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ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. (アルテピアッツァ株式会社, ArutePiattsa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design |
| Founded | November 1, 1989[1] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shintaro Majima (CEO, art director) Sachiko Sugimura (planning director, scenario writer) |
Number of employees | 31 (2021) |
| Website | www.artepiazza.com |
History edit
The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation,[2] and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG.[3]
Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.[1]
Games edit
References edit
- ^ a b "ArtePiazza Company Overview" (in Japanese). ArtePiazza. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Magrino, Tom (2008-05-21). "Dragon Quest trilogy descends on DS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Mario RPG remake developer revealed, as spoilers circulate". VGC. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.