Game Freak
Game Freak, Inc. (株式会社ゲームフリーク/Kabushiki gaisha Gēmu Furīku) (officially stylized as "GAME FREAK inc." and also as "GAMEFREAK inc.") is a Japanese video game developer that currently creates games exclusively for Nintendo. It is well-known within the video game industry for developing the Pokémon series of role-playing video games.
History
Game Freak was originally a self-published official gaming magazine created by Satoshi Tajiri, and Ken Sugimori in the 1980s. Tajiri wrote and edited the text and Sugimori illustrated. On April 26, 1989, Tajiri and Sugimori started a video game development company with the same name. One of Game Freak's first games was Famicom action/puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace. Its most popular series, Pokémon/ポケモン—the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters, which remains it's most popular game franchise.
Developed games
Game Boy
- Yoshi (Mario & Yoshi) (1991, Nintendo)
- Nontan to Issho! Kuru-Kuru Puzzle (1994, Victor Interactive)
- Pocket Monsters Red and Green (1996, Nintendo)
- Pocket Monsters Blue (1996, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Red and Blue (1996, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Yellow (1998, Nintendo)
Game Boy Color
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Crystal (2000, Nintendo)
Game Boy Advance
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002, Nintendo)
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Emerald (2004, Nintendo)
- Drill Dozer (2005, Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Platinum (2008, Nintendo)
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Black and White (2010, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012, Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
- HarmoKnight (2012, Nintendo)
- Solitiba (2013, Nintendo)
- Pokémon X and Y (2013, Nintendo)
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014, Nintendo)
- Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016, Nintendo)
- Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017, Nintendo)
Nintendo Switch
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019, Nintendo)
PlayStation
- Click Medic (1999, Sony)
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
- Yoshi/Mario & Yoshi (1991, Nintendo)
- Mendel Palace/Quinty (1989) Namco (Japan), (1990) Hudson Soft (U.S)
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- BUSHI Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha (1997, T&E Soft)
- Mario & Wario (1993, Nintendo)
- Smart Ball / Jerry Boy (1991, Sony)
- Smart Ball 2 / Jerry Boy 2 (1994, Sony)
- Nontan to Issho: Kuru Kuru Puzzle (1994, Victor Interactive)
PC Engine
- Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de Gosāru (1996, NEC)
Windows
- Tempo the Badass Elephant (2015, Sega, also on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)
- Giga Wrecker (2017)
Sega Mega Drive
- Magical Tarurūto-kun (1992, Sega)
- Pulseman (1994, Sega)