ArtePiazza

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ArtePiazza Co., Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design
FoundedNovember 1, 1989[1]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Shintaro Majima (CEO, art director)
Sachiko Sugimura (planning director, scenario writer)
Number of employees
31 (2021)
Websitewww.artepiazza.com

ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. (アルテピアッツァ株式会社, ArutePiattsa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Tokyo, Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".

History

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The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation,[2] and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG.[3]

Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.[1]

Games

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List of games developed by ArtePiazza
Year Title Publisher Platform(s) Ref.
1996 Dragon Quest III Enix Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2000 Dragon Quest VII Enix PlayStation
2001 Dragon Quest IV Enix PlayStation
2002 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3 Enix PlayStation 2
2004 Dragon Quest V Square Enix PlayStation 2
2006 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Marvelous Interactive PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
2007 Opoona Koei Wii
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Square Enix Nintendo DS
2008 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Square Enix Nintendo DS
2010 GO Series: Pinball Attack! Gamebridge DSiWare
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Square Enix Nintendo DS
Accel Knights: Imashi ga Tame Ware wa Tsurugi o Toru ArtePiazza DSiWare
Arrow of Laputa ArtePiazza DSiWare [4]
2011 Rikishi ArtePiazza DSiWare
2013 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Square Enix Nintendo 3DS
2016 Romancing SaGa 2 Square Enix Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
2017 Dragon Quest Rivals Square Enix Android, iOS
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Square Enix Nintendo 3DS
2019 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition Square Enix Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia
Romancing SaGa 3 Square Enix Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One
2023 Super Mario RPG Nintendo Nintendo Switch [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ArtePiazza Company Overview" (in Japanese). ArtePiazza. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ Magrino, Tom (2008-05-21). "Dragon Quest trilogy descends on DS". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. ^ "Mario RPG remake developer revealed, as spoilers circulate". VGC. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ^ "Arrow Of Laputa Is ArtePiazza's Take On Tower Defense". Siliconera. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ^ Fanelli, Jason (29 December 2023). "Best Of 2023: Super Mario RPG's Level-Up Screen Proves ArtePiazza Understood The Assignment". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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