Inti Creates Explained

Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Native Name:Japanese: 株式会社インティ・クリエイツ
Romanized Name:Kabushiki gaisha Inti Kurieitsu
Type:Kabushiki gaisha
Hq Location City:Ichikawa, Chiba
Hq Location Country:Japan
Key People:Takuya Aizu (President)
Yoshihisa Tsuda (Vice president)
Ippo Yamada (Director)
Num Employees:98[1]
Industry:Video games

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 , however, they left the project and were replaced by Dico after E3 2016.[7] They later released the 2D action-platformer in 2018. The game attained more than 100,000 downloads in its first week.[8]

Games

Games developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
1998Speed Power GunbikePlayStationSony Music Entertainment
1999Love & DestroySony Computer Entertainment
2002Kurohige no Golf ShiyouyoGame Boy AdvanceTomy Corporation
Mega Man ZeroCapcom
2003Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
Mega Man Zero 2
2004Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land no Daibouken!
Mega Man Zero 3Capcom
2005Mega Man Zero 4
Fantastic ChildrenBandai
2006Crayon Shin-Chan Densetsu o Yobu Omake no To Shokkugaan!
Mega Man ZXNintendo DSCapcom
PlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games
2007Crayon Shin-Chan DS: Arashi o Yobu Nutte Crayo~n Daisakusen!Nintendo DS
Mega Man ZX AdventCapcom
Kabu Trader Shun
2008Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden
Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land Kachinkogachinko Daikatsugeki!
Mega Man 9 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Capcom
2009Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Nendororo~n DaihenshinNintendo DS
Chougekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Gekishin Dragon Warriors de Arimasu!
2010Crayon 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 360Capcom
2011Power Rangers Samurai: The Game Nintendo DS, WiiNamco Bandai Games
Gal GunXbox 360, PlayStation 3Alchemist
Crayon Shin-Chan Uchuu DE Achoo!? Yuujoo no ObakarateNintendo 3DS
Bokura no KingdomMobile
2012Great Battle FullblastPlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games
Naruto SD Powerful ShippudenNintendo 3DS
J.J.ROCKETS[9] MobileMarvelous AQL
2013Pac-Man and the Ghostly AdventuresNintendo 3DSNamco Bandai Games
2015Mysterious Joker: The Phantom Thief Who Crosses Time & the Lost Gem
PlayStation 4, PlayStation VitaPQube, Alchemist
2016Windows
Mighty No. 9Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac OS X, LinuxDeep Silver, Spike Chunsoft
2021Gal Gun ReturnsWindows, Nintendo SwitchPQube
2022Nintendo Switch

Games developed and published

YearTitlePlatform(s)
2014Azure Striker GunvoltNintendo 3DS
Mighty Gunvolt
2015Azure Striker GunvoltWindows
Mighty Gunvolt
2016Azure Striker Gunvolt 2Nintendo 3DS
2017Blaster Master ZeroNintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Mighty Gunvolt Burst Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Gal Gun VR[10] Windows
2018Gal Gun 2Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
2019Dragon Marked for Death[11] Nintendo Switch, Windows
Blaster Master Zero 2
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
2020Blaster Master ZeroPlayStation 4
Blaster Master Zero 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2Windows
[12] Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Dragon Marked for Death[13] PlayStation 4
2021Blaster Master ZeroXbox 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
2022Gunvolt 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 3Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2023 (formerly known as Grim Guardians: Demon Purge)[16]
Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue[17]
2024Gunvolt Records: Cychronicle
PuzzMiX[18]
Umbraclaw
Card-en-Ciel
Divine Dynamo Flamefrit[19]

Game compilations

YearTitlePlatform(s)Games included
2010Mega Man Zero Collection Nintendo DSMega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man Zero 4
2016 Nintendo 3DSAzure Striker Gunvolt, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
2017Nintendo Switch
2020PlayStation 4
2021Blaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight Chronicle[20] Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Blaster Master Zero, Blaster Master Zero 2, Blaster Master Zero 3
2023Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles[21] Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4,
2024Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection[22] Nintendo SwitchMighty Gunvolt, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, PuzzMiX

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Profile. inti.co.jp.
  2. Web site: Bitsummit. bitsummit.org. en-US. 2017-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140537/http://bitsummit.org/2015/?page_id=3388. 2018-06-12. dead.
  3. News: Directing from the sidelines. Polygon. 2018-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111516/https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/16/17123366/concept-teams-mizuguchi-ueda-sakaguchi#. 2018-06-22. live.
  4. Web site: No More Mega Man? . Edge . 2005-08-22 . 2011-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060110020005/http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=833&Itemid=2 . 10 January 2006 . dead.
  5. Web site: Mega Man dev Inti Creates working on Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Pitcher. Jenna. 2013-09-18. Polygon. 2017-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813181349/https://www.polygon.com/2013/9/18/4743534/mega-man-dev-inti-creates-working-on-shantae-half-genie-hero#. 2017-08-13. live.
  6. Web site: A big hearty congratulations to our friends over at WayForward on the release of Shantae and the Seven Sirens! . Twitter . 2020-05-28 . 2020-12-19.
  7. News: Inti Creates is no longer working on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's main game. destructoid. 2018-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314142418/https://www.destructoid.com/inti-creates-is-no-longer-working-on-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-s-main-game-450927.phtml#. 2018-03-14. live.
  8. News: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Surpasses 100,000 Downloads. 2018-06-06. DualShockers. 2018-06-17. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617042806/https://www.dualshockers.com/bloodstained-curse-of-the-moon-sales/#. 2018-06-17. live.
  9. Web site: J.J.Rockets Credit Information - GameFAQs . 2023-10-08 . gamefaqs.gamespot.com.
  10. Web site: Peterson . Joel . Goodbye, meatworld -- Gal*Gun VR is available on Steam . Destructoid . 9 August 2017 . 26 December 2018.
  11. Web site: Musgrave . Shaun . SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Dragon Marked for Death', 'Warframe' Update, Tons of New Releases, Sales, and More . Touch Arcade . 20 December 2018 . 26 December 2018.
  12. Web site: Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2 Arrives During New Game Plus Expo . Lucas . White . June 23, 2020 . June 23, 2020 . .
  13. Web site: Dragon Marked For Death - PS4 Version Trailer . INTI . CREATES . July 9, 2020 . July 11, 2020 . .
  14. Web site: Blaster Master Zero 3 Announced by Inti Creates; New Look at Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Revealed. Twinfinite. March 4, 2021. Giuseppe. Nelva.
  15. Web site: Gunvolt Chronicles Luminous Avenger iX 2 Announced by Inti Creates; Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Gets New Video. Twinfinite. Giuseppe. Nelva. September 1, 2021.
  16. Web site: 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. Web site: 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. Web site: PuzzMiX Official Site . . en . 2024-04-19 .
  19. Web site: Divine Dynamo Flamefrit launches this winter for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. Sal. Romano. Gematsu. July 18, 2024. July 20, 2024.
  20. Web site: Blaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight Chronicle for PS4, Switch launches July 29 in Japan . Gematsu. March 4, 2021.
  21. Web site: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles bundle launches July 13 in Japan for PS4, Switch. Sal. Romano. Gematsu. March 23, 2023. July 20, 2024.
  22. Web site: Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection announced for Switch. Sal. Romano. Gematsu. April 25, 2024. July 20, 2024.