Next Level Games
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2002 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Douglas Tronsgard (CEO) |
Number of employees | 98 |
| Website | www |
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, the Mario Strikers games and Punch-Out!! for the Wii, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Metroid Prime: Federation Force for the Nintendo 3DS, and Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch.[1][2]
Among other awards, Next Level Games 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.[3][4]
Games[edit]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NHL Hitz Pro | GameCube | Midway Games |
| Xbox | |||
| PlayStation 2 | |||
| 2005 | Super Mario Strikers
Mario Smash Football |
GameCube | Nintendo |
| 2007 | Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Strikers Charged Football |
Wii | Nintendo |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Wii | Activision | |
| Xbox 360 | |||
| PlayStation 2 | |||
| 2008 | Ticket to Ride | Xbox 360 | Playful Entertainment |
| 2009 | Jungle Speed | Wii | Playful Entertainment |
| Punch-Out!! | Wii | Nintendo | |
| Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! | Wii | Nintendo | |
| 2010 | Transformers: Cybertron Adventures | Wii | Activision |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Wii | Ubisoft | |
| 2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Xbox 360 | Sega |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| 2013 | Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo |
| 2016 | Metroid Prime: Federation Force | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo |
| 2019 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo |
Cancelled titles[edit]
- WWE Titans Parts Unknown – unknown console
- Clockwerk – Wii, X360, PS3[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hands-On With The Secret-Filled Luigi's Mansion 3". Kotaku Australia. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (2019-07-17). "Luigi's Mansion 3 gets the spookiest release date possible". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (9 January 2014). "Luigi's Mansion 2 dev will now work exclusively with Nintendo". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Next Level Games Was Working on a Puzzle-Platformer Called "Clockwerk"". Gamnesia.com. 2015-01-12. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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