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Next Level Games

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Canadian video game developer

Next Level Games, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedAugust 22, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-08-22)[1]
FoundersEric Randall
Douglas Tronsgard
Jason Carr
David Catlin
HeadquartersVancouver,British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Alex MacFarlane[2] (managing director)
Number of employees
166 (2025)
ParentNintendo (2021–present)
Websitenextlevelgames.comEdit this at Wikidata

Next Level Games, Inc. is a Canadian video game developer owned byNintendo since 2021 and based inVancouver. Founded in August 2002 by former members ofEA Black Box who worked on games such asSega Soccer Slam andNHL Hitz titles, Next Level Games specializes in creating console video games. The company's first project wasNHL Hitz Pro, which was published byMidway Games in 2003 and followed up from EA Black Box's prior entries in theNHL Hitz series. The company is best known for its work with Nintendo, developing titles including theMario Strikers games andPunch-Out!! for theWii,Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon andMetroid Prime: Federation Force for theNintendo 3DS, andLuigi's Mansion 3 for theNintendo Switch.[3][4]

Among other awards, Next Level Games has been named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" and one ofBC's Top Employers in 2008, 2009 and 2012. The company has been featured inMaclean's magazine andBC Business magazine.

History

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In January 2014, the studio announced that it would work exclusively with Nintendo from then on.[5][6] In that same interview, co-founder Jason Carr and producer Ken Yeeloy revealed that it was Nintendo who approached Next Level Games in the first place to developSuper Mario Strikers for theGameCube due to much of the team's prior work onSega Soccer Slam atEA Black Box.[7]

In January 2021, Nintendo announced that it had purchased Next Level Games after "A number of owner-directors recently determined that the time is right for them to sell their shares, and NLG therefore began exploring potential sale transactions".[8] According to Nintendo's 2021 annual report, this acquisition took place on March 31st, 2021.[9] Co-founder Tronsgard would later retire from the studio by March 2022.[10]

List of games developed

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List of games developed by Next Level Games
YearTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
2003NHL Hitz ProGameCube
Xbox
PlayStation 2		Midway Games
2005Super Mario StrikersGameCubeNintendo
2007Mario Strikers ChargedWii
Spider-Man: Friend or FoePlayStation 2
Xbox 360
Wii		Activision
2008Ticket to RideXbox 360Playful Entertainment
2009Jungle SpeedWii
Punch-Out!!Nintendo
Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!
2010Transformers: Cybertron AdventuresActivision
Tom Clancy's Ghost ReconUbisoft
2011Captain America: Super SoldierXbox 360
PlayStation 3		Sega
2012Microsoft Solitaire Collection[a][11]Microsoft Windows
iOS
Android		Xbox Game Studios
2013Luigi's Mansion: Dark MoonNintendo 3DSNintendo
2016Metroid Prime: Federation Force
2019Luigi's Mansion 3Nintendo Switch
2022Mario Strikers: Battle League
Notes
  1. ^Co-developed withArkadium andSmoking Gun Interactive

Cancelled

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References

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  1. ^"Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games"(PDF). Nintendo. January 5, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2025.
  2. ^https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-macfarlane-1542/[self-published source]
  3. ^"Hands-On With The Secret-Filled Luigi's Mansion 3".Kotaku Australia. June 12, 2019. Archived fromthe original on June 11, 2019. RetrievedJune 12, 2019.
  4. ^Phillips, Tom (July 17, 2019)."Luigi's Mansion 3 gets the spookiest release date possible".Eurogamer. RetrievedJuly 27, 2019.
  5. ^Phillips, Tom (January 9, 2014)."Luigi's Mansion 2 dev will now work exclusively with Nintendo".Eurogamer. Gamer Network. RetrievedJanuary 9, 2014.
  6. ^"Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon developer Next Level Games signs second-party deal with Nintendo". ScrewAttack.com. January 9, 2014. Archived fromthe original on October 9, 2015. RetrievedAugust 28, 2015.
  7. ^Nutt, Christian (January 8, 2014)."Working with Nintendo, making a studio great for developers".Game Developer. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2025.
  8. ^McFerran, Damien (January 5, 2021)."Nintendo Is Buying Luigi's Mansion Studio Next Level Games".Nintendo Life. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2021.
  9. ^"Annual Report 2021 (page 54)"(PDF).Nintendo Co., Ltd. : Investor Relations Information. July 19, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2025.
  10. ^Doolan, Liam (March 4, 2022)."Co-Founder Of Nintendo-Owned Studio Next Level Games Announces Retirement".Nintendo Life. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2025.
  11. ^"Tom's guide to Microsoft Solitaire Collection". July 29, 2020.
  12. ^"Next Level Games was working on a WWE game that was cancelled by publisher THQ". Unseen64.net. February 18, 2012.
  13. ^"Super Mario Spikers is a cancelled volleyball/wrestling hybrid game developed by Next Level Games". Unseen64.net. August 6, 2011.
  14. ^"Next Level Games was working on an Action title known as "Catalyst"". Unseen64.net. July 12, 2010.
  15. ^"Next Level Games Was Working on a Puzzle-Platformer Called "Clockwerk"". Gamnesia.com. January 12, 2015. Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2015. RetrievedAugust 28, 2015.

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