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[[File:Chunsoft logo.PNG|right|thumb|Chunsoft's Logo]] | [[File:Chunsoft logo.PNG|right|thumb|Chunsoft's Logo]] | ||
'''Chunsoft''' (Japanese: '''チュンソフト''' ''Chunsoft'') is a Japanese video game developer specializing in console RPGs. It was founded by {{wp|Koichi Nakamura}}, a video game designer from {{wp|Enix}}. They are known in the Pokémon community as the developers of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]] | '''Chunsoft''' (Japanese: '''チュンソフト''' ''Chunsoft''), now '''Spike Chunsoft''' (Japanese: '''スパイク・チュンソフト'''), is a Japanese video game developer specializing in console RPGs. It was founded by {{wp|Koichi Nakamura}}, a video game designer from {{wp|Enix}}. They are known in the Pokémon community as the developers of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]. They have also developed for other series such as {{wp|Dragon Quest}} and {{wp|Sound Novels}}. It also made the highly critically acclaimed [[Nintendo DS]] game {{wp|999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors}}. Its name is taken from Chun, a character that appeared in Enix's very first video game, Door Door. | ||
==Gameplay Formula of the Mystery Dungeon Series of Games== | ==Gameplay Formula of the Mystery Dungeon Series of Games== | ||
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===Criticism=== | ===Criticism=== | ||
The repetitive nature of the games has led to some criticism. While Chunsoft has, indeed, created several games for many famous franchises (including {{wp|Final Fantasy}}'s {{wp|Chocobo's Dungeon}}), not once has it even ''slightly'' changed the formula shown above. This leads to several critics saying that the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is "just another Mystery Dungeon game with Pokémon characters slapped on". | The repetitive nature of the games has led to some criticism. While Chunsoft has, indeed, created several games for many famous franchises (including {{wp|Final Fantasy}}'s {{wp|Chocobo's Dungeon}}), not once has it even ''slightly'' changed the formula shown above. This leads to several critics saying that the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is "just another Mystery Dungeon game with Pokémon characters slapped on". | ||
==Merger and rename== | |||
In April 1, 2012, Chunsoft was merged with [[:wp:Spike (company)|Spike]], and the company name is now Spike Chunsoft. [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth]] is the first Pokémon Mystery Dungeon title developed and published after the company merger. | |||
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[[Category:Pokémon meta]] | [[Category:Pokémon meta]] | ||