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'''AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.'''{{Japanese|株式会社アルファドリーム|Kabushiki-gaisha ArufaDorīmu}}{{CorpNum|5011001033594}} was an independent  developer from Japan. For much of its lifespan, the company was dedicated to producing video games for the handheld [[Nintendo]] consoles.
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'''AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.'''{{Japanese|株式会社アルファドリーム|Kabushiki-gaisha ArufaDorīmu}}{{CorpNum|5011001033594}} was an independent developer from Japan. For much of its lifespan, the company was dedicated to producing video games for the handheld [[Nintendo]] consoles.
   
 
The company was especially renowned for producing [[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]] titles on behalf of Nintendo, a series of [[Role-playing games|role-playing]] games centred around the two plumbers with elements of slapstick comedy. Starting with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in [[2003]], the series became a critical success with the Mario fanbase.
  
The company was especially renowned for producing [[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]] titles on behalf of Nintendo, a series of [[Role-playing games|role-playing]] games centred around the two plumbers with elements of slapstick comedy. Starting with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in [[2003]], the series became a critical success with the Mario fanbase.
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Soon enough the company broadened their horizons substantially when Nintendo struck a deal with them to work on a ''Mario & Luigi ''role-playing game, which was released to the shelves in the fall of 2003 as ''Superstar Saga. ''The title was an immense success, with AlphaDream establishing themselves as a competent developer with a burgeoning reputation for being a very co-operative developer to work with. It was reported that [[Nate Bihldorff]] of [[Nintendo Treehouse]] once commented that AlphaDream was an excellent team to work with because of how fun they were. He explained that they knew the ''Mario'' series extremely well and thus were a perfect fit for creating the ''Mario & Luigi'' series.
  
Soon enough the company broadened their horizons substantially when Nintendo struck a deal with them to work on a ''Mario & Luigi ''role-playing game, which was released to the shelves in the fall of 2003 as ''Superstar Saga. ''The title was an immense success, with AlphaDream establishing themselves as a competent developer with a burgeoning reputation for being a very co-operative developer to work with. It was reported that [[Nate Bihldorff]] of [[Nintendo Treehouse]] once commented that AlphaDream was an excellent team to work with because of how fun they were. He explained that they knew the ''Mario'' series extremely well and thus were a perfect fit for creating the ''Mario & Luigi'' series.
   
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Barring a couple more games in the ''Hamtaro ''range and Japanese one-shots, for the rest of their lifespan AlphaDream continued to develop three more ''Mario & Luigi ''titles as the series flourished, peaking with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' in 2009. After crossing together ''Mario & Luigi ''with [[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Marioto]] produce ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Paper Jam]]'' in 2016, the company delivered two remakes of their previous ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Superstar Saga]] ''and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser's Inside Story]] ''iterations for the [[3DS]] console in 2018, which both included extra content. 
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Barring a couple more games in the ''Hamtaro ''range and Japanese one-shots, for the rest of their lifespan AlphaDream continued to develop three more ''Mario & Luigi ''titles as the series flourished, peaking with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' in 2009. After crossing together ''Mario & Luigi ''with [[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]] produce ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Paper Jam]]'' in 2016, the company delivered two remakes of their previous ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Superstar Saga]] ''and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser's Inside Story]] ''iterations for the [[3DS]] console in 2018, which both included extra content. 
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However, it was reported that the remakes were a commercial flop to the extent of being the worst-selling games in the [[Mario series|Mario]] franchise, with the latter reportedly selling a feeble 20,000 copies in Japan two months after its launch [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/02/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey_is_one_of_the_worst-selling_mario_games_to_date]. This was attributed to the 3DS system being overshadowed by the [[Nintendo Switch]] and its popularity dropping.
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However, it was reported that the remakes were a commercial flop to the extent of being the worst-selling games in the [[Mario series|Mario]] franchise, with the latter reportedly selling a feeble 20,000 copies in Japan two months after its launch <ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/02/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey_is_one_of_the_worst-selling_mario_games_to_date] ''Nintendo Life'' - remakes reported as worst selling games</ref> This was attributed to the 3DS system being overshadowed by the [[Nintendo Switch]] and its popularity dropping.
   
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On top of that, the company was saddled with a whopping debt of ¥465 million in March 2018, equivalent to $3.7 million [https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191002-00010002-teikokudb-ind] . This was reportedly due to sluggish revenues and increase of development costs that proved unsustainable in the long term, further worsened by the remakes selling poorly in the game market. The company had struggled to operate under these conditions and on the 2nd of October 2019, it eventually filed for bankruptcy.
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On top of that, the company was saddled with a whopping debt of ¥465 million in March 2018, equivalent to $3.7 million <ref>[https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191002-00010002-teikokudb-ind] ''Yahoo (Japan)'' - report of AlphaDream in debt</ref> . This was reportedly due to sluggish revenues and increase of development costs that proved unsustainable in the long term, further worsened by the remakes selling poorly in the game market. The company had struggled to operate under these conditions and on the 2nd of October 2019, it eventually filed for bankruptcy.
   
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==Games released by AlphaDream==
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==Games developed==
 
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|[[Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games]]
  
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|[[Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue]]
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|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey]]''
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|[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020|''Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'']]
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AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.(JP)(CN) was an independent developer from Japan. For much of its lifespan, the company was dedicated to producing video games for the handheld Nintendo consoles.

The company was especially renowned for producing Mario & Luigi titles on behalf of Nintendo, a series of role-playing games centred around the two plumbers with elements of slapstick comedy. Starting with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in 2003, the series became a critical success with the Mario fanbase.

Despite the success of the Mario & Luigi series, the company had filed for bankruptcy on October 2nd of 2019. The eventual fate of the company as well as the series currently remains unknown. 

History

The company was founded as Alpha Star in 2000 by Tetsuo Mizuno, a past president of Square, with several employees coming from Square. Their first game, Koto Battle, was released the following year for the Game Boy Color; it was in the vein of the Pokémon series, though more complex and a bit more card-based.

This was followed up with Tomato Adventure for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, a role-playing game based on the theme of tomatoes and Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue a year later. So far during the company's infancy, it was relatively low-profile with only a couple of Japanese-exclusive titles. However, the company had their first brush with Nintendo during that period, as Chihiro Fujioka - a Square employee who was a director of Super Mario RPG - assisted with the development of Tomato Adventure together with Graphic Design.

Soon enough the company broadened their horizons substantially when Nintendo struck a deal with them to work on a Mario & Luigi role-playing game, which was released to the shelves in the fall of 2003 as Superstar Saga. The title was an immense success, with AlphaDream establishing themselves as a competent developer with a burgeoning reputation for being a very co-operative developer to work with. It was reported that Nate Bihldorff of Nintendo Treehouse once commented that AlphaDream was an excellent team to work with because of how fun they were. He explained that they knew the Mario series extremely well and thus were a perfect fit for creating the Mario & Luigi series.

Barring a couple more games in the Hamtaro range and Japanese one-shots, for the rest of their lifespan AlphaDream continued to develop three more Mario & Luigi titles as the series flourished, peaking with Bowser's Inside Story in 2009. After crossing together Mario & Luigi with Paper Mario produce Paper Jam in 2016, the company delivered two remakes of their previous Superstar Saga and Bowser's Inside Story iterations for the 3DS console in 2018, which both included extra content.  However, it was reported that the remakes were a commercial flop to the extent of being the worst-selling games in the Mario franchise, with the latter reportedly selling a feeble 20,000 copies in Japan two months after its launch [1] This was attributed to the 3DS system being overshadowed by the Nintendo Switch and its popularity dropping.

On top of that, the company was saddled with a whopping debt of ¥465 million in March 2018, equivalent to $3.7 million [2] . This was reportedly due to sluggish revenues and increase of development costs that proved unsustainable in the long term, further worsened by the remakes selling poorly in the game market. The company had struggled to operate under these conditions and on the 2nd of October 2019, it eventually filed for bankruptcy.

Games developed

Title Platform Year of release
Kotobattle: Tengai no Moribito Game Boy Color platform icon 2001
Tomato Adventure Game Boy Advance platform icon 2002
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue Game Boy Advance platform icon 2003
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Game Boy Advance platform icon 2003
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games Game Boy Advance platform icon 2004
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Nintendo DS platform icon 2005
Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge Nintendo DS platform icon 2005
Tottoko Hamutaro Haai! Hamu-Chans no Hamu Hamu Challenge! Atsumare Haai! Nintendo DS platform icon 2007
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Nintendo DS platform icon 2009
Post Pet DS: Yumemiru Momo to Fushigi no Pen Nintendo DS platform icon 2009
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 3DS platform icon 2013
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 3DS platform icon 2015
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions 3DS platform icon 2017
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey 3DS platform icon 2019
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Switch 2019

References

  1. ↑ [1] Nintendo Life - remakes reported as worst selling games
  2. ↑ [2] Yahoo (Japan) - report of AlphaDream in debt
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