Industry Video game industry Website www.nextlevelgames.com Number of employees 77 | ||
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Key people Douglas Tronsgard (CEO) Video games Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Metroid Prime: Federatio, Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, Captain America: Super Sol Profiles | ||
Next Level Games Inc. is an independent video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in October 2002, Next Level Games specializes in creating console video games. Their first project was NHL Hitz Pro, which was published by Midway Games in 2003. The company is best known for its work with Nintendo, having released two products making the Nintendo Selects series of most popular games: Mario Strikers and Punch-Out!! for the Wii.
Among other awards, Next Level Games Inc. has been named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" and one of BC's Top Employers in 2008, 2009 and 2012. The company has been featured in Maclean's magazine and BC Business magazine.
On January 9, 2014, the studio announced that it would work exclusively with Nintendo from then on.