is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Tokyo, Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "plaza" (i.e. a public square).
History The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG.
Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.
The CEO of the company is Shintaro Majima. The company's motto is “The analog within the digital”. This means video games are digital entertainment trying to mimic real-life analog things, and the expression itself must be prioritized over digital techniques.
Games + List of games developed by ArtePiazza Year Title Publisher Platform(s) 1996 Dragon Quest III Enix Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2000 Dragon Quest VIIEnix PlayStation 2001 Dragon Quest IVEnixPlayStation 2002 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3Enix PlayStation 2 2004 Dragon Quest V Square EnixPlayStation 2 2006 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Marvelous Interactive PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 2007 Opoona Koei Wii Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Square Enix Nintendo DS 2008 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideSquare EnixNintendo DS 2010 GO Series: Pinball Attack! Gamebridge DSiWare Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Square Enix Nintendo DS Accel Knights: Imashi ga Tame Ware wa Tsurugi o Toru ArtePiazza DSiWare Arrow of LaputaArtePiazzaDSiWare 2011 RikishiArtePiazzaDSiWare 2013 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Square Enix Nintendo 3DS 2016 Romancing SaGa 2Square Enix Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One 2017 Dragon Quest RivalsSquare Enix Android, iOS Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeSquare Enix Nintendo 3DS 2019 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive EditionSquare Enix Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia Romancing SaGa 3Square Enix Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One 2023 Super Mario RPG Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2026 Any Nintendo Switch
References
External links Official Artepiazza Website (Japanese)