Intelligent Systems

Intelligent Systems
File:Intelligent Systems logo.png
Type	Private
Founded	February 18th, 1984
Key people	Toru Narihiro
Industry	Video Games
Products	Video Games (Nintendo only)
Employees	123
Website	www.intsys.co.jp

Intelligent Systems (株式会社インテリジェントシステムズ, Intelligent Systems Ltd.) is a Japanese game developer. They played a part in the development of Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Similar to HAL Laboratory, they are a second-party developer for Nintendo and only create games for Nintendo's consoles.

Intelligent Systems has developed a number of Smash-represented series over their long history. They are the primary developers of the Fire Emblem, Nintendo Wars, Paper Mario, WarioWare, Panel de Pon, Pushmo, Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, Cubivore, and Soccer series. Intelligent Systems also developed Mario Kart: Super Circuit in the Mario Kart series, and co-developed Metroid and Super Metroid.

Aside from developing games, they also help Nintendo with certain projects, such as building the 3D camera into the Nintendo 3DS.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

The Paper Mario stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS features three locations from the series: Hither Thither Hill from Paper Mario: Sticker Star, the S.S. Flavion from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Bowser's Sky Castle from Paper Mario: Sticker Star along with the Paper Mario Medley. In addition, trophies and stickers of the various characters appear.