Game Freak

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Game Freak
Private
Industry Video game
Founded April 26, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04-26)
Headquarters 〒 154-0004, No. 1 chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Taishido Carrot Tower 22F Japan
Key people
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Products Pokémon series
Number of employees
 81 (As of April 2015)[1]
Website www.gamefreak.co.jp
File:Game Freak magazine.jpg
The covers of several issues of Game Freak magazine

Game Freak Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ゲームフリーク Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Gēmu Furīku?) is a Japanese video game developer, best known as the primary developer of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games.

History

Predating the video game company, Game Freak was a self-published video game magazine created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in the 1980s. Tajiri wrote and edited the text and Sugimori illustrated. Tajiri also used "Game Freak" as his pen name when he wrote as a freelance writer to publications such as Family Computer Magazine and Famicom Tsūshin.[2][3]

On April 26, 1989, Tajiri and Sugimori started a video game development company with the same name.[4][5][6][7] One of Game Freak's first games is the Nintendo Entertainment System action and puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace. Its most popular series, Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon?)—the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?)[8]—is published by The Pokémon Company worldwide.

In October 2015, Game Freak bought Koa Games, a mobile development company.[9]

Gameography

List of video games developed by Game Freak
Year Title Publisher Platform
1989 Mendel Palace
    		NES
    1991 Smart Ball Sony Super NES
    1991 Yoshi Nintendo NES
    Game Boy
    1992 Magical Tarurūto-kun Sega Mega Drive
    1993 Mario & Wario Nintendo Super NES
    1994 Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle Victor Interactive Game Boy
    1994 Pulseman Sega Mega Drive
    1994 Smart Ball 2 Sony Super NES
    1994 Nontan to Issho: Kuru Kuru Puzzle Victor Interactive Super Famicom
    1996 Pocket Monsters: Red & Green Nintendo Game Boy
    1996 Pocket Monsters: Blue Nintendo Game Boy
    1996 Pokémon Red and Blue Nintendo Game Boy
    1996 Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de Gosāru NEC PC Engine
    1997 Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha T&E Soft Super Famicom
    1998 Game Boy Camera Nintendo Game Boy
    1998 Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition Nintendo Game Boy
    1999 Pokémon Gold and Silver Nintendo Game Boy Color
    1999 Click Medic Sony PlayStation
    2000 Pokémon Crystal Nintendo Game Boy Color
    2002 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Nintendo Game Boy Advance
    2004 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Nintendo Game Boy Advance
    2005 Pokémon Emerald Nintendo Game Boy Advance
    2005 Drill Dozer Nintendo Game Boy Advance
    2007 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo Nintendo DS
    2009 Pokémon Platinum Nintendo Nintendo DS
    2010 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Nintendo Nintendo DS
    2011 Pokémon Black and White Nintendo Nintendo DS
    2012 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Nintendo Nintendo DS
    2012 HarmoKnight Nintendo Nintendo 3DS
    2013 Pocket Card Jockey
      		Nintendo 3DS
      iOS
      Android
      2013 Pokémon X and Y Nintendo Nintendo 3DS
      2014 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Nintendo Nintendo 3DS
      2015 Tembo the Badass Elephant Sega Xbox One
      PlayStation 4
      Windows
      2016 Pokémon Sun and Moon Nintendo Nintendo 3DS

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      External links

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      • Game Freak at IGN
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