Company

Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer best known for developing games published by Nintendo with the Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Wars video game series. Originally, the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, but later moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013. They were also responsible for the creation of various development hardware both first and 3rd party developers would use to make games for Nintendo systems, such as the IS Nitro Emulator, the official development kit for the Nintendo DS. Intelligent Systems started when programmer Toru Narihiro was hired by Nintendo to port Famicom Disk System software to the standard ROM-cartridge format that was being used outside Japan on the NES. Similarly to the origins of HAL Laboratory, the team soon became an auxiliary program unit for Nintendo that provided system tools and hired people to program, fix, or port Nintendo-developed software. Much of the team's original work consists of minor contributions to larger games developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo EAD. Narihiro programmed his first video games, Famicom Wars and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, towards the end of the Famicom's life cycle, although the game design, graphic design, and music was provided by the Nintendo R&D1 team. Because of Narihiro's success, Intelligent Systems began to hire graphic designers, programmers, and musicians to extend the company from an auxiliary–tool developer to a game development group. The company continued to develop new entries in the Wars and Fire Emblem franchises. In 2000, Intelligent Systems produced Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, which became a surprise hit, leading to five sequels. Three years later, the first entry in the WarioWare series was released on the Game Boy Advance, and it too became a successful series. Not all games developed by Intelligent Systems are published by Nintendo. Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest (which was co-developed by Intelligent Systems) was published by Atlus in North America; Intelligent Systems also developed various Dragon Quest games, which were published by Square Enix.


123 Games
BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen
BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Super Famicom Wars
Super Famicom Wars
Fire Emblem Warriors: Special Edition
Fire Emblem Warriors: Special Edition
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - 30th Anniversary Edition
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - 30th Anniversary Edition
Panel de Pon
Panel de Pon
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Future Past Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Future Past Pack
Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Scramble Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Scramble Pack
Yakuman
Yakuman
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Golden Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Golden Pack
Spotto!
Spotto!
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Rogues Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Rogues Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Lost Bloodlines Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Lost Bloodlines Pack
Puzzle League
Puzzle League
Fire Emblem Warriors: Limited Edition
Fire Emblem Warriors: Limited Edition
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Smash Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Smash Pack
Nintendo 3DS Sound: Soccer
Nintendo 3DS Sound: Soccer
Puzzle League Express
Puzzle League Express
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Champions Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Champions Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Challenge Pack
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Challenge Pack
Game Boy Wars
Game Boy Wars
Trade & Battle: Card Hero
Trade & Battle: Card Hero
Vs. Tennis
Vs. Tennis
Vs. Hogan's Alley
Vs. Hogan's Alley
Yoshi no Panepon
Yoshi no Panepon
Daigasso! Band Brothers P
Daigasso! Band Brothers P
Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2
Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2
Doubutsu Banchou
Doubutsu Banchou
Panel de Pon GB
Panel de Pon GB
Panel de Pon: Event Version 2
Panel de Pon: Event Version 2
Yoshi no Cookie
Yoshi no Cookie
Eco Shooter: Plant 530
Eco Shooter: Plant 530
BS Yoshi no Panepon
BS Yoshi no Panepon
BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen - Dai-1-wa: Palace Kanraku
BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen - Dai-1-wa: Palace Kanraku
Face Training: Facial Exercises to Strengthen and Relax from Fumiko Inudo
Face Training: Facial Exercises to Strengthen and Relax from Fumiko Inudo