Game Freak

Game Freak Inc.
Private
Industry Video game
Founded April 26, 1989 (1989-04-26)
Founders Satoshi Tajiri
Ken Sugimori
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Products Pokémon series
Number of employees
 143 (2018)[1]
Website www.gamefreak.co.jp
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 published by Nintendo.

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 was the Nintendo Entertainment System action and puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace. Its most popular series, Pokémon—the romanized portmanteau of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā)[8]—is published and distributed respectively by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo worldwide.

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

Gameography

YearTitlePublisherPlatform(s)
1989QuintyJP, Mendel PalaceNANamcoJP, Hudson SoftNANES
1991Smart BallSonySNES
YoshiNintendoNES, Game Boy
1992Magical Tarurūto-kunSegaMega Drive
1993Mario & WarioNintendoSNES
1994Nontan to Issho: Kuru-Kuru PuzzleVictor InteractiveGame Boy, Super Famicom
PulsemanSegaMega Drive
1996Pokémon Red and BlueNintendoGame Boy
Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de GosāruNECPC Engine
1997Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no YūshaT&E SoftSuper Famicom
1998Game Boy CameraNintendoGame Boy
Pokémon Yellow
1999Pokémon Gold and SilverGame Boy Color
Click MedicSony Music Entertainment JapanPlayStation
2000Pokémon CrystalNintendoGame Boy Color
2002Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Nintendo
The Pokémon Company		 Game Boy Advance
2004Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald
2005Drill Dozer Nintendo
2006Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo
The Pokémon Company		 Nintendo DS
2008Pokémon Platinum
2009Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
2010Pokémon Black and White
2012Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
HarmoKnight NintendoNintendo 3DS
2013Pocket Card Jockey[10]Game FreakJP, NintendoWWNintendo 3DS, iOS, Android
Pokémon X and YNintendo
The Pokémon Company		 Nintendo 3DS
2014Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
2015Tembo the Badass ElephantSegaXbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows
2016Pokémon Sun and MoonNintendo

The Pokémon Company

 Nintendo 3DS
2017Giga WreckerGame FreakWindows
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra MoonNintendo
The Pokémon Company		 Nintendo 3DS
2018Pokémon QuestNintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!Nintendo Switch
2019Untitled Pokémon RPG[11]
Town (working title)[12]Game Freak

References

  1. ↑ 会社概要 (in Japanese). Game Freak Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Satoshi Tajiri (1989-01-06). ぼくたちゲーセン野郎. Family Computer Magazine (in Japanese): 114–115. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  3. ↑ Satoshi Tajiri (1986-08-01). ビデヲゲーム通信. Biweekly Famicom Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  4. ↑ Kohler, Chris (2010-04-19). "Pokémon Creators' Fanzine Fetches High Price". Wired.
  5. ↑ "COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Just Checking In". GameSetWatch.
  6. ↑ Previous post Next post (2010-04-19). "Pokémon Creators' Fanzine Fetches High Price | GameLife". Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  7. ↑ Gifford, Kevin (2008-04-07). "COLUMN: 'Game Mag Weaseling': Just Checking In". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  8. ↑ Swider, Matt. "The Pokemon Series Pokedex". Gaming Target. Gaming Target. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Pokémon Developer Game Freak Has Purchased a Mobile Game Development Company".
  10. ↑ "Pocket Card Jockey for Nintendo 3DS". Nintendo of America, Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Core Pokemon Game For Nintendo Switch Is Releasing In 2019". Gamespot. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Frank, Allegra (September 13, 2018). "Pokémon team's next game is a monster RPG called Town". Polygon. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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