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'''[[Wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]]''' is a video game company. They are well-known especially for the ''[[Bomberman (character)|Bomberman]]'' series. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' is the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, which has received eight console games in the series so far, plus two portable games (''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''). Nintendo recently purchased some of their developers. The company has announced to close and no longer develop other games by late of February 2011 as it was acquired by [[Konami]]. Hu-Bee is the company's mascot.
'''[[Wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]]''' is a video game company. They are well-known especially for the ''[[Bomberman (character)|Bomberman]]'' series. Hudson's most notable work for [[Nintendo]] and ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' is the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, which has received eight console games in the series so far, plus two portable games (''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''). Most of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned Nd Cube when Hudson's former president moved over there. The company was acquired by [[Konami]] in January 2011, and the [[Mario Party 9|next ''Mario Party'' game]] is being developed by Nd Cube instead.


Most of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' staff at Hudson moved to Nd Cube when Hudson's former president moved over there.
Hu-Bee is Hudson's mascot, and is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Hudson Hornet|Hudson Hornet]], a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. Hu-Bee appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' as an item that can be collected to earn more points.


==''Mario'' Games Made==
==''Mario'' Games Made==
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*''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]
*''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]
*''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]
==Trivia==
*The fact that a bee is Hudson's mascot is a reference to the Hudson Hornet, a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company.
*Hu-Bee appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' as an item that can be collected to earn more points.


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/?page=faq Hudson's Homepage]
*[http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/?page=faq Hudson's Homepage]
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Revision as of 18:17, August 9, 2011

Template:Articleabout Template:Company-infobox Hudson Soft is a video game company. They are well-known especially for the Bomberman series. Hudson's most notable work for Nintendo and Mario is the Mario Party series, which has received eight console games in the series so far, plus two portable games (Mario Party Advance and Mario Party DS). Most of the Mario Party staff at Hudson moved to the Nintendo-owned Nd Cube when Hudson's former president moved over there. The company was acquired by Konami in January 2011, and the next Mario Party game is being developed by Nd Cube instead.

Hu-Bee is Hudson's mascot, and is a reference to the Hudson Hornet, a sedan from the 1950s built by the unrelated Hudson Automobile Company. Hu-Bee appears in Super Mario Bros. Special as an item that can be collected to earn more points.

Mario Games Made

External Links