Next Level Games

Next Level Games, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10)[1]
FoundersEric Randall
Douglas Tronsgard
Jason Carr
David Catlin
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Eric Randall (president)
Douglas Tronsgard (CEO)
Number of employees
140 (2024)
ParentNintendo (2021–present)
Websitenextlevelgames.com Edit this at Wikidata

Next Level Games, Inc. is a Canadian video game developer owned by Nintendo based in Vancouver. Founded in October 2002, Next Level Games specializes in creating console video games. Their first project was NHL Hitz Pro, which was published by Midway Games in 2003. The company is best known for its work with Nintendo, the Mario Strikers games and Punch-Out!! for the Wii, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Metroid Prime: Federation Force for the Nintendo 3DS, and Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch.[2][3]

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

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  2. ^ "Hands-On With The Secret-Filled Luigi's Mansion 3". Kotaku Australia. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Phillips, Tom (July 17, 2019). "Luigi's Mansion 3 gets the spookiest release date possible". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 27, 2019.