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Formerly known as Nd Cube and later NDcube, is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo with an additional office in Sapporo. They are best known as the developers of the Mario Party series since Mario Party 9, when they took over the series from the original developer Hudson Soft.
Pool Edge
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- Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.
- Date
- 2002
- Genre
- sports video game
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Formerly known as Nd Cube and later NDcube, is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo with an additional office in Sapporo. They are best known as the developers of the Mario Party series since Mario Party 9, when they took over the series from the original developer Hudson Soft.
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• Name — Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd. • Native Name — ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社 • Romanized Name — Kabushiki gaisha Nintendōkyūbu • Former Name — Nd Cube (2000–2012) NDcube (2012–2024) • Type — Subsidiary • Industry — Video games • Founded — in Tokyo, Japan • Founder — Hidetoshi Endo • Hq Location — AgriSquare 12F • Hq Location City — Shibuya, Tokyo • Hq Location Country — Japan • Num Locations — 2 studios • Num Locations Year — 2020 • Key People — * President & CEO • Shūichirō Nishiya • Executive Vice President • Kenji Kikuchi • Directors • Kazuhiko Nonaka • Hideki Sahashi • Toyokazu Nonaka (Nintendo) • Auditor & Supervisory Board Member • Keisuke Kondo (Nintendo) • Former President & Chairman • Hidetoshi Endo • Products — Games • Brands — * Mario Party series • Wii series • Num Employees — 134 • Num Employees Year — 2026 • Parent — Nintendo • Website — https: nintendo-cube.co.jp/
History
History
The company was founded on March 1, 2000, as Nd Cube, as a joint venture between Nintendo and the biggest advertising firm in Japan called Dentsu, hence the "ND" (Nintendo-Dentsu) in the name. Nintendo had 78% of the shares of the company at the time, while 13.3% of the shares were owned by Dentsu and the rest of the 8.7% were owned by other shareholders. In the years after Mario Party 8s 2007 release, many employees from Hudson Soft migrated to Nd Cube, including former Hudson Soft president Hidetoshi Endo, who became president of Nd Cube around 2009. In 2010, Nintendo decided to buy out the company's shares from Dentsu and the other shareholders, being then the major shareholder on the company, with its changing from 78% to 96% initially, to 97% in 2015, and since 2023, to 99% of the shares. In 2012, Nd Cube rebranded to NDcube. In the same year, the company released Mario Party 9 for the Wii — the company's first Mario Party game. In 2019, the director of the Mario Party series from Mario Party 6 to Super Mario Party, Shuichiro Nishiya, replaced Hidetoshi Endo as the company's president. Endo had served as president of NDcube for almost ten years. In 2024, NDcube rebranded to Nintendo Cube.
Games
Games
List of video games developed by Nintendo Cube • Year — Title — Platform(s) • 2001 — F-Zero: Maximum Velocity — Game Boy Advance • EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen series • Dokodemo Taikyoku Yakuman Advance • 2002 — Card Party • Pool Edge — GameCube • 2003 — Tube Slider • 2010 — Wii Party — Wii • 2011 — Wii Play: Motion • 2012 — Mario Party 9 • 2013 — Wii Party U — Wii U • Mario Party: Island Tour — Nintendo 3DS • 2015 — Mario Party 10 — Wii U • Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival • 2016 — Mario Party: Star Rush — Nintendo 3DS • 2017 — Mario Party: The Top 100 • Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — Android, iOS • 2018 — Super Mario Party — Nintendo Switch • 2020 — Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics • 2021 — Mario Party Superstars • 2023 — Everybody 1-2-Switch! • 2024 — Super Mario Party Jamboree • Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete — Android, iOS • 2025 — Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour — Nintendo Switch 2 • Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
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- 1.COMPANY. エヌディーキューブ株式会社. 2018-01-11.
- 2.Company profile. 2010-08-30.
- 3.Nd Cube flatline. IGN. August 22, 2000.
- 4.Hudson's Ashes: A Tale of Nd Cube's Party Past - Feature. Nintendo World Report.
- 5.Mario Party Dev NDcube Has Officially Changed Its Name. Sep 2, 2024.
- 6.Pearson, Dan. ND Cube now officially a subsidiary of Nintendo. Gamesindustry. August 26, 2010.
- 7.NE, Brian. Latest listing of Nintendo subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Nintendo Everything. June 29, 2015.
- 8.COMPANY. エヌディーキューブ株式会社. 2018-01-11.
- 9.Mario Party Developer Changes Its Name. Sep 3, 2024.
- 10.The rise, fall and return of Mario Party. November 8, 2024.
- 11.COMPANY. エヌディーキューブ株式会社. January 11, 2018.
- 12.Scullion, Tom. Mario Party developer NDCube has changed its name. Video Games Chronicle. September 2, 2024.
- 13.開発協力 ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社 Nintendo Cube. ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社.
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