COMPANY PROFILE

MESSAGE
A new kind of excitement for everyone

indieszero’s goal is to “put a smile on everyone’s face” through our gaming experience. That smile is what makes us creators smile. And if we can make things with a smile on our face, we can surely create games that make everyone who plays them smile as well.

At the time of our founding, no one knew our name or brand, and we were truly an indie company just starting out on our own. The name indieszero comes from the word “indies” and reflects the strength of the word “zero” in its meaning as an origin point and our start from scratch.

In addition to the image of building up ideas from scratch, the word zero also means infinite, so we hope to connect with people around the world through gaming experiences. The word zero, which means “you can go anywhere from here,” has a sense of transparency similar to that of a pure white canvas. This idea, combined with our various aspirations for creating things, led us to the name indieszero.

We have been developing a wide variety of games, regardless of genre, always in search of new and interesting features. In order to deliver fresh excitement to as many customers as possible, we are strongly committed to “novelty,” “playability” and “ease of understanding” in each title. We come up with ideas in a flexible manner and bring them to life.

We wish to continue our commitment to developing games while valuing our connections with everyone.

President’s PROFILE

Masanobu Suzui

Masanobu Suzui spent his elementary school years in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, and his kindergarten and junior high school years in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.
In the fall of his junior high school year, his parents relocated, and he went to high school in the United States.
During this time, he discovered that Americans also understood the word “Nintendo” and grew to appreciate firsthand how people all around the world were enjoying games.

After graduating from high school, he returned to Japan and entered the Faculty of Social Sciences at Hosei University.
After participating in the Nintendo Dentsu Game Seminar when he was a student, he joined Bandai Co., Ltd.
In 1997, after leaving Bandai, he founded indieszero, which is engaged in the planning and development of game software, mainly for consumer game consoles.

Major titles of indieszero include Sennen Kazoku, Electroplankton, the Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi series, the Retro Game Challenge series, the Theatrhythm series, the NES Remix series, and more.

indieszero Co.,Ltd.
Address:Fujisawa Bldg 10F, 4-30-16 Ogikubo Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0051 JAPAN
Representative:Masanobu Suzui
Established:April 21,1997
Capital:3,000,000 JPY
Employees:48(April2023)
Average age:35.3
Major Clients
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
SAS CO.,LTD.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
MUTAN Inc.
Main Business Activities
Planning and Development of Console games
Main Development Model
PC(WINDOWS), GB, GBC, GBA, SFC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, iOS/Android, Arcade game
Office


In June 2019, we moved to our current office to increase our available floor space.
Our office boasts counter seats with an excellent view and a relaxation space with a slightly raised, tatami-matted Japanese style area.
Our office has a development room where you can concentrate on game development, a relaxation space where you can enjoy a break while taking in the fantastic view from the office, and various types of meeting spaces that can be used depending on the situation.

PRODUCTS

THEATRHYTHM FINAL BAR LINE

Switch
PlayStation®4

Publisher:Square Enix Inc.
Release date:16/2/2023

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

Switch

Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:3/12/2021

Console Game Title

PlayStation®4
Switch
Xbox One

Release date:11/2020

Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch

Switch
Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:3/1/2020

Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido

Switch
3DS

Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:8/6/2018
Inducted into Famitsu’s Cross Review Gold Hall of Fame

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY All-star Carnival

ARCADE
Publisher:Square Enix Inc.
Release date:27/9/2016

NES REMIX PACK

Wii U
Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:5/12/2014
Inducted into Famitsu’s Cross Review Silver Hall of Fame

Ultimate NES Remix

3DS
Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:5/12/2014

THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL

3DS
Publisher:Square Enix Inc.
Release date:19/9/2014
Inducted into Famitsu’s Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame

Audioguide Louvre – Nintendo 3DS

3DS
Release date:11/4/2012

DualPenSports

3DS
Publisher:BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
Release date:21/6/2011
Inducted into Famitsu’s Cross Review Silver Hall of Fame

America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking

DS
Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:28/3/2010

Electroplankton

DS
Publisher:Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Release date:9/11/2009~

Retro Game Challenge

DS
Publisher:XSEED JKS, Inc.
Release date:10/2/2009