Next level games
| Next Level Games Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | October 2002 |
| Seat | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |
| Branch | Game development |
| Website | http://www.nextlevelgames.com/ |
| As of October 31, 2019 | |
Next Level Games Inc. is a Canadian development studio for computer games based in Vancouver , British Columbia .
history
Next Level Games was founded in October 2002 and specializes in developing games for game consoles . The first release was the sports game NHL Hits Pro for Midway Games . It became known for its work for the Japanese console manufacturer Nintendo , for which it developed three games that were included in the Nintendo Selects series : Mario Strikers Charged Football , Punch Out !! for the Wii and Luigi's Mansion 2 . Apart from the cooperation with Nintendo, Next Level mainly developed licensed games for films ( Spider-Man: Friend or Foe , Transformers: Cybertron Adventures , Captain America: Super Soldier ) and software implementations of board games ( Ticket to Ride , Jungle Speed ).
In 2008, 2009 and 2011 the company was listed as one of the best employers in Canada's Top 100 Employers. On January 9, 2014, the studio announced that it would henceforth exclusively develop for Nintendo.
Games
| Publishing year | title | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NHL Hitz Pro | GameCube |
| Xbox | ||
| PlayStation 2 | ||
| 2005 | Mario Smash Football | GameCube |
| 2007 | Mario Strikers Charged Football | Wii |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Wii | |
| Xbox 360 | ||
| PlayStation 2 | ||
| 2008 | Ticket to Ride | Xbox 360 |
| 2009 | Jungle speed | Wii |
| Punch out !! | Wii | |
| Doc Louis's Punch-Out !! | Wii | |
| 2010 | Transformers: Cybertron Adventures | Wii |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Wii | |
| 2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Xbox 360 |
| PlayStation 3 | ||
| 2013 | Luigi's Mansion 2 | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2016 | Metroid Prime: Federation Force | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2019 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Nintendo Switch |
Below is a list of unreleased games developed by Next Level Games:
- WWE Titans Parts (platform unknown)
- Clockwerk (Wii, X360, PS3)
- Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Next Level Games at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2009. In: Canadian HR Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ^ Full list of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2010. In: The Globe and Mail . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ^ Diane Jermyn: The top employers for 2012. In: The Globe and Mail . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ^ Christian Nutt: Working with Nintendo, making a studio great for developers. In: Gamasutra . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ^ Next Level Games Was Working on a Puzzle Platformer Called "Clockwerk" . Gamnesia.com. January 12, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.