APE
From WE Computers Museum
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| APE | |
| Type | Former subsidiary of Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1989 (disbanded in 1995) |
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan |
| Key people | Shigesato Itoi, founder |
| Industry | Video games |
| Products | Earthbound |
| Number of people | |
| Website | http://www.nintendo.com/ |
APE, Inc. was a subsidiary of Nintendo that was established in March 1989 and was disbanded in 1995.
Formation
APE was founded after Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi decided to form a new company to support the work of a writer named Shigesato Itoi.
It was primarily founded to create Mother, although APE also provided development support for projects by other studios.
The sequel to Mother, Mother 2, was co-developed by HAL Laboratory, which was brought in after the game's development started to falter.
Closure
APE disbanded in 1995, and much of the former staff of APE joined a new company named Creatures, also a subsidiary of Nintendo, which was founded on November 8, 1995.
Games by Ape
| Title | Platform | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EarthBound Beginnings | Famicom | 1989 | Known in Japan as Mother. |
| Monopoly | Super Famicom | 1993 | |
| Earthbound | Super Famicom | 1994 | Known in Japan as Mother 2. |
| Mario's Picross | Game Boy | 1995 | |
| Tamori's Picross | Super Famicom | 1995 | |
| The Monopoly Game 2 | Super Famicom | 1995 | |
| Mario's Super Picross | Super Famicom | 1995 |
