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 series and its follow-ups Mega Man ZX and Mega Man ZX Advent, as well as their flagship Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gal Gun franchises.
History
Inti Creates was founded by ten former members of Capcom, with Takuya Aizu as CEO. In a 2019 interview, Aizu said the company's founders initially found it difficult to find a company willing to publish its games because they were not yet well-known developers. He said that one of the company's members successfully applied to Sony Music Entertainment's Club Dev program, which led to negotiations that secured funding to establish the company.
The company's vice president, Yoshihisa Tsuda, repeatedly expressed an interest in developing a Mega Man game during conversations with Keiji Inafune, who later invited the studio to submit a proposal that ultimately led to the Mega Man Zero series.
Initially established as a limited liability company, it became a publicly traded company in 2003.
The company expanded by opening a studio in Nagoya in 2008.
In 2011, Inti Creates began collaborating with WayForward on the Shantae series after being hired to work on Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. The company continued its work on Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, contributing key artwork, concepts, and character illustrations.
In 2014, Inti Creates released its first self-published games, Azure Striker Gunvolt and its cross-promotional title Mighty Gunvolt. In a 2015 interview, Aizu said the company had decided to become a publisher after seeing Keiji Inafune establish his own company and publish games. He also cited the decline of the Japanese console market and the company's desire to reach a global audience as factors in the decision.
Inti Creates collaborated with Keiji Inafune and Comcept on Mighty No. 9.
In a 2018 interview, Aizu attributed many of the development difficulties of Mighty No. 9 to shortcomings in the Kickstarter campaign's financial planning. He said that Kickstarter fees, backer rewards, and additional platform and feature promises substantially reduced the available budget while expanding the project's scope.
The company later collaborated with producer Koji Igarashi on the game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, but left the project after E3 2016 with DICO taking over development.
Inti Creates subsequently developed and released the 2D action-platformer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon in 2018. The game sold more than 100,000 copies within two weeks of its release.
In a 2019 interview, Aizu said the company had focused its international publishing efforts on the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, describing them as markets where players were more receptive to independent games.
Several of the company's collaborations were facilitated by platform holders, according to Aizu. He credited an introduction by Nintendo of America for including Shovel Knight in Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and Blaster Master Zero, and said that a chance meeting between Sunsoft and Nintendo at E3 led to the development of Blaster Master Zero.
Games YearTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)1998Speed Power GunbikePlayStationSony Music Entertainment1999Love & DestroyPlayStationSony Computer Entertainment2002Kurohige no Golf ShiyouyoGame Boy AdvanceTomy CorporationMega Man ZeroGame Boy AdvanceCapcom2003Mega Man Battle Chip ChallengeGame Boy AdvanceCapcomMega Man Zero 2Game Boy AdvanceCapcom2004Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land no Daibouken!Game Boy AdvanceMega Man Zero 3Game Boy AdvanceCapcom2005Mega Man Zero 4Game Boy AdvanceCapcomFantastic ChildrenGame Boy AdvanceBandai2006Crayon Shin-Chan Densetsu o Yobu Omake no To Shokkugaan!Game Boy AdvanceMega Man ZXNintendo DSCapcomEureka 7 V.1: New WavePlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games2007Crayon Shin-Chan DS: Arashi o Yobu Nutte Crayo~n Daisakusen!Nintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesMega Man ZX AdventNintendo DSCapcomKabu Trader ShunNintendo DSCapcom2008Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden Nintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesCrayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Cinema-Land Kachinkogachinko Daikatsugeki! Nintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesMega Man 9 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Capcom2009Crayon Shin-Chan Arashi o Yobu Nendororo~n DaihenshinNintendo DS Namco Bandai GamesChougekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Gekishin Dragon Warriors de Arimasu!Nintendo DSNamco Bandai Games2010Crayon Shin-Chan Obaka Daininden Susume! Kasukabe Ninja Tai!Nintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesKeshikasu-kun Battle Kas-tivalNintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesDo-Konjou Shogakussei Bon Bita Hadaka no Choujou Ketsusen!! Bita vs. Dokuro Dei!Nintendo DSNamco Bandai GamesMega Man 10 Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 CapcomMega Man Zero CollectionNintendo DSCapcom2011Power Rangers Samurai: The Game Nintendo DS, WiiNamco Bandai GamesGal GunXbox 360, PlayStation 3AlchemistCrayon Shin-Chan Uchuu DE Achoo!? Yuujoo no Obakarate!!Nintendo 3DSNamco Bandai GamesBokura no KingdomMobile2012Great Battle FullblastPlayStation PortableNamco Bandai GamesNaruto SD Powerful ShippudenNintendo 3DSNamco Bandai GamesGon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure Nintendo 3DSNamco Bandai GamesJ.J. RocketsMobileMarvelous AQLDangerous Jiisan to 1000-nin no Otomodachi Ja Nintendo 3DS Namco Bandai Games2013Pac-Man and the Ghostly AdventuresNintendo 3DSNamco Bandai GamesBattle Dodge Ball 3PlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games2014Fujiko F. Fujio Characters Daishuugou! SF Dotabata Party!!Nintendo 3DS, Wii UNamco Bandai GamesAzure Striker GunvoltNintendo 3DS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesMighty GunvoltNintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, WindowsInti Creates 2015 Mysterious Joker: The Phantom Thief Who Crosses Time & the Lost Gem Nintendo 3DSNamco Bandai Games Gal Gun: Double PeacePlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, WindowsPQube, Alchemist2016Azure Striker Gunvolt 2Nintendo 3DS, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesAzure Striker Gunvolt: Striker PackNintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Inti Creates, Yacht Club GamesMighty No. 9Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac OS X, LinuxDeep Silver, Spike ChunsoftDigimon Universe: App MonstersNintendo 3DSBandai Namco Entertainment2017Blaster Master ZeroNintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesGal Gun VRWindowsInti CreatesMighty Gunvolt BurstNintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, WindowsInti Creates2018Bakutsuri Bar HunterNintendo 3DSBandai Namco EntertainmentBloodstained: Curse of the MoonWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox OneInti CreatesGal Gun 2Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, WindowsInti Creates2019Bakutsuri HuntersNintendo SwitchBandai Namco EntertainmentBlaster Master Zero 2Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesDragon Marked for DeathNintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4Inti CreatesGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iXNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox OneInti Creates2020Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox OneInti Creates2021Blaster Master Zero 3Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesBlaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight ChronicleNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Inti CreatesGal Gun ReturnsWindows, Nintendo SwitchPQube2022Azure Striker Gunvolt 3Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Inti CreatesGal Gun: Double PeaceNintendo SwitchPQubeGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti Creates2023Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon ChroniclesNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4Inti CreatesGal Guardians: Demon PurgeWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesYohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the DeepblueWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti Creates2024Gunvolt Records: CychronicleWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesInti Creates Gold Archive CollectionNintendo SwitchInti CreatesPuzzMiXWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesUmbraclawWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SInti CreatesCard-en-CielNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Inti CreatesDivine Dynamo FlamefritNintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Inti Creates2025Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy EnhancedNintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, WindowsInti CreatesGal Guardians: Servants of the DarkNintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2Inti CreatesMajogamiNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, WindowsInti Creates2026Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient MonsterNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, WindowsInti CreatesGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual CollectionNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, WindowsInti CreatesTBAGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3Nintendo Switch 2, WindowsInti Creates
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