Monolith Soft
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| Type | Subsidiary of Nintendo |
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| Industry | Video game |
| Founded | October 1, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | Video games |
| Employees | 75 (as of March 2011)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Monolith Soft, Incorporated or MLSI (株式会社モノリスソフト Kabushiki-Gaisha Monorisu Sofuto) is a Japanese entertainment company that has created video games for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, and cell phones. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 by producer Hirohide Sugiura after he left Square Co. and accepted an investment from Namco.[2] As of May 6, 2007, Nintendo owns controlling interest in the company after Namco Bandai sold 80% of its 96% stake in Monolith Soft to Nintendo. This went into effect May 1, 2007.[3] Later Namco sold the remaining 16%, making MonolithSoft a first-party developer for Nintendo.
The company announced on July 8, 2011 that they were opening up an additional studio in Kyoto, Japan.[4]
Monolith Soft is usually associated with the Xenosaga series, a series of role-playing video games on PlayStation 2. Some of MLSI's staff are former employees of Square Co., who transferred to the new company after the creation of Chrono Cross. They were previously involved with the creation of Xenogears, from which the Xenosaga series is derived.
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[edit] Games developed
[edit] PlayStation 2
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002)
- Xenosaga: Episode I: Reloaded (2003)
- Xenosaga Freaks (2004)
- Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (2004)
- Namco × Capcom (2005)
- Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (2006)
[edit] Nintendo GameCube
- Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003, co-developed by tri-Crescendo)
- Baten Kaitos Origins (2006, co-developed by tri-Crescendo)
[edit] Nintendo DS
- Xenosaga I & II (2006, co-developed by Tom Create)
- Soma Bringer (2008)
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (2008)
- Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (2009)
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED (2010)
[edit] Wii
- Disaster: Day of Crisis (2008)
- Xenoblade Chronicles (2010)
[edit] Wii U
- Untitled Wii U game (TBA)
[edit] Additional contractual work
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (background graphics third-party contractor) (2006, PlayStation 2)[5]
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (development cooperation) (2008, Wii)[6]
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (development cooperation) (2011, Wii)
[edit] References
- ^ "会社情報" (in Japanese). Monolith Soft. http://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/company/profile.html. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ Cubed³ staff (2006-08-03). "Monolith Soft on Nintendo Wii Support, Baten Kaitos II & More". http://www.cubed3.com/article/5654/. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ^ IGNWii (2007-04-27). "Nintendo Acquires Xenosaga Developer". http://wii.ign.com/articles/784/784029p1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/07/08/monolith_kyoto/
- ^ [1]. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation 2) Credits.
- ^ 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX まとめwiki - スタッフ・声優
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