Nintendo has a long, yet incredibly sparse history of partnering with third-parties to release spin-off games in Nintendo IPs. Perhaps the earliest and most well-known success that came out of these partnerships was “Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars,” which was the result of Nintendo collaborating with the Golden Age RPG giant, Squaresoft, to bring the ‘Super Mario’ universe to life in ways it had never been before. The formula proved simple enough to copy, so when Squaresoft left for Sony’s greener pastures in the 5th Generation, Nintendo was able to produce both the ‘Mario & Luigi’ and ‘Paper Mario’ RPG franchises on their own. Later, Nintendo partnered with Capcom to produce the Game Boy Color “Oracle of Ages/Seasons” games in the ‘Legend of Zelda’ f... |
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