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Arzest

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Arzest Corporation
Native name
株式会社アーゼスト
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorArtoon
FoundedJune 25, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-06-25)
HeadquartersYokohama, Japan
Key people
Number of employees
80
Websitewww.arzest.jp/english/index.html

Arzest Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社アーゼスト, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Āzesuto) is a Japanese video game developer formed on June 25, 2010 by Naoto Ohshima (of Sonic the Hedgehog fame), Yoji Ishii, and key members of their previous studio, Artoon, and based in Yokohama. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "art" and "zest".[2]

History

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Arzest was founded on June 25, 2010 after Yoji Ishii left AQ Interactive, where he served as president and CEO upon the company's acquisition of Artoon in May 2004. Around the same time, Artoon was absorbed into AQ Interactive. Arzest is based in the former Artoon offices in Yokohama. The studio employs approximately 80 people, a dozen of them former Sega and Artoon staff.

Arzest started off working on select mini-games in Wii Play: Motion for Nintendo, with whom the studio would work with on numerous occasions, developing such titles as Yoshi's New Island, as well as content updates to the Nintendo 3DS application StreetPass Mii Plaza (namely the addition of SpotPass features to the mini-game Puzzle Swap, among others).

Arzest collaborated with Sonic Team to develop its latest title, Sonic Superstars (2023). Beginning work in early 2021, It marked Naoto Ohshima's first involvement with the Sonic series since Sonic Adventure (1998)

Balan Wonderworld controversy

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In January 2018, Ohshima's Sega colleague Yuji Naka joined Square Enix. After that, Arzest collaborated with Square Enix to begin development of what would become Balan Wonderworld, reuniting Ohshima and Naka in their first collaboration since Sonic Adventure.

However, the pair's partnership soured as tensions arose during development. In April 2022, a year after leaving Square Enix the previous April, Naka said that he had been removed from the development team six months before release after he complained of Balan's state, and accused Arzest of not addressing the bugs at the time of its submission.

Balan Wonderworld was released in March 2021 to critical and commercial failure. Naka believed that it had been released unfinished, and accused both Arzest and Square Enix of "not caring for their customers".[3]

Games

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Game Year Platform(s) Notes
Wii Play: Motion 2011 Wii Developed games: Spooky Search, Jump Park, and Cone Zone
StreetPass Mii Plaza 2011 Nintendo 3DS Built-in app for console; also developed StreetPass Explorers / Mii Trek
Time Travelers 2012 3DS, PSP, PS Vita Character modeling
Slot Monsters 2013 Android, iOS
Yoshi's New Island 2014 3DS Published by Nintendo
Terra Battle 2015 Android, iOS Co-developed with Mistwalker
Boost Beast Android, iOS, Browser, Kindle, Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2016 3DS Not involved in the Wii U version
Hey! Pikmin 2017 Published by Nintendo
Terra Wars[4] 2018 Android, iOS Co-developed with Mistwalker
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey 2019 3DS Developed Giant Battles section, Published by Nintendo
Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle 2020 Android, iOS Programmed rhythm game, Published by Idea Factory
Balan Wonderworld 2021 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch Co-developed with Square Enix (under the Balan Company brand) and published by Square Enix
Fantasian iOS Co-developed with Mistwalker
Sonic Superstars[5] 2023 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch Co-developed with Sonic Team

References

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  1. ^ Ohshima, Naoto [@NaotoOhshima] (July 7, 2022). 株式会社アーゼストの代表取締役社長に就任致しました。これまで同様にゲームデザイナーとして、ゲームを作って参ります。今後ともご支援をよろしくお願いします。ありがとうございました。 (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Arzest". www.arzest.jp. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  3. ^ Richardson, Jack (2022-04-28). "Yuji Naka Opens Up About Balan Wonderworld Troubles: 'I Think Square Enix Is No Good'". IGN. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  4. ^ "Terra Wars".
  5. ^ "Sonic Superstars is developed by original designer's studio, Sega confirms". VGC. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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