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| scope="row" |''[[Little Town Hero]]''<ref name="announcement">{{Cite web |last1=Marks |first1=Tom |title=Game Freak's Little Town Hero Releases Next Month |work=[[IGN]] |date=September 4, 2019 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/04/game-freaks-little-town-hero-releases-next-month |access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
| scope="row" |''[[Little Town Hero]]''<ref name="announcement">{{Cite web |last1=Marks |first1=Tom |title=Game Freak's Little Town Hero Releases Next Month |work=[[IGN]] |date=September 4, 2019 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/04/game-freaks-little-town-hero-releases-next-month |access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
|Digital: Game Freak<br>Retail: [[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]]<sup>WW</sup>, Rainy Frog<sup>JP</sup>
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| scope="row" |''Project Bloom''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rousseau |first=Jeffrey |date=2023-05-09 |title=Private Division and Game Freak team up for new IP Project Bloom |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/private-division-and-game-freak-team-up-for-new-ip-project-bloom |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509203118/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/private-division-and-game-freak-team-up-for-new-ip-project-bloom |archive-date=2023-05-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| scope="row" |''[[Beast of Reincarnation]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rousseau |first=Jeffrey |date=2023-05-09 |title=Private Division and Game Freak team up for new IP Project Bloom |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/private-division-and-game-freak-team-up-for-new-ip-project-bloom |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509203118/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/private-division-and-game-freak-team-up-for-new-ip-project-bloom |archive-date=2023-05-09 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Fictions and Game Freak announce Beast of Reincarnation for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/fictions-and-game-freak-announce-beast-of-reincarnation-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc |website=Gematsu |date=8 June 2025}}</ref>''
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Template:Nihongo foot is a Japanese video game developer, best known as the primary developer and co-owners of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games.

History

Predating the video game company, Game Freak was a self-published video game magazine created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in the 1980s. The first issue was published in 1983 by Tajiri.[1] Sugimori would join the magazine at a later date as an illustrator after finding the magazine in a shop and liking it.[2] Tajiri also used "Game Freak" as his pen name when he wrote as a freelance writer to publications such as Family Computer Magazine and Famicom Tsūshin.[3][4]

On April 26, 1989, Tajiri, Sugimori and Junichi Masuda started a video game development company with the same name.[5][6] One of Game Freak's first games was the Nintendo Entertainment System action and puzzle game Quinty, which was released in North America as Mendel Palace. Its most popular series, Pokémon—the romanized portmanteau of the Japanese brand Script error: No such module "Nihongo".[7]—is published and distributed respectively by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo worldwide.

In October 2015, Game Freak acquired Koa Games, a mobile development company.[8] The company was subsequently merged into Game Freak on December 1, 2015.[9]

In May 2019, Game Freak director Masayuki Onoue revealed that Game Freak is increasingly prioritizing original game creation, in order to grow the experience of its staff.[10] The company's Gear Project initiative, which encourages creators to pitch original game ideas during quiet periods, has so far resulted in original games HarmoKnight, Pocket Card Jockey, Tembo the Badass Elephant and Giga Wrecker.[11]

In February 2020, Game Freak relocated their headquarters to Kanda Square, an office building in Nishikichō shared with Nintendo's Tokyo branch.[12]

In October 2024, nearly a terabyte of data from Game Freak's servers was stolen. Development builds, source code, and test sprites either planned or released for past Pokémon games were found, as well as code names for upcoming Pokémon games, and prototypes of unreleased remakes of Quinty and Yoshi.[13][14] Shortly afterwards, Game Freak addressed the incident, stating that the leak was due to "unauthorized access to our servers by a third party", which had taken place in August 2024.[13] They also stated that many employees' personal information had been leaked.[13] Various non-canon Pokémon stories were also discovered.

Games

List of video games developed by Game Freak
Year Title Publisher Platform(s)
1989 Mendel Palace NamcoJP, Hudson SoftNA Nintendo Entertainment System
1991 Smart Ball Epic/Sony RecordsJP, Sony ImagesoftNA Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi Nintendo NES, Game Boy
1992 Magical★Tarurūto-kun Sega Mega Drive
1993 Mario & Wario Nintendo Super Famicom
1994 Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle Victor Entertainment Game Boy, Super Famicom
Pulseman Sega Mega Drive
1996 Pokémon Red and Blue Nintendo Game Boy
Bazaar de Gosāru no Game de Gosāru NEC Home Electronics PC Engine CD-ROM²
1997 Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha T&E Soft Super Famicom
1998 Pokémon Yellow Nintendo Game Boy
1999 Click Medic Sony Music Entertainment Japan PlayStation
Pokémon Gold and Silver Nintendo Game Boy Color
2000 Pokémon Crystal
2002 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Game Boy Advance
2003 Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire GameCube
2004 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Game Boy Advance
Pokémon Emerald
2005 Drill Dozer Nintendo
2006 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo DS
2008 Pokémon Platinum
2009 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
2010 Pokémon Black and White
2012 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
HarmoKnight Nintendo Nintendo 3DS
2013 Pocket Card Jockey[15] Game FreakJP, NintendoWW Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android
Pokémon X and Y Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo 3DS
2014 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
2015 Tembo the Badass Elephant Sega Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows
2016 Pokémon Sun and Moon Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo 3DS
2017 Giga Wrecker Rising Star Games Windows
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo 3DS
2018 Pokémon Quest Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Nintendo Switch
2019 Giga Wrecker Alt.[16] Rising Star Games PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Little Town Hero[17] Game Freak Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Pokémon Sword and Shield Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo Switch
2022 Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
2023 Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On![18] Game Freak iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch
2024 Pandoland[19] WonderPlanet iOS, Android
2025 Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
2026 Beast of Reincarnation[20][21] Fictions PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Notes

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References

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