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Next Level Games

Canada Founded 2002 Website

Next Level Games is a Canadian video game developer owned by Nintendo based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio 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, the Mario Strikers games and Punch-Out!! for the Wii, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Metroid Prime: Federation Force for the Nintendo 3DS, and Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch.

Next Level Games at a Glance

Next Level Games has been active in the gaming industry from 2003 to 2022, with 13 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Sport, Adventure, Shooter, with additional titles in Fighting and Puzzle. The studio carries a solid 68.4/100 average rating across their catalog, with 8 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Luigi's Mansion 3 (86.1/100). Games from Next Level Games are available across 9 platforms, most notably Wii, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS.

13
Total Games
68.4
Avg Rating
2003
First Release
2022
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Sport
33%
Adventure
28%
Shooter
17%
Fighting
11%
Puzzle
6%

Platform Spread

Wii
6
Nintendo Switch
2
Nintendo 3DS
2
Nintendo GameCube
2
Wii U
2

Release Timeline

2000s
4
2010s
6
2020s
1

Rating Distribution

2
80-100
6
60-79
2
40-59
1
0-39