Creatures Inc.

Creatures Inc.
Native name
株式会社クリーチャーズ
Kabushiki gaisha Kurīchāzu
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryVideo games
Genre
PredecessorApe Inc.
Founded
  • Ape Inc.
  • March 1989; 35 years ago (1989-03) in Tokyo, Japan
  • Creatures Inc.
  • November 8, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11-08) in Tokyo, Japan
Founder
Headquarters2-10-2 Fujimi,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Number of locations
1 studio (2019)
Key people
ProductsGames
Brands
Number of employees
246 (2024)
DivisionsPokemon CG Studio
Websitewww.creatures.co.jp/en
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Creatures Inc.[a] is a Japanese video game company affiliated with Game Freak and Nintendo, and is one of the owners of the Pokémon franchise.[2] It was founded by Tsunekazu Ishihara in November 1995, with the assistance of then-president of HAL Laboratory, Satoru Iwata,[4] as a successor to Shigesato Itoi's company Ape Inc.[5]

Alongside Game Freak and Nintendo, Creatures jointly owns The Pokémon Company. It is best known for developing the Pokémon Trading Card Game and designing Pokémon toys. Creatures operates the Pokémon CG Studio, which focuses on the 3D modelling and animation of Pokémon models in all Pokémon games. Creatures has also developed Pokémon spin-off titles and various non-Pokémon titles.[6] The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in proximity to Ichigaya Station.[2][7]

  1. ^ Iggy (May 17, 2018). "Creatures Inc. Gets A Logo And Website Makeover". NintendoSoup. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Company Outline". creatures.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Company Outline". 株式会社クリーチャーズ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Iwata Asks: Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version". Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "スペシャル対談／後編1・田尻さんと石原さんの6年". 任天堂マガジン表紙 (No.23). Nintendo. July 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Creatures - Pokémon - Serebii.net". www.serebii.net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Access Map". creatures.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2010. (direct link)


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