Intelligent Systems

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Not to be confused with Hybrid intelligent system.

Not to be confused with The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers's magazine.

Intelligent Systems refers to a video game developer and internal team of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Intelligent Systems came into being when members of Nintendo's R&D1 division headed by Gunpei Yokoi splintered off into its own development team. Yokoi worked alongside Intelligent Systems on a number of their titles before his departure from Nintendo following the failure of the Virtual Boy. Intelligent Systems is known for creating or expanding some of the most well-received Nintendo franchises, including Metroid, Kid Icarus, Nintendo Wars, Paper Mario, and Fire Emblem. In the past they have also designed many of Nintendo's development tools including the Super Nintendo Emulator SE.

Intelligent Systems currently focuses on Game Boy, GameCube, and Wii development in addition to developing games for all of Nintendo's former handhelds and consoles.

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Game Consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom)

Soccer - A soccer game. Allows you to play as different countries, ranging from Japan to America to Germany.
Golf - A golf game.
Tennis - A tennis game.
Metroid
Kid Icarus
Duck Hunt - A shooting game, where you and your dog went hunting for ducks, using the Zapper Gun.
Hogan's Alley
Donkey Kong - The first appearance of Mario and Donkey Kong, and one of the few of Pauline. The series was a joint effort between Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi (the arcade version was developed by R&D1).
Famicom Wars (Japan Only) - The first game in the Wars series, never released in America.
, meaning "The Dragon of Darkness and the Sword of Light" (Japan Only)
''Fire Emblem Gaiden (Japan Only)
Devil World (Japan Only)
Wild Gunman
Mario Bros. - A joint development between Miyamoto and Yokoi (The arcade version was developed by R&D1).

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)

Super Famicom Wars (Japan Only) - The sequel to the Japan only turn-based strategy game.
Super Metroid - The third entry in the Metroid series.
Panel de Pon (Japan Only) - A puzzle game starring a young girl named Lip. It was released in the United States under the names Tetris Attack and Pokémon Puzzle League, and rereleased in the Japan only Nintendo Puzzle Collection.
Tetris Attack - The American adaptation of Panel de Pon, using characters from . Starred Yoshi and Little Yoshi in various quests against Bowser and his minions in order to save their friends, doing puzzle fights between them and the enemies (The Game Boy version was later released in Japan as "Yoshi no Panepon").
Battle Clash - Known as Space Bazooka in Japan. It uses the Super Scope accessory.
(Japan only) - Contains a remake of and sequel to the original Fire Emblem game.
(Japan only) - Touted as the most successful entry in the Fire Emblem series in Japan, it spans two generations of characters, starring Sigurd in the first half and Celice in the second half.
(Japan only) - The very last game ever released for the Super Famicom/SNES. It takes place between chapters 5 and 6 of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.
- The sequel to Battle Clash.

Nintendo 64

Paper Mario - The quasi-sequel to , featuring a new Paper style of visuals, and new style of gameplay.
Pokémon Puzzle League - A remake to Panel de Pon or Tetris Attack - Developed in the US by Nintendo Software Technology Corporation.
64 Wars (Cancelled) - The Nintendo 64 sequel to Game Boy Wars. Not much is known about it, as the game was never released.
Fire Emblem 64 (Cancelled) - The Nintendo 64 installment in the Fire Emblem series. No screenshots were released, and it was cancelled. However, early screenshots of Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi display a radical change in graphics and style from the game's final build, as well as include characters that were nowhere to be seen in the game. This, along with the game's original title, "Maiden in the Darkness", and the fact that at one point in Fuuin no Tsurugi one character is surreptitiously given that title, has caused speculation that perhaps much of the game's story and/or mechanics was transferred onto the GBA.
Metroid 64 (Cancelled) - The Nintendo 64 installment in the Metroid series. No screenshots were released, and it was cancelled.

GameCube

- The sequel to Paper Mario.
- A new game in the Fire Emblem series, starring Ike. Marketed in Japan as Fire Emblem: Sōen no Kiseki, meaning "Trail of the Blue Flames."
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Worked on the Panel de Pon part only)
Super Paper Mario - An upcoming title styled after the Paper Mario games, but unlike these two, this will be a platformer.

Wii

Fire Emblem (Tentative title) - Currently in development.
- Currently in development.

Game Handhelds

Game Boy Wars
Alleyway
Golf

Galactic Pinball

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Advance Wars
Metroid Fusion
'' (Japan only)
Fire Emblem
(marketed as Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki, meaning "The Jewel of Good and Evil", in Japan)
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (worked on the Puzzle League part only)

Hardware

Notes and references

[IGN's listing of Intelligent Systems]

External links

() [Official website]
[Intelligent Systems] profile on MobyGames


Hardware and Specialized Developers
Integrated R&D \| Software Planning \| Licensing Division \| R&E
First-Party Software Developers
R&D 1 \| R&D 2 \| EAD \| Special P&D \| Intelligent Systems \| EAD Tokyo \| NST \| Retro Studios \| Brownie Brown
Second-Party Developers
HAL Laboratory \| Camelot \| Genius Sonority \| Creatures Inc. \| AlphaDream \| Game Freak \| NOISE

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