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{{company-infobox
{{distinguish|Nintendo GameCube}}
|logo=Nd Cube Logo 2.svg
{{company infobox
|logo=Nintendo Cube Logo.svg
|width=220px
|width=220px
|founded=March 1, 2000
|founded=March 1, 2000
|firstgame=''[[Mario Party 9]]
|first_release=''[[Mario Party 9]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|lastgame=''[[Super Mario Party]]
|latest_release=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|president=Shuichiro Nishiya
|president=Shuichiro Nishiya
}}
}}
[[File:Nd Cube logo.png|thumb|left|150px|Previous logo.]]
'''{{wp|Nintendo Cube|Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.}}''' (formerly '''Nd Cube Co., Ltd.''' and '''NDcube Co., Ltd.''') is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]. Originally founded on March 1, 2000, as a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the former name reflecting this), Dentsu's stake was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and Nintendo now owns 99% of Nintendo Cube.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games-224354.html</ref> The company is based in Tokyo but also has a secondary office Sapporo. Nintendo Cube is responsible for developing the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] starting with ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', although its first developed game since becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo is ''{{wp|Wii Party}}''.
'''Nd Cube Co., Ltd.''' (Japanese: エヌディーキューブ株式会社 Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki Gaisha), stylized '''NDcube''', is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo. Originally founded on March 1, 2000 through a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the name reflecting this), the company was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and is now a fully owned subsidiary of Nintendo. Nd Cube has offices in Tokyo and Sapporo. Nd Cube is responsible for developing the most recent ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games starting with ''[[Mario Party 9]]''.


By April 2006, many of Nd Cube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and [[Square Enix]]. At a later point, however, several previous employees of [[Hudson Soft]], and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, including various staff that had worked on the Hudson-developed [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' games]], including former president Hidetoshi Endo, who became the president of Nd Cube.
By April 2006, many of Nd Cube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and [[Square Enix]]. At a later point, however, several former employees of [[Hudson Soft]], and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, mainly various staff that had worked on the Hudson-developed ''Mario Party'' games, including former president Hidetoshi Endo, who became the president of NDcube.


As of June 2019, the former president Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director [[Shuichiro Nishiya]] was promoted to the president.
As of June 2019, Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director [[Shuichiro Nishiya]] replaced him as president. On September 1, 2024, the company was renamed Nintendo Cube.<ref>{{cite|date=September 1, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/|title=商号(社名)変更に関するお知らせ|publisher=nintendo-cube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902134547/https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/}}</ref> As part of the rebranding, the company adopted a new logo based on that of Mario Club and [[1-UP Studio]] with an identical font, albeit with their pre-established blue color scheme instead of red or green, respectively.
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==''Mario'' installments==
==''Super Mario'' installments==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Title
!Title
!Year released
!Year released
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|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|2021
|2021
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|2024
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|}
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Nd Cube logo.png|Logo used until 2012
Nd Cube Logo 2.svg|Logo used from 2012 to 2024
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
===Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.===
{{Foreign names
|Jap=ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社
|JapR=Nintendō Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
|JapM=Nintendo Cube Co.
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/company/|title=会社概要|publisher=nintendo-cube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902150616/https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/company/}}</ref>
}}
===NDcube Co., Ltd.===
{{Foreign names
|Jap=エヌディーキューブ株式会社
|JapR=Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
|JapM=NDcube Co.
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.ndcube.co.jp/company/|title=会社概要|publisher=ndcube.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=September 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609171012/https://www.ndcube.co.jp/company/|deadlink=y}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Nd Cube}}
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|Nookipedia=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Nd Cube}}
*[http://www.ndcube.co.jp/ Official website]
*[https://www.nintendo-cube.co.jp/ Official website]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:54, December 10, 2024

Not to be confused with Nintendo GameCube.
Nintendo Cube
Logo of Nintendo Cube
Founded March 1, 2000[?]
First Super Mario game Mario Party 9 (2012)
Latest Super Mario game Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Current president Shuichiro Nishiya

Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd. (formerly Nd Cube Co., Ltd. and NDcube Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo. Originally founded on March 1, 2000, as a joint venture between Nintendo and advertising firm Dentsu (the "Nd" in the former name reflecting this), Dentsu's stake was bought out by Nintendo in 2010 and Nintendo now owns 99% of Nintendo Cube.[1] The company is based in Tokyo but also has a secondary office Sapporo. Nintendo Cube is responsible for developing the Mario Party series starting with Mario Party 9, although its first developed game since becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo is Wii Party.

By April 2006, many of Nd Cube's employees at the time had moved to other companies, including Nintendo and Square Enix. At a later point, however, several former employees of Hudson Soft, and Nintendo-Hudson joint venture Monegi Inc., moved to the company, mainly various staff that had worked on the Hudson-developed Mario Party games, including former president Hidetoshi Endo, who became the president of NDcube.

As of June 2019, Hidetoshi Endo resigned, and the company's chief creative director Shuichiro Nishiya replaced him as president. On September 1, 2024, the company was renamed Nintendo Cube.[2] As part of the rebranding, the company adopted a new logo based on that of Mario Club and 1-UP Studio with an identical font, albeit with their pre-established blue color scheme instead of red or green, respectively.

Super Mario installments[edit]

Title Year released Console
Mario Party 9 2012 Wii
Mario Party: Island Tour 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10 2015 Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party: The Top 100[3] 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars 2021 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree 2024 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Nintendo Cube Co., Ltd.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニンテンドーキューブ株式会社[4]
Nintendō Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
Nintendo Cube Co.

NDcube Co., Ltd.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エヌディーキューブ株式会社[5]
Enudī Kyūbu Kabushiki-gaisha
NDcube Co.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Party/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games/1-A-Team-with-Experience-Making-Party-Games-224354.html
  2. ^ September 1, 2024. 商号(社名)変更に関するお知らせ. nintendo-cube.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2024. (Archived September 2, 2024, 13:45:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Mario Party: The Top 100 official website
  4. ^ 会社概要. nintendo-cube.co.jp (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2024. (Archived September 2, 2024, 15:06:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ 会社概要. ndcube.co.jp (Japanese). Archived June 9, 2024, 17:10:12 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 2, 2024.