NDCube

NDCube at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for details on NDCube, you will find a Japanese studio founded in 2000 that operated as a joint venture between Nintendo and Dentsu before becoming a fully owned subsidiary in 2010. The company changed its name to Nintendo Cube in 2024. Their output on this site shows 18 games developed entirely by the studio with no titles listed where they acted solely as publisher. They were active from 2001 through 2021, producing nine titles in the 2000s, seven in the 2010s, and only two in the 2020s before their recent rebranding. The studio focuses heavily on specific genres that reflect their history with Hudson Soft developers. Card and board games make up the largest portion of their catalog with nine entries, followed by quiz and trivia titles at seven, and puzzle games at five. Their work spans several Nintendo platforms, with the Game Boy Advance holding the most releases at seven, while the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Wii, and GameCube also feature multiple projects. Quality trends show a split in their reception across eleven rated titles. The average IGDB score sits at 62.9 out of 100. There are no great games on the list with scores above 80. They have six titles that rate as good, falling between 60 and 79. Four games receive mixed ratings in the 40 to 59 range, and one title scores poorly below 40. Their highest rated game is Mario Party Superstars from 2021 with a score of 79.8. Other notable entries include Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics at 76 and Wii Party U at 71.7. More recent releases like Mario Party: Star Rush and Mario Party: The Top 100 show a dip in scores to the high 50s. While they have maintained a presence on modern hardware, their output has slowed significantly in the last few years compared to their peak activity in the 2000s and early 2010s.

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