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Camelot Software Planning is a Japanese video game developer established in 1990 under the name Sonic! Software Planning and to date is best known for partnering with Nintendo on many of Nintendo's spin-off franchise games such as Mario Tennis and Mario Golf, as well as the role-playing game series Golden Sun. Prior to their relationship with Nintendo, Camelot was credited with the successful games Shining Force III for the Sega Saturn and Hot Shots Golf for the PlayStation.

History

Camelot was originally founded in 1990 as a division of Sega known as Sega CD4 (Consumer Development Studio #4). They changed their name to Sonic! Software Planning, which was formed to create the Shining in the Darkness game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis alongside Climax Entertainment. It also developed other successful games in the franchise like Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention and Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing.

In 1995, Camelot officially separated from Sega but agreed to keep developing the Shining games and would not release any games for rival systems that would hurt the Shining franchise.

In late 1998, Sega began focusing their resources on the Dreamcast, leaving Camelot with their last scenario for Shining Force 3 for the Sega Saturn in jeopardy. Camelot wrapped up Shining Force III and formed a partnership with Nintendo.^{[citation needed]}

Camelot's Takahashi Brothers have also recently contemplated developing a title in the Breath of Fire series by Capcom.^[2]

At the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo announced that Camelot has begun development on the much anticipated Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Developed games (in Japanese release date order)

Shining in the Darkness — 1991 (Mega Drive/Genesis) (co-developed by Climax Entertainment)
Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention — 1992 (Mega Drive/Genesis) (co-developed by Climax Entertainment)
Shining Force Gaiden — 1992 (Sega Game Gear)
Shining Force Gaiden II: Sword of Hayja — 1993 (Sega Game Gear)
Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing — 1993 (Mega Drive/Genesis)
Shining Force CD — 1994 (Sega CD)
Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict — 1995 (Sega Game Gear)
Shining Wisdom — 1995 (Sega Saturn)
Beyond the Beyond — 1995 (PlayStation)
Shining the Holy Ark — 1996 (Sega Saturn)
Everybody's Golf (Hot Shots Golf) — 1997 (PlayStation)
Shining Force III — 1997 (Sega Saturn)
Shining Force III Scenario 2 — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
Shining Force III Scenario 3 — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
Shining Force III Premium Disc — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
Everybody's Golf — 1998 (PlayStation)
Mario Golf — 1999 (Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color)
Mario Tennis — 2000 (Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color)
Golden Sun — 2001 (Game Boy Advance)
Mobile Golf - 2001 (Game Boy Color)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age — 2003 (Game Boy Advance)
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour — 2003 (Nintendo GameCube)
Mario Golf: Advance Tour — 2004 (Game Boy Advance)
Mario Power Tennis — 2004 (Nintendo GameCube)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour — 2005 (Game Boy Advance)
We Love Golf! — 2007 (Wii)
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis - 2008 (Wii)
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - TBA 2010 (DS)
I Love Golf - cancelled (PC)^[3]

References

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↑ http://www.cubed3.com/news/10339
↑ Casamassina, Matt (March 31, 2008). Interview: Camelot Software Planning. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-17

External links

Camelot Software Planning official website (mostly in Japanese)
Camelot Software Planning profile on MobyGames

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[2] ttp://www.cubed3.com/news/10339

[3] Casamassina, Matt (March 31, 2008). Interview: Camelot Software Planning. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-17

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+| company_name = Camelot Software Planning
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+| location = Shinjuku-ku<br>Shinjuku 1-28-15<br>SR Shinjuku Building 3F<br>[[Tokyo]] 160-0022<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://games.ign.com/objects/026/026337.html|title=Camelot Software Planning|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref>
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-'''Camelot Software Planning''' is a [[developer]] most famous for their [[Mario]] sports games.  They developed games for the famous [[Shining Force]] series such as [[Shining Force III]].  Besides these [[Sega Saturn]] titles, Camelot also developed, to lesser fanfare, ''[[Beyond the Beyond]]'' for the [[Playstation]].
+'''Camelot Software Planning''' is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[video game developer]] established in 1990 under the name Sonic! Software Planning and to date is best known for partnering with [[Nintendo]] on many of Nintendo's spin-off franchise games such as ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf]]'', as well as the [[console role-playing game|role-playing game]] series ''[[Golden Sun]]''. Prior to their relationship with Nintendo, Camelot was credited with the successful games ''[[Shining Force III]]'' for the [[Sega Saturn]] and ''[[Hot Shots Golf]]'' for the [[PlayStation]].
+==History==
-Lately, Camelot has been working as a [[2nd party]] to [[Nintendo]] on exclusive titles, such as the two critically acclaimed [[Golden Sun]] games, along with [[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]] and [[Mario Power Tennis]].
+Camelot was originally founded in [[1990]] as a division of [[Sega]] known as Sega CD4 (Consumer Development Studio #4). They changed their name to Sonic! Software Planning, which was formed to create the ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' game for the Sega [[Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]] alongside [[Climax Entertainment]]. It also developed other successful games in the franchise like ''[[Shining Force|Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention]]'' and ''[[Shining Force II|Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing]]''.
+In 1995, Camelot officially separated from Sega but agreed to keep developing the ''Shining'' games and would not release any games for rival systems that would hurt the ''Shining'' franchise.
-==Developed Games==
-*[[Shining Force III]]
-*[[Beyond the Beyond]]
-*[[Mario Golf]] (N64)
-*[[Mario Tennis]] (N64)
-*[[Golden Sun]]
-*[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age]]
-*[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]
-*[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]
-*[[Mario Power Tennis]]
-*[[Mario Tennis Advance]]
+In late 1998, Sega began focusing their resources on the Dreamcast, leaving Camelot with their last scenario for ''Shining Force 3'' for the Sega Saturn in jeopardy. Camelot wrapped up ''Shining Force III'' and formed a partnership with Nintendo.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
+Camelot's Takahashi Brothers have also recently contemplated developing a title in the ''[[Breath of Fire (series)|Breath of Fire]]'' series by Capcom.<ref>http://www.cubed3.com/news/10339''</ref>
-[[Category:Game developers]]
+At the [[E3 2009|2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo]], [[Nintendo]] announced that Camelot has begun development on the much anticipated ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]''.
+==Developed games (in Japanese release date order)==
+*''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' — 1991 (Mega Drive/Genesis) (co-developed by Climax Entertainment)
+*''[[Shining Force|Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention]]'' — 1992 (Mega Drive/Genesis) (co-developed by Climax Entertainment)
+*''[[Shining Force Gaiden]]'' — 1992 ([[Sega Game Gear]])
+*''[[Shining Force Gaiden II: Sword of Hayja]]'' — 1993 (Sega Game Gear)
+*''[[Shining Force II|Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing]]'' — 1993 (Mega Drive/Genesis)
+*''[[Shining Force CD]]'' — 1994 ([[Sega CD]])
+*''[[Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict]]'' — 1995 (Sega Game Gear)
+*''[[Shining Wisdom]]'' — 1995 ([[Sega Saturn]])
+*''[[Beyond the Beyond]]'' — 1995 ([[PlayStation]])
+*''[[Shining the Holy Ark]]'' — 1996 (Sega Saturn)
+*''[[Everybody's Golf]] ([[Hot Shots Golf]])'' — 1997 (PlayStation)
+*''[[Shining Force III]]'' — 1997 (Sega Saturn)
+*''[[Shining Force III Scenario 2]]'' — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
+*''[[Shining Force III Scenario 3]]'' — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
+*''[[Shining Force III Premium Disc]]'' — 1998 (Sega Saturn)
+*''[[Everybody's Golf]]'' — 1998 (PlayStation)
+*''[[Mario Golf]]'' — 1999 ([[Nintendo 64]], [[Game Boy Color]])
+*''[[Mario Tennis]]'' — 2000 (Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color)
+*''[[Golden Sun]]'' — 2001 ([[Game Boy Advance]])
+*''[[Mobile Golf]]'' - 2001 ([[Game Boy Color]])
+*''[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age]]'' — 2003 (Game Boy Advance)
+*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' — 2003 ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
+*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' — 2004 (Game Boy Advance)
+*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' — 2004 (Nintendo GameCube)
+*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' — 2005 (Game Boy Advance)
+*''[[We Love Golf!]]'' — 2007 (Wii)
+*''[[Mario Power Tennis|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'' - 2008 (Wii)
+*''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'' - TBA 2010 (DS)
+*''I Love Golf'' - cancelled (PC)<ref>{{cite web | author=Casamassina, Matt | date=March 31, 2008 | title=Interview: Camelot Software Planning | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/863/863451p1.html | work=IGN.com | accessdate=2009-06-17}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist|1}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.camelot.co.jp/ Camelot Software Planning official website] (mostly in Japanese)
+* ''[http://www.mobygames.com/company/camelot-software-planning Camelot Software Planning]'' profile on [[MobyGames]]
+{{Everybody's Golf video games}}
+{{Nintendo developers}}
+{{Golden Sun series}}
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