Nintendo of America

Nintendo of America at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for information on Nintendo of America, you will find a publisher with a very specific and limited footprint in our database. Founded in 1980 as the North American subsidiary of Nintendo, this entity acted solely as a publisher for the 16 titles listed here, never taking on a development role. Their catalog spans from 1994 to 2020, covering four distinct decades. The output was highest in the 1990s with seven games, followed by five in the 2000s. Activity slowed significantly in the 2010s with only three releases and dropped to a single title in the 2020s. The genres they published are quite varied. Their list includes four arcade games, three adventure titles, three pinball entries, and three sports games. They also published role-playing games, puzzle games, fighting games, and one each of point-and-click, visual novel, and shooter genres. Platform support is equally diverse but leans heavily toward older or niche hardware. Four of their games were released for the Virtual Boy, while three appeared on the Game Boy Color. Other platforms include the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Web browser, Nintendo DS, Super Famicom, and Satellaview. Quality trends for their published works appear solid based on the data available. Across seven rated titles, the average IGDB score sits at 75.7 out of 100. There are two great titles rated above 80, five good titles between 60 and 79, and no entries in the mixed or poor categories. The highest rated game is Professor Layton and the Unwound Future from 2008 with a score of 88.3. Other strong entries include Luigi's Mansion at 80.5 and Pokkén Tournament DX at 78.5. Recent releases like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX show lower scores of 71.5, though they remain within the good range. This data suggests a consistent level of quality for the specific games Nintendo of America chose to publish in their limited catalog on this platform.

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