GameCube	Genius Sonority	Pokémon modeling.
	2006	Pokémon Ranger	Nintendo DS	HAL Laboratory	Шаблон:Nowrap
		Project Hacker: Kakusei		Red Entertainment	Assistant developer.	Japan only.
		Pokémon Battle Revolution	Wii	Genius Sonority	Pokémon modeling.
	2007	Pokemon Battrio	Arcade	Шаблон:Nowrap	Pokémon modeling, cabinet design.	Arcade cabinet. Japan only.
	2008	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Nintendo DS	Creatures	Developer
		Personal Trainer: Walking		Nintendo NSD, Engines	Software co-development.
	2009	PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Wii	Creatures	Developer
	2010	Шаблон:Nowrap	Nintendo DS
	2011	Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS	Nintendo 3DS	ZENER WORKS	Co-developer	Instructional game on how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, included with a deck kit called the Beginning Set. Japan only.
		Pokédex 3D		Creatures	Developer	Free app. Discontinued after October 1, 2012.
		PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	Wii	Creatures
	2012	Pokémon Dream Radar	Nintendo 3DS	Game Freak	Co-developer
		Pokédex 3D Pro		Creatures	Developer	Upgraded version of Pokédex 3D. Paid app, unlike its precursor.
		Pokédex for iOS	iOS	Creatures		Discontinued on November 30, 2015.
	2013	Pokémon X and Y	Nintendo 3DS	Game Freak	Pokémon modeling.
	2014	Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
	2015	Pokkén Tournament	Arcade, Wii U	Bandai Namco Studios
	2016	Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Duo	Nintendo 3DS	Creatures	Developer
		Pokémon Duel	iOS, Android	Heroz	Pokémon modeling.	Discontinued on October 31, 2019.
		Pokémon Go	iOS, iPadOS, Android	Niantic
		Pokémon Sun and Moon	Nintendo 3DS	Game Freak
	2017	Pokkén Tournament DX	Nintendo Switch	Bandai Namco Studios
	2018	Detective Pikachu	Nintendo 3DS	Creatures	Developer
		Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Nintendo Switch	Game Freak	Pokémon modeling.
	2019	Pokémon Sword and Shield
	2022	Pokémon Legends: Arceus
		Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
	2023	Detective Pikachu Returns		Creatures	Developer

Canceled

2000

Mother 3: The End of the Pig King

Nintendo 64

HAL Laboratory

Character modeling.

Canceled in 2000. Restarted development without the participation of Creatures as the GBA game Mother 3.

External links

• Official website, Japanese
• Official website, English