Ambrella
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Fate | Disbanded and absorbed into Creatures |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Norio Matsumura, Muneaki Ozawa |
| Products | Pokémon games for Nintendo video game consoles |
Ambrella Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社アンブレラ, Hepburn: Yūgen gaisha Anburera) was a Japanese video game development company that worked under a publishing agreement with Nintendo. They were best known for making spin-off games for the Pokémon video game franchise, particularly the Pokémon Rumble series. Ambrella was formerly a part of Marigul Management.
Overview
Ambrella developed the Nintendo 64 voice recognition game, Hey You, Pikachu! in 1998, Pokémon Channel for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003, and Pokémon Dash for the Nintendo DS in 2004. Ambrella developed My Pokémon Ranch for the Wii's WiiWare service, which was released in Japan on March 25, 2008, and in North America on June 9, 2008. It developed Pokémon Rumble which was released in North America on November 16, 2009.[1]
The company developed further entries in the Pokémon Rumble series with Pokémon Rumble Blast for Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon Rumble U for the Wii U, and Pokémon Rumble World for the Nintendo 3DS. The most recent Rumble games were released via the Nintendo eShop, and contain some variant of microtransactions; Pokémon Rumble World uses traditional microtransactions and Pokémon Rumble U uses NFC figurines that predate Amiibo.
On October 16, 2020, Creatures announced the acquisition of Ambrella; Creatures received all property rights and Ambrella was disbanded, with the employees then working under Creatures.[2]
Games
| Year | Title | Genre | Platforms | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hey You, Pikachu! | Life-simulation | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo |
| 2003 | Pokémon Channel | Adventure, digital pet, simulation | GameCube | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2004 | Pokémon Dash | Racing | Nintendo DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2008 | My Pokémon Ranch | Digital pet | WiiWare | The Pokémon Company |
| 2009 | Pokémon Rumble | Action role-playing, beat'em up | WiiWare | The Pokémon Company |
| 2011 | Pokémon Rumble Blast | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2013 | Pokémon Rumble U | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Wii U | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2015 | Pokémon Rumble World | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2017 | uVu - yoU versus Universe | Arcade | Mobile | Ambrella |
| 2019 | Pokémon Rumble Rush | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Android, iOS | The Pokémon Company |
References
- ^ "体験会で遊んでみました――「Wii Ware」編 (2/2)" (in Japanese). IT Media. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ クリーチャーズ、ゲーム開発会社アンブレラを吸収合併.オタク産業通信.2020-10-16.[2021-01-11].