1-UP Studio
| 1-UP Studio, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | 
KK  engl. Inc.  | 
| founding | June 30, 2000 (as Brownie Brown) | 
| Seat | 
Chiyoda , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan | 
| management | Tadaka Koizumi | 
| Number of employees | 52 (2019) | 
| Branch | Software development | 
| Website | 1-up-studio.jp | 
1-Up Studio , formerly Brownie Brown ( Jap.ブラウニーブラウンBuraunī Buraun ) is a video game - developers based in Tokyo . The company is a subsidiary of Nintendo , making it one of Nintendo's 16 external first-party development studios.
In February 2013, the studio previously known as Brownie Brown was renamed and restructured as 1-UP Studio . According to the studio website, the goal is a stronger cooperation with Nintendo.
Games
as Brownie Brown
- Magical Vacation ( Game Boy Advance , 2001)
 - Sword of Mana (Game Boy Advance, 2003)
 - Mother 3 (Game Boy Advance, 2006) (Developed with HAL Laboratory and Shigesato Itoi )
 - Magical Starsign ( Nintendo DS , 2006)
 - Heroes of Mana (Nintendo DS, 2007)
 - Blue Dragon Plus (Nintendo DS, 2008)
 - A Kappa's Trail ( Nintendo DSi , 2009)
 - Professor Layton and the Call of the Phantom (Nintendo DS, 2009; cooperation with Level 5 )
 - Livly Garden (Nintendo DS, 2010)
 - Super Mario 3D Land ( Nintendo 3DS , 2011; cooperation with Nintendo EAD )
 - Fantasy Life (Nintendo 3DS, 2012; cooperation with Level 5)
 
as a 1-UP studio
- Super Mario 3D World ( Wii U , 2013; cooperation with Nintendo EAD)
 - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U, 2014; cooperation with Nintendo EAD)
 - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo 3DS, 2015; cooperation with Nintendo EAD, SRD and Grezzo)
 - Super Mario Odyssey ( Nintendo Switch , 2017; cooperation with Nintendo EPD )
 
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
 - 1-UP Studio at MobyGames (English)