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| Industry | Video game industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2002 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Douglas Tronsgard (CEO) |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | 77 |
| Website | www.nextlevelgames.com |
Next Level Games Inc. is an independent video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in October 2002, Next Level Games specializes in creating console video games. Their first project was NHL Hitz Pro, which was published by Midway Games in 2003. The company is best known for its work with Nintendo, having released three games that have been branded into the Nintendo Selects series of most popular titles for its system: Mario Strikers and Punch-Out!! for the Wii and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS.
Among other awards, Next Level Games Inc. has been named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" and one of BC's Top Employers in 2008, 2009 and 2012. The company has been featured in Maclean's magazine and BC Business magazine.
On January 9, 2014, the studio announced that it would work exclusively with Nintendo from then on.[1][2]
Games[]
| Video Game | Year of Release | Platform Version |
|---|---|---|
| NHL Hitz Pro | 2003 | GCN, Xbox, PS2 |
| Super Mario Strikers (known as Mario Smash Football in PAL regions) | 2005 | GCN |
| Mario Strikers Charged (known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in PAL regions) | 2007 | Wii |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | 2007 | Wii, X360, PS2 |
| Ticket to Ride | 2008 | XBLA |
| Jungle Speed | 2009 | WiiWare |
| Punch-Out!! | 2009 | Wii |
| Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! | 2009 | WiiWare |
| Transformers: Cybertron Adventures | 2010 | Wii |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | 2010 | Wii |
| Captain America: Super Soldier | 2011 | X360, PS3 |
| Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (known as Luigi's Mansion 2 outside North America) | 2013 | 3DS |
| Metroid Prime: Federation Force | 2016 | 3DS |
Cancelled titles[]
- WWE Titans Parts Unknown – unknown console [3]
- Super Mario Spikers – Wii[4]
- Clockwerk – Wii, X360, PS3[5]
References[]
- ↑ Phillips, Tom (9 January 2014). "Luigi's Mansion 2 dev will now work exclusively with Nintendo". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon developer Next Level Games signs second-party deal with Nintendo". ScrewAttack.com. 2014-01-09. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Lamoreux, Ben. "Super Mario Spikers is a Cancelled Volleyball Wrestling Game Show". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ ""Super Mario Spikers" from Next Level Games is a cancelled Wii concept". Nintendo Everything. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Next Level Games Was Working on a Puzzle-Platformer Called "Clockwerk"". Gamnesia.com. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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