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|industry = Licensing | |industry = Licensing | ||
|products = Video games<br>Multi-Media | |products = Video games<br>Multi-Media | ||
|parent = Tetris | |parent = Tetris Holdings LLC.<br>Blue Planet Software | ||
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'''The Tetris Company''' | '''The Tetris Company''' is a joint venture between Tetris Holdings LLC and Blue Planet Software that owns the exclusive rights to the ''[[Tetris]]'' brand and handles licensing with third parties, similar to {{iw|bulbapedia|The Pokémon Company}}. The origins of the company can be traced back to the release of the first game in 1984. Due to {{iw|wikipedia|Alexey Pajitnov}}, the creator of ''Tetris'', being a citizen of the Soviet Union, his creation was a property of the state and he saw no direct royalties for over a decade. After the fall of the USSR in 1991, the copyright was rendered defunct, meaning anyone could make an official ''Tetris'' game without going to Alexey first. This led to a slew of games all made by different companies, most of which varying wildly in quality. Alexey wished to regain the rights to his creation to both get royalties and regulate game output and quality control. He founded Tetris Holdings LLC, and reached out to his friend and long-time business partner, {{iw|wikipedia|Henk Rogers}} and his company Bullet-Proof Software, later renamed to Blue Planet Software, to split ownership of the brand. [[wikipedia:Tetris (film)|A biopic movie]] based on the franchise's origins and its company released in 2023. The Tetris Company has worked with [[Nintendo]] several times, including games like ''{{iw|harddropwiki|Tetris DX}}'', ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Tetris}}'', ''{{iw|harddropwiki|Tetris DS}}'' and ''{{iw|harddropwiki|Tetris 99}}''. All Tetris content in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is also owned by The Tetris Company. | ||
Starting in ''Brawl'', "''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Tetris: Type A}}''" and "''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Tetris: Type B}}''" appear as music tracks in almost every entry since, with only Type B skipping ''Smash for 3DS''. Five spirits depicting different Tetrimino shapes were also added via the [[Attack of the Tetriminos!]] [[Spirit Board]] event. The singular spirits include the I, T, and O shapes, while shared spirits include the S & Z shapes and the L & J shapes. | Starting in ''Brawl'', "''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Tetris: Type A}}''" and "''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Tetris: Type B}}''" appear as music tracks in almost every entry since, with only Type B skipping ''Smash for 3DS''. Five spirits depicting different Tetrimino shapes were also added via the [[Attack of the Tetriminos!]] [[Spirit Board]] event. The singular spirits include the I, T, and O shapes, while shared spirits include the S & Z shapes and the L & J shapes. | ||
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The following companies were credited throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise, although their roles are smaller than the companies above. These roles include being credited solely out of legal obligation, being hired to create content specifically related to the ''Smash'' series, or owning the copyright to an asset that another company made and appears in one or more games in the ''Smash'' series. | The following companies were credited throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise, although their roles are smaller than the companies above. These roles include being credited solely out of legal obligation, being hired to create content specifically related to the ''Smash'' series, or owning the copyright to an asset that another company made and appears in one or more games in the ''Smash'' series. | ||
*'''{{iw|wikipedia|4Kids | *'''{{iw|wikipedia|4Kids}}''' was an American licensing company that specialized in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States. All of the Pokémon's voices in the English versions of ''64'' and ''Melee'' (outside of [[Pikachu]], [[Hitmonlee]], [[Porygon2]] and [[Mewtwo]]) reprise their roles from the dub. Despite dubbing for the anime having been switched to The Pokémon Company International in 2005, several Pokémon in ''Brawl'' are still voiced by their actors from the 4Kids dub, most notably including Rachael Lillis reprising her role as [[Jigglypuff]] in ''Brawl'' onwards through reused voice clips. In ''64'' and ''Melee'', 4Kids is credited for their work in voicing the Pokémon. Additionally, [[Sonic]] and [[Shadow]]'s voice actor from the anime ''Sonic X'', Jason Griffith, first voiced both characters in that dub, and would later reprise the role in ''Brawl''. | ||
*'''{{iw|wikipedia|Ancient|company}} Corp.''' is a Japanese video game development company run by composer {{iw|wikipedia|Yuzo Koshiro}}, founded in 1990 along with members of his family. The company is known for co-working with franchises such as the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Shenmue}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Actraiser}}'' series, whilst Yuzo has contributed in {{iw|wikipedia|Nihon Falcom}}'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ys|series}}'', [[Sega]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Streets of Rage}}'', and [[Atlus]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Etrian Odyssey}}'' series. Ancient is credited exclusively for any arrangements made by his author since ''Brawl''. Yuzo Koshiro is also credited in the staff roll by name for ''Ultimate''. | *'''{{iw|wikipedia|Ancient|company}} Corp.''' is a Japanese video game development company run by composer {{iw|wikipedia|Yuzo Koshiro}}, founded in 1990 along with members of his family. The company is known for co-working with franchises such as the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Shenmue}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Actraiser}}'' series, whilst Yuzo has contributed in {{iw|wikipedia|Nihon Falcom}}'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ys|series}}'', [[Sega]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Streets of Rage}}'', and [[Atlus]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Etrian Odyssey}}'' series. Ancient is credited exclusively for any arrangements made by his author since ''Brawl''. Yuzo Koshiro is also credited in the staff roll by name for ''Ultimate''. | ||
*'''ANIMA''' is a Japanese animation studio. The studio produces animation and trailers for other companies, mostly products from Nintendo's IP. The company is responsible for making the animation for [[Lucina]] and [[Robin]]'s ''Smash 4'' reveal trailers.<ref name="SSB4RT"/> | *'''ANIMA''' is a Japanese animation studio. The studio produces animation and trailers for other companies, mostly products from Nintendo's IP. The company is responsible for making the animation for [[Lucina]] and [[Robin]]'s ''Smash 4'' reveal trailers.<ref name="SSB4RT"/> |