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|title = Monolith | |title = Monolith Software Inc. | ||
|logo = [[File:Monolith Soft logo.png|200px|class=invert]] | |logo = [[File:Monolith Soft logo.png|200px|class=invert]] | ||
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|parent = Nintendo | |parent = Nintendo | ||
|website = [http://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/ | |website = [http://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/ Monolith Software Inc.] (Japanese) | ||
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'''Monolith Soft''' ({{ja|株式会社モノリスソフト|Kabushiki-gaisha Monorisu Sofuto}}, ''Monolith Soft {{s|wikipedia|kabushiki gaisha}}'') is a Japanese game developer. They were founded on October 1st, 1999 by a group of former [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] employees. Formerly a subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco|Namco Bandai Holdings]] and a developer of games for multiple systems, the company was acquired by [[Nintendo]] in 2007 and since that time has made games exclusively for Nintendo systems. Their debut games under Namco were the ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenosaga}}'' series, a spiritual successor to ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenogears}}'', which many staff members worked on while employed at Square. Other games developed while under Namco include {{uvm3|Baten Kaitos}} and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Namco x Capcom}}''. While under Nintendo, Monolith Soft has created the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} series, itself a spiritual successor to ''Xenosaga''. Other games include {{uvm|Soma Bringer}}, {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}} and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Project X Zone}}'', which is a spiritual sequel to ''Namco x Capcom''. Monolith Soft also has a division dedicated to assisting other studios with game development. This division was involved in the development of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'',<ref>http://www13.atwiki.jp/sumaburax/pages/232.html</ref> and also in other Nintendo franchises including {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}, {{uv|Animal Crossing}}, and {{uv|Splatoon}}. The company's main representation in ''Smash'' is through the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} franchise, which is represented in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a major series through the inclusion of [[Shulk]], the main protagonist of ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles}}'', and [[Pyra]] and [[Mythra]], two forms of the deuteragonist in ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles 2}}''. Other Monolith Soft-developed games and series with lesser representation in ''Smash'' include ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles X}}'', {{uvm3|Baten Kaitos}}, {{uvm|Soma Bringer}} and {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}}. | '''Monolith Soft''' ({{ja|株式会社モノリスソフト|Kabushiki-gaisha Monorisu Sofuto}}, ''Monolith Soft {{s|wikipedia|kabushiki gaisha}}'') is a Japanese game developer. They were founded on October 1st, 1999 by a group of former [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] employees. Formerly a subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco|Namco Bandai Holdings]] and a developer of games for multiple systems, the company was acquired by [[Nintendo]] in 2007 and since that time has made games exclusively for Nintendo systems. Their debut games under Namco were the ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenosaga}}'' series, a spiritual successor to ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenogears}}'', which many staff members worked on while employed at Square. Other games developed while under Namco include {{uvm3|Baten Kaitos}} and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Namco x Capcom}}''. While under Nintendo, Monolith Soft has created the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} series, itself a spiritual successor to ''Xenosaga''. Other games include {{uvm|Soma Bringer}}, {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}} and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Project X Zone}}'', which is a spiritual sequel to ''Namco x Capcom''. Monolith Soft also has a division dedicated to assisting other studios with game development. This division was involved in the development of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'',<ref>http://www13.atwiki.jp/sumaburax/pages/232.html</ref> and also in other Nintendo franchises including {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}, {{uv|Animal Crossing}}, and {{uv|Splatoon}}. The company's main representation in ''Smash'' is through the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} franchise, which is represented in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a major series through the inclusion of [[Shulk]], the main protagonist of ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles}}'', and [[Pyra]] and [[Mythra]], two forms of the deuteragonist in ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles 2}}''. Other Monolith Soft-developed games and series with lesser representation in ''Smash'' include ''{{s|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles X}}'', {{uvm3|Baten Kaitos}}, {{uvm|Soma Bringer}} and {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}}. | ||
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