Inti Creates

Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社インティ・クリエイツ
Kabushiki gaisha Inti Kurieitsu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMay 8, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-05-08)
Headquarters
Ichikawa, Chiba
,
Japan
Key people
Takuya Aizu (President)
Yoshihisa Tsuda (Vice president)
Ippo Yamada (Director)
Number of employees
98[1]
Websiteinticreates.com

Inti Creates Co., Ltd. (株式会社インティ・クリエイツ, Kabushiki gaisha Inti Kurieitsu) is a Japanese video game development company. Formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996, they are best known for developing games in the Mega Man series, namely the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series, and their flagship Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gal Gun franchises.

History

It was formed by ten former members of Capcom with Takuya Aizu as the CEO.[2] First starting in Chiba Prefecture, they expanded by opening a studio in Nagoya in 2008.[2] First starting as a Limited liability company, they became a publicly traded company in 2003.[2] As of 2018, they have approximately 100 staff members.[3]

They are best known as the developers of the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series.[4]

They have also published several music albums composed and arranged by III, whose members are Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Luna Umegaki, Tsutomu Kurihara, and Masaki Suzuki, amongst others. On August 29, 2014, they released their first self-published games Azure Striker Gunvolt and its cross-promotion Mighty Gunvolt.

Inti Creates has provided portrait artwork for multiple entries in WayForward's Shantae series.[5][6]

They worked with Keiji Inafune and his design studio Comcept on the game Mighty No. 9. Comcept worked on the design and story of the game, while Inti Creates developed it. Later, they worked with producer Koji Igarashi on the game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, however, they left the project and were replaced by Dico after E3 2016.[7] They later released the 2D action-platformer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon in 2018. The game attained more than 100,000 downloads in its first week.[8]

Games

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
1998 Speed Power Gunbike PlayStation Sony Music Entertainment
1999 Love & Destroy Sony Computer Entertainment
2002 Kurohige no Golf Shiyouyo Game Boy Advance Tomy Corporation
Mega Man Zero Capcom
2003 Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
Mega Man Zero 2
2004 Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land no Daibouken!
Mega Man Zero 3 Capcom
2005 Mega Man Zero 4
Fantastic Children Bandai
2006 Crayon Shin-Chan Densetsu o Yobu Omake no To Shokkugaan!
Mega Man ZX Nintendo DS Capcom
Eureka 7 V.1: New Wave PlayStation Portable Namco Bandai Games
2007 Crayon Shin-Chan DS: Arashi o Yobu Nutte Crayo~n Daisakusen! Nintendo DS
Mega Man ZX Advent Capcom
Kabu Trader Shun
2008 Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden
Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land Kachinkogachinko Daikatsugeki!
Mega Man 9 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Capcom
2009 Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Nendororo~n Daihenshin Nintendo DS
Chougekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Gekishin Dragon Warriors de Arimasu!
2010 Crayon Shin-Chan Obaka Daininden Susume! Kasukabe Ninja Tai!
Keshikasu-kun Battle Kas-tival
Do-Konjou Shogakussei Bon Bita Hadaka no Choujou Ketsusen!! Bita vs. Dokuro Dei! Namco Bandai Games
Mega Man 10 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Capcom
2011 Power Rangers Samurai: The Game Nintendo DS, Wii Namco Bandai Games
Gal Gun Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Alchemist
Crayon Shin-Chan Uchuu DE Achoo!? Yuujoo no Obakarate!! Nintendo 3DS
Bokura no Kingdom Mobile
2012 Great Battle Fullblast PlayStation Portable Namco Bandai Games
Naruto SD Powerful Shippuden Nintendo 3DS
Gon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure
J.J.ROCKETS[9] Mobile Marvelous AQL
2013 Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Nintendo 3DS Namco Bandai Games
2015 Mysterious Joker: The Phantom Thief Who Crosses Time & the Lost Gem
Gal Gun: Double Peace PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita PQube, Alchemist
2016 Windows
Mighty No. 9 Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac OS X, Linux Deep Silver, Spike Chunsoft
2021 Gal Gun Returns Windows, Nintendo Switch PQube
2022 Gal Gun: Double Peace Nintendo Switch

Games developed and published

Year Title Platform(s)
2014 Azure Striker Gunvolt Nintendo 3DS
Mighty Gunvolt
2015 Azure Striker Gunvolt Windows
Mighty Gunvolt PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows
2016 Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Nintendo 3DS
2017 Blaster Master Zero Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Mighty Gunvolt Burst Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Gal Gun VR[10] Windows
2018 Gal Gun 2 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
2019 Dragon Marked for Death[11] Nintendo Switch, Windows
Blaster Master Zero 2
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
2020 Blaster Master Zero PlayStation 4
Blaster Master Zero 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Windows
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2[12] Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Dragon Marked for Death[13] PlayStation 4
2021 Blaster Master Zero Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Blaster Master Zero 2
Blaster Master Zero 3[14] Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2022 Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2[15] Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Azure Striker Gunvolt Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3[14] Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2023 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (formerly known as Grim Guardians: Demon Purge)[16]
Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue[17]
2024 Gunvolt Records: Cychronicle[18]
PuzzMiX[19]
Umbraclaw[20]
Card-en-Ciel[21]
Divine Dynamo Flamefrit[22]
TBA Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark[23]

Game compilations

Year Title Platform(s) Games included
2010 Mega Man Zero Collection Nintendo DS Mega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man Zero 4
2016 Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Nintendo 3DS Azure Striker Gunvolt, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
2017 Nintendo Switch
2020 PlayStation 4
2021 Blaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight Chronicle[24] Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 Blaster Master Zero, Blaster Master Zero 2, Blaster Master Zero 3
2023 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles[25] Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
2024 Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection[26] Nintendo Switch Mighty Gunvolt, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, PuzzMiX

References

  1. ^ "Company Profile". inti.co.jp.
  2. ^ a b c "Bitsummit". bitsummit.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  3. ^ "Directing from the sidelines". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "No More Mega Man?". Edge. 2005-08-22. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  5. ^ Pitcher, Jenna (2013-09-18). "Mega Man dev Inti Creates working on Shantae: Half-Genie Hero". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  6. ^ "A big hearty congratulations to our friends over at WayForward on the release of Shantae and the Seven Sirens!". Twitter. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ^ "Inti Creates is no longer working on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's main game". destructoid. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  8. ^ "Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Surpasses 100,000 Downloads". DualShockers. 2018-06-06. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  9. ^ "J.J.Rockets Credit Information - GameFAQs". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  10. ^ Peterson, Joel (9 August 2017). "Goodbye, meatworld -- Gal*Gun VR is available on Steam". Destructoid. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  11. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (20 December 2018). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Dragon Marked for Death', 'Warframe' Update, Tons of New Releases, Sales, and More". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  12. ^ White, Lucas (June 23, 2020). "Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2 Arrives During New Game Plus Expo". Siliconera. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  13. ^ CREATES, INTI (July 9, 2020). "Dragon Marked For Death - PS4 Version Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Nelva, Giuseppe (March 4, 2021). "Blaster Master Zero 3 Announced by Inti Creates; New Look at Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Revealed". Twinfinite.
  15. ^ Nelva, Giuseppe (September 1, 2021). "Gunvolt Chronicles Luminous Avenger iX 2 Announced by Inti Creates; Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Gets New Video". Twinfinite.
  16. ^ "Inti Creates announces 2D action platformer Grim Guardians: Demon Purge for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. August 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Inti Creates announces Yohane the Parhelion: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. June 26, 2023.
  18. ^ GUNVOLT RECORDS Cychronicle - Official Premier Trailer, retrieved 2024-01-24
  19. ^ Inti Creates. "PuzzMiX | Official Site". Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  20. ^ Umbraclaw - Release Date Trailer, retrieved 2024-01-24
  21. ^ Card-en-Ciel - Project Kickoff Trailer, retrieved 2024-03-20
  22. ^ Romano, Sal (July 18, 2024). "Divine Dynamo Flamefrit launches this winter for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  24. ^ "Blaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight Chronicle for PS4, Switch launches July 29 in Japan". Gematsu. March 4, 2021.
  25. ^ Romano, Sal (March 23, 2023). "Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles bundle launches July 13 in Japan for PS4, Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  26. ^ Romano, Sal (April 25, 2024). "Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved July 20, 2024.