Monolith Soft

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Monolith Soft
Logo of Monolith Soft
Founded October 1, 1999[1]
First Super Mario game Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
Latest Super Mario game Mario Kart World (2025)
Current president Hirohide Sugiura

Monolith Software Inc., doing business as Monolith Soft, is a Japanese video game developer best known for the Xenoblade Chronicles series of video games. Monolith Soft was created by former employees of Squaresoft as a subsidiary of Namco (later Bandai Namco). Nintendo acquired a controlling 80% stake in the company in 2007, which increased to 96% in 2012 before Nintendo bought the company outright in 2024. Monolith Soft assisted in the development of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart World.

Super Mario–related games developed[edit]

Title Year released Console Notes
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Wii Co-developed with Sora Ltd., HAL Laboratory, Game Arts, Paon, and Intelligent Systems
Mario Kart World 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Co-developed with Nintendo EPD, 1-UP Studio, and Bandai Namco Studios

References[edit]

  1. ^ COMPANY | Monolith Soft. Monolith Soft (English). Retrieved July 23, 2025.

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