Inti Creates

**Inti Creates Co., Ltd.** (株式会社インティ・クリエイツ *Kabushiki-gaisha Inti Kurieitsu*) is a Japanese independent video game development studio founded by former Capcom staff in 1996, and is headed by Takuya Aizu. They are most famously known for developing the *Mega Man Zero* and *ZX* series. However, they are responsible for the *Gal\*Gun* series, which required the aid of Alchemist to be released in the Japanese market. Ever since the release of the *Azure Striker Gunvolt* series in 2014, they have been self-publishing their own titles in the Japanese market.

In international territories, they rely on other publishers to create physical copies of their games, such as PQube, Limited Run Games, and Nighthawk. For the *Gal\*Gun* series in particular, PQube is their partner in western markets.

## Games

### *Gal\*Gun*

* *Gal\*Gun* (2011) - Xbox 360 , PS3
* *Gal\*Gun: Double Peace* (2015) - PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, PC
* *Gal\*Gun VR* (2017) - PC
* *Gal\*Gun 2* (2018) - Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
* *Gal Guardians: Demon Purge* (2023) - Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S

### *Azure Striker Gunvolt*

#### *Azure Striker Gunvolt*

* *Azure Striker Gunvolt* (2014) - Nintendo 3DS, PC, Nintendo Switch and PS4 (via *Striker Pack*)
* *Azure Striker Gunvolt 2* (2016) - Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch and PS4 (SP), PC
* *Azure Striker Gunvolt 3* (2022) - Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS4, PS5

#### *Gunvolt Chronicles*

* *Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX* (2019) - Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One
* *Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2* (2022) - Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

#### *Mighty Gunvolt*

* *Mighty Gunvolt / Gal Gunvolt* (2014) - Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PS4, PC
* *Mighty Gunvolt Burst* / *Gal Gunvolt Burst* (2017) - Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC

### *Blaster Master Zero* Trilogy

* *Blaster Master Zero* (2017) - Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4
* *Blaster Master Zero 2* (2019) - Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4
* *Blaster Master Zero 3* (2021) - Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

### *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon*

* *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon* (2018) - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
* *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2* (2020) - PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
* *Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles* (2023) - Switch, PlayStation 5

### *Classic Mega Man*

* *Mega Man 9* (2008) - Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (*via Legacy Collection*)
* *Mega Man 10* (2010) - Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (LC)

### *Mega Man Zero*

* *Mega Man Zero* (2002) - Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS (*Zero Collection*), Nintendo Wii U (Virtual Console), Nintendo Switch (Legacy Collection)
* *Mega Man Zero 2* (2003) - Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS (*Zero Collection*), Nintendo Wii U (VC), Nintendo Switch (LC)
* *Mega Man Zero 3* (2004) - Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS (*Zero Collection*), Nintendo Wii U (VC), Nintendo Switch (LC)
* *Mega Man Zero 4* (2005) - Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS (*Zero Collection*), Nintendo Wii U (VC), Nintendo Switch (LC)

### *Mega Man ZX*

* *Mega Man ZX* (2006) - Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch (LC)
* *Mega Man ZX Advent* (2007) - Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch (LC)

### Other Games

* *Speed Power Gunbike* (1998) - Playstation
* *Love & Destroy* (1999) - Playstation
* *Shantae and the Pirate's Curse* (2014; co-developed with WayForward Technologies) - Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PC
* *Mighty No. 9* (2016; co-developed with Comcept) - PC, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
* *Shantae: Half-Genie Hero* (2016; co-developed with WayForward Technologies) - Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
* *Dragon: Marked for Death* (2019) - Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4
* *Umbraclaw* (TBD) - Nintendo Switch, PC
* *YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-* (Nov 16th, 2023) - Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4/5, Xbox Series X/S

## High Profile Staff

### Current Staff

* Takuya Aizu (President, producer)
* Yoshihisa Tsuda (Vice-President)
* Masanori Ito (*Gal\*Gun* series director, artist, and scenario writer; *Gal Guardians* artist and scenario writer)
* Toshiaki Tai (*Gal\*Gun* scenario writer starting from *Double Peace* onwards, planner for *Gal\*Gun Returns*, *Gal Guardians* scenario writer)
* Kyo Kobayashi (*Gal\*Gun 2* game planner*,* *Gal Guardians* action director)
* Andrew Singleton (Localization director for *Gal Guardians*, Inti Creates PR)
* Shigeru Nakagawa (Former Alchemist producer, Inti Creates PR)
* Ippo Yamada (Former sound director, Inti Creates executive)

### Former Staff

* Matt Papa: Former localization director and PR; Localization director for *Double Peace*, *Gal\*Gun 2, Gal\*Gun VR*, and *Gal\*Gun Returns*. Departure 2022.
* Satoru Narita: Former Inti background designer; *Gal\*Gun's* team manager & a 3D modeler. Departure August 2012.

## Trivia

* Among some Japanese fans, Inti Creates is known as "Lewd Emperor" (淫帝). 淫帝 has a similar pronunciation: Intei.
* Inti Creates' full name is "**Int**eractive **I**mage Creates", which was proposed by Ippo Yamada.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iv9GzOD3WY&t=2405s

## External Links

* Official Twitter Account
* Official English Twitter Account
* English Website
* Japanese Website