List of companies with minor representation

This is a list of companies with minor representation in the Super Smash Bros. series, such as trophies, stickers, spirits, music, or Mii Fighter costumes.

1-Up Studio

1-Up Studio Inc.
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	June 30, 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Gen Kadoi Yoshiaki Koizumi Keizo Kato Futoshi Yamaguchi
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	44 (2018)
Website	1-Up Studio

1-Up Studio Inc., formerly known as Brownie Brown Inc., is a Japanese video game developer. Having assisted with the creation of games such as Mother 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, the Super Mario 3D games and their spin-off, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, as well as creating new IPs including Magical Starsign and A Kappa's Trail, the company became a subsidiary of Nintendo. Following that, on February 1st, 2013, they announced they would be changing the internal structure of the company, including renaming themselves to their present name: 1-Up Studio Inc.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Lucas is a semi-clone of Ness in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, representing the Mother 3 game. New Pork City, a location from Mother 3, appears as a stage, with the Ultimate Chimera randomly appearing to roam around within it. The Porky Statue, Lucas himself, and Lucas's Final Smash, PK Starstorm, appear as trophies. Porky's Theme, Unfounded Revenge / Smashing Song of Praise, Mother 3 Love Theme, and You Call This a Utopia?! appear as music tracks. Finally, Lucas, Claus, Kumatora, Duster, Boney, Salsa, Hinawa, Flint, Pig Mask, and Mr. Saturn in its Mother 3 design appear as stickers.

Mokka, as well as the species Putty and Pyrite, from the Magical Starsign series all appear as trophies. Mokka and Putty also appear as stickers, in addition to the male and female protagonists and Kirsh from Magical Vacation, the male protagonist, an HP Pot, and a Sparrow from Magical Starsign.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Lucas does not return in the base roster, instead being DLC, along with the trophy of himself, an alternate trophy, and the trophy of his Final Smash. While New Pork City does not return, the Porky Statue and Ultimate Chimera make appearances as trophies. Every Mother 3 music piece besides You Call This a Utopia?! returns.

3D Land appears as a stage to represent Super Mario 3D Land. The Boomerang from Super Mario 3D Land appears as both an item and a trophy. Other trophies from that game include Tanooki Mario & Kitsune Luigi, Boomerang Mario, and Mario (With Propeller Box). Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme appears to represent Super Mario 3D Land, while Super Bell Hill, The Great Tower Showdown 2, and Champion Road appear as music tracks to represent Super Mario 3D World.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Lucas returns as a member of the base roster, along with New Pork City. Every Mother 3 music track from Brawl returns. Flint, Hinawa, Boney, Duster, Kumatora, Salsa, Ultimate Chimera, Absolutely Safe Capsule, Masked Man, and Claus appear as spirits.

New Donk City appears as a stage, with Mario gaining a new taunt, a new costume, and a slightly changed up special to reference Super Mario Odyssey. Bowser (Wedding), Peach (Wedding), Cappy, and The Odyssey appear as spirits. The Boomerang item returns, along with the 3D Land stage. Cat Princess Peach, Sprixie Princesses, and Plessie appear as spirits. Along with Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World tracks returning from the previous game, Fossil Falls, New Donk City, Jump Up, Super Star!, Steam Gardens, Underground Moon Caverns, Break Free (Lead the Way), Plucky Pass Beginnings, and The King of Pyropuff Peak debut in this installment.

Totem Link and Madame Couture from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes appear as spirits. Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Woodlands - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes appear as music tracks, as well.

The male & female protagonists of Magical Vacation (both share a spirit), Mokka, and a Putty from the Magical Starsign series all return as spirits.

Agenda

Agenda
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Sapporo, Japan
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games

Agenda is a Japanese game developer that developed Clubhouse Games and Slide Adventure MAGKID for the Nintendo DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Magkid, the titular player from Slide Adventure MAGKID, as well as a Midori Mushi, an enemy from the game, appear as stickers.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Magkid returns as a spirit.

AlphaDream

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
File:AlphaDream Logo.png
Type	Defunct
Founded	January 12, 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tetsuo Mizuno
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	46 (2018)
Website	AlphaDream (archive)

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd. was a Japanese game developer that worked closely with Nintendo. They were primarily known for developing the Mario & Luigi series, as well as Tomato Adventure, a Japan-only RPG for the Game Boy Advance. AlphaDream became defunct after filing for bankruptcy on October 1st, 2019.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Mario & Luigi series is represented through multiple stickers: Cackletta, Mario & Luigi, Luigi, and Prince Peasley from Superstar Saga, and Luigi & Baby Luigi, a Shroob, Stuffwell, and Toadsworth from Partners in Time. The Gritzy Desert theme from Partners in Time is also remixed. Baby Peach, who first appeared in Partners in Time, receives a trophy. Mario & Luigi is also referenced in one of Luigi’s taunts. His up taunt has multiple poses very vastly shown and one is similar to his artwork for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. This taunt comes back both in Smash Wii U & 3DS and Ultimate.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Baby Peach reappears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Try, Try Again from Dream Team is remixed in both versions, while Tough Guy Alert! and The Grand Finale from Bowser's Inside Story appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Prince Peasley from Superstar Saga, Princess Shroob from Partners in Time, Fawful in his appearance from Bowser's Inside Story, Broque Monsieur and Starlow from Bowser's Inside Story, Dreambert and Antasma from Dream Team, and Papercraft Mario from Paper Jam appear as spirits. Baby Peach also appears as a spirit. In addition to the previous Mario & Luigi tracks, four new ones are added: Time's Running Out!, Mixed-Up Scramble, and Attack and Run! from Paper Jam, and This is Minion Turf! from Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

Representing Tomato Adventure, protagonist DeMille and the Tomatrio appear as spirits.

Arc System Works

Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	May 12th, 1988
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Minoru Kidooka
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Arcade games, video games
Employees	133 (2018)
Website	Arc System Works Co., Ltd.

Arc System Works is a video game company known for developing mainly fighting game series, such as the Blazblue and Guilty Gear series, as well as licensed fighting games for franchises such as Dragon Ball and Persona. On June 2015, they acquired all the intellectual properties of Technōs Japan, such as the Kunio-Kun series.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

4 Spirits from Kunio-Kun appeared in a Spirit Board event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, those being Kunio, Riki, Goda and the brothers Ryuchi & Ryuji (both share a spirit).

Arika

Arika Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	November 1, 1995
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Akira Nishitani
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Arcade games, video games
Employees	50
Website	Arika Co., Ltd.

Arika Co., Ltd is a Japanese video game developer primarily known for developing arcade games. Having created games for popular series such as Street Fighter EX and Tetris: The Grand Master and collaborated with companies like Capcom and Bandai Namco, Arika continues to work as a subcontractor for other companies. With Nintendo, the company developed multiple installments in the Dr. Mario series, the Endless Ocean series, AR Games and the 3D Classics series for the Nintendo 3DS, and Tetris 99 for the Nintendo Switch.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Dragon Battle music from AR Games appears on the Gamer stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Dragon Battle returns, now only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes. The Tetriminos from Tetris 99 appear as spirits in the Attack of the Tetriminos! Spirit Board event.

Artoon

Artoon Co., Ltd.
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	August 27, 1999
Headquarters	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Key people	Naoto Ohshima
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games

Artoon Co., Ltd was a Japanese game development company that went defunct in 2010. It primarily served as an outsourced developer for other studios, most notably creating Blinx: The Time Sweeper for Microsoft Game Studios. For Nintendo, it primarily worked on Yoshi games such as Yoshi Topsy-Turvy and Yoshi's Island DS, as well as FlingSmash for WiiWare.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy is represented with two stickers: Ship Yoshi and Mace Guy. Yoshi's Island DS is represented with five stickers: Crayzee Dayzee, Super Baby, Goonie, Stork, and Stork Stop. It is also represented with a remix of Wildlands theme, playing on Yoshi's Island.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Wildlands returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now playing on Woolly World.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Hongo and the Spirit Who Loves Surprises from Yoshi Topsy-Turvy appear as spirits. Wildlands returns once again.

Zip, the main character of FlingSmash, appears as a spirit.

Arzest

ARZEST Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	June 25, 2010
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Yoji Ishii Naoto Ohshima Yutaka Sugano
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	80
Website	ARZEST Corporation

Arzest Corporation (stylized ARZEST) is a Japanese video game developer that primarily serves as an outsourced developer for other companies. It was founded by the same staff as Artoon after the company went defunct in 2010. The company has worked for multiple titles for Nintendo, including Wii Play Motion, StreetPass Mii Plaza, Yoshi's New Island, and Hey! Pikmin.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

A trophy representing Yoshi's New Island appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has two music tracks from the game: Main Theme (Yoshi's New Island) and Bandit Valley (Yoshi's New Island).

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Yoshi's New Island is represented with a spirit of Yoshi holding a Mega Eggdozer, as well as five other spirits using their artwork from said game: Stork, Bandit, Little Mouser, Grim Leecher, and Ukiki. Main Theme - Yoshi's New Island (Remix) is included in addition to the two Yoshi's New Island tracks from the previous game.

A spirit of Mockiwi spirit represents Hey! Pikmin. The music tracks The Keeper of the Lake, Over Wintry Mountains, and Fragment of Hope are taken from the game, as well.

Asobism

Asobism Co., Ltd.
File:Asobism Logo.jpg
Founded	December 11, 2002
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tomoyuki Oto
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Revenue	¥10,000,000 (capital)
Employees	77 (2016)
Website	Asobism, Co., Ltd.

Asobism Co., Ltd. is an independent Japanese video game developer that is primarily known for developing the Freakyforms series, as well as the Dragon Poker series of mobile games.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

King Roy, the damsel-in-distress of Freakyforms Deluxe's dungeons, appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. A remix called Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Medley appears on the downloadable Miiverse stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The music track Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Medley returns, now only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks LLC
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	June 28, 1986
Headquarters	Bethesda, Maryland, US
Key people	Todd Howard Pete Hines
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Bethesda Sofworks LLC

Bethesda Softworks LLC, a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, is an American video game publisher that is primarily known for developing The Elder Scrolls series and recent entries of Fallout franchise, as well owning rights of franchises from iD Software such as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein series. In 2001, they spun-off their game development team into a studio called Bethesda Game Studios.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Vault Boy, the mascot of Fallout franchise, will be available as an Mii Costume for Mii Gunner in Round 6.

Camelot Software Planning

Camelot Co. Ltd
Type	Kabushiki gaisha
Founded	April 4, 1994
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hiroyuki Takahashi: President Shūgo Takahashi: Co-Founder and Co-President Motoi Sakuraba: Coordinator and Sound Director
Industry	Video games
Employees	42 (2010)
Website	Camelot

Camelot Software Planning, formerly known as Sega CD4 and Sonic! Software Planning, is a Japanese video game developer. Previously having worked for Sega and Sony Computer Entertainment, they are currently partnered with Nintendo, creating the Mario Golf and Mario Tennis series of games. Other works include the Golden Sun and the Shining series.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Waluigi and Plum represent the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf games via trophies.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Isaac from the Golden Sun series and Waluigi from the Mario series appear as Assist Trophies. Using Move, a Psynergy spell, Isaac will attempt to push opponents off the stage. Meanwhile, Waluigi will stomp on opponents to bury them, attacking the defenseless foes with his foot and tennis racket. Both have a trophy as well.

In terms of stickers, Plum and Petey Piranha represent the Mario Golf series, while Boo, Fly Guy, Bowser, and Wiggler represent the Mario Tennis series.

The music track Mario Tennis / Mario Golf, an arrangement of the title screen themes from Mario Power Tennis and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour respectively, appears in the My Music for Mario Circuit. Additionally, Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun), an arrangement remix of two themes from Golden Sun: The Lost Age, plays on the My Music for Norfair.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Waluigi returns as an Assist Trophy.

Trophies of Peach and Daisy in their tennis outfits from Mario Tennis Open, as well as a trophy of Mario holding a golf club (which is referred to as "Mario Golf: World Tour") appear in the 3DS version.

The Mario Tennis / Mario Golf and Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun) tracks return, both playing on the same stage. Additionally, Weyard, the overworld theme from Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, appears in the My Music for Palutena's Temple.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Isaac and Waluigi return as Assist Trophies, with Isaac now being able to use more Psynergy spells. These include Pound, which involves a fist slamming down; Lift, which includes two hands picking up a fighter and attempting to carry them above the blast zone; and Teleport, which has him teleport to a different part of the stage. Both characters also have spirits (with Isaac's being able to enhance into his adult form from Golden Sun: Dark Dawn) and Mii hats, with Isaac's hat coming with a Mii Swordfighter costume.

Garet, Ivan, Mia, Felix, and Jenna, as well as Matthew from Dark Dawn, appear as Golden Sun spirits. Kid from Mario Golf also appears as a spirit, in addition to spirits of Mario and Luigi as they appear in Mario Tennis Aces.

The Mario Tennis / Mario Golf, Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun), and Weyard tracks all return. New tracks include World Tour from Mario Golf: World Tour, Stadium Theme - Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Kingdom Stadium: Night and Country Field: Away Team from Mario Sports Superstars, and Title Theme - Mario Tennis Aces and Stadium Theme - Mario Tennis Aces from Mario Tennis Aces.

Choice Provisions

Choice Provisions Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Santa Cruz, California
Key people	Alex Neuse Mike Roush Chris Osborn
Industry	Video games
Website	Choice Provisions

Choice Provisions, originally known as Gaijin Games, is an independent video game studio based in Santa Cruz, California. They are best known for developing the BIT.TRIP series, with the platformer Bit.Trip Runner being their breakout hit. The original Bit.Trip series was developed and released for Nintendo's WiiWare service, and their later games, including Woah Dave!, a retro-inspired single-screen platformer; Dragon Fantasy, a comedic fantasy RPG and Bubsy: Paws on Fire, an installment in the infamous Bubsy franchise and unofficial sequel to the Runner series, continue to support Nintendo consoles.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The main character of the Bit.Trip series, CommanderVideo, appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Cing

CING, Inc.
Type	Defunct
Founded	April 1999
Headquarters	Fukuoka, Japan
Key people	Takuya Miyagawa
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	29 (2016)
Website	CING, Inc. (archive)

Cing, Inc. (stylized CING) was an independent Japanese video game developer that went bankrupt in 2010. They primarily worked with Nintendo, creating the Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory series, as well as Little King's Story for the Nintendo Wii. With the company's demise, its games are now owned wholly by the original publishers.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ashley Robbins from Trace Memory appears as a trophy. Several stickers also represent the game: two stickers of Ashley (one alone and one holding the DTS), Jessica, and the Captain.

Kyle Hyde from Hotel Dusk: Room 215 appears as a trophy, notable for being the only animated trophy in the entire series. Kyle, Dunning Smith, and Mila also appear as stickers.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ashley returns as a spirit, this time using her appearance from Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories.

Kyle Hyde returns as a spirit.

Curve Digital

Curve Digital Limited
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	2005
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Jason Perkins, Dominic Wheatley, Stuart Dinsey
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Curve Digital Limited

Curve Digital Limited (formerly Curve Studios Limited) is an independent British video game developer and publisher. Within Super Smash Bros., they are represented by the Fluidity series of digital games.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Eddy, the water spirit and main character of Fluidity: Spin Cycle, appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Eddy returns as a spirit.

Digital Extremes

Digital Extremes
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1993
Headquarters	London, Ontario, Canada
Key people	Michael Schmalz
Industry	Video games
Employees	310
Parent	Leyou
Website	Digital Extremes

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Lotus from Warframe appears as a spirit, this spirit can be enhanced into Natah, this spirit was introduced via DLC, during the event Spirits in Black on February 28, 2019.

Eighting

Eighting Co., Ltd.
Type	Corporation
Founded	March 15, 1993
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yasuhiko Kabashima Tomohisa Matsunaga Satoki Sato
Industry	Video games
Employees	240
Website	8ing

Eighting, formerly known as Raizing, is a Japanese video game developer. Eighting is known for developing fighting games and shoot 'em up games, such as Bloody Roar series, some Vs. series with Capcom such as Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Castlevania Judgment and Kamen Rider Series. They have also developed some games for Nintendo, such as the Kururin series and Master of Illusion.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Helirin, the main vehicle from the Kururin series, appears as a trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Helirin appears as an Assist Trophy, where it slowly spins around the stage and its blades can push back fighters. It also appears as a trophy as well.

Several Action Helirins from Kururin Squash appear as a shared trophy. These include the Helibokaan, Helibashan, Heliboboh, Helirburuun, and Helibibyuun.

Kururin himself, as well as the Helibokaan, appear as stickers.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Helirin does not reprise its role as an Assist Trophy. However, it does appear as a Support spirit, with Kururin himself piloting it in the artwork.

Four tracks from Castlevania Judgment also appear in Ultimate as tracks in Dracula's Castle. These include: Vampire Killer, Mad Forest, Dance of Illusions, and Dracula's Castle.

Ganbarion

GANBARION Co., Ltd.
Type	Corporation
Founded	August 13, 1999
Headquarters	Fukuoka, Japan
Key people	Chikako Yamakura
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Planning/development of home video game software
Revenue	10,000,000 JPY (capital)
Employees	93 (April 2019)
Website	GANBARION Co., Ltd.

Ganbarion Co., Ltd. (stylized GANBARION) is a Japanese video game company that primarily works as a planner and developer for other companies. They are best known for developing One Piece games with Bandai Namco; however, they also created Pandora's Tower for the Nintendo Wii, and co-developed Wii Fit U with Nintendo EAD.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Aeron and Elena from Pandora's Tower appear as a shared trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The Wii Fit Trainer from Wii Fit U appears as a trophy in for Wii U, as well, along with the music track Core Luge.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Aeron and Elena both return as individual spirits.

The track Core Luge returns from for Wii U, with the addition of a new remix, Training Menu - Wii Fit U.

Genki

Genki Co., Ltd.
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	October 16, 1990
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hiroshi Hamagaki
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Genki Co., Ltd.

Genki Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer and a subsidiary of Daikoku Denki. The company is best known for its racing games, particularly Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Shutokou Battle in Japan). They also developed a variety of other titles across multiple platforms, with one such example being the real-time strategy game Napoleon for the Game Boy Advance; while only released in Japan and France, it nonetheless is represented in Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Representing Napoleon, Alessandro Inzaghi, Napoleon's old friend and first commander, appears as a spirit.

Good-Feel

Good-Feel Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	October 3, 2005
Headquarters	Hyogo, Japan
Key people	Shigeharu Umezaki Etsunobu Ebisu Isono Yoshikazu
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	122 (2019)
Website	Good-Feel Co., Ltd.

Good-Feel Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer that primarily works with Nintendo. The company got its start making educational video games for the Nintendo DS, but broke out into the mainstream with their first major title, Wario Land: Shake It! for the Nintendo Wii. The company has also developed Kirby's Epic Yarn, Yoshi's Woolly World, their respective ports for the Nintendo 3DS, Yoshi's Crafted World, and Looksley's Line Up, as well as providing development support for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and StreetPass Mii Plaza.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

While Wario Land: Shake It! had not yet been released, Wario's victory theme shares its melody with the Stonecarving City theme from the game. According to the composer, Tomoya Tomita, the theme was composed for Brawl first and then remixed in Shake It!.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Woolly World, a stage based upon Yoshi's Woolly World, appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, along with two versions of its main theme: Yoshi's Woolly World (Remix) and Yoshi's Woolly World (Original).

The music track Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!) plays on Gamer.

The Captain and Robo-Bone from Mii Force appear as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The helmets worn by the Mii Force squad members can be equipped by Mii Fighters in both Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Yoshi gains an alternate costume based upon his appearance in Yoshi's Crafted World, which doubles as a Fighter Spirit. Yarn Yoshi and Yarn Poochy from Woolly World also appear as spirits. The music tracks Main Theme - Yoshi's Woolly World (Remix) and Main Theme - Yoshi's Woolly World (Original) return from for Wii U.

The music track Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It! likewise returns from for Wii U. The Shake King and Captain Syrup, as they appear in Wario Land: Shake It!, debut as spirits.

Prince Fluff from Kirby's Epic Yarn, Gold Bone from Mii Force, Nico Fire from Slot Car Rivals, and Looksley from Looksley's Line Up all appear as spirits.

Google

Google LLC
File:Google.png
Type	Subsidary
Founded	September 4, 1998
Headquarters	1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, U.S.
Key people	Sundar Pichai Ruth Porat
Industry	Internet Advertising Artificial intelligence
Employees	114,096 (Q3 2019)
Website	Google Search Alphabet, parent company

Google is an American technology company owned by the technology conglomerate Alphabet. It is best known for Google Search, a popular web search engine, and Google Chrome, a cross-platform web browser. In recent years they've branched out to other industries, including the smartphone industry with the Android operating system and the gaming industry with the cloud based gaming console Google Stadia.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

After the 1.1.0 update in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it was possible to upload replay data to YouTube. After signing in with a Google account, users would be allowed to record and upload replay data to their YouTube and Miiverse accounts. As of the discontinuation of Miiverse on November 8, 2017, it is no longer possible to use this service.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Spirit Ando Kensaku originates from And-Kensaku, a Wii game developed in collaboration with Google Japan themed around Google Search trends.

Grezzo

GREZZO Co., Ltd.
File:Grezzo Logo.png
Type	Limited
Founded	December 2006
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Koichi Ishii
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	62 (2018)
Website	GREZZO Co., Ltd.

Grezzo Co., Ltd. (stylized GREZZO) is a Japanese video game developer that primarily works on The Legend of Zelda series with Nintendo, having assisted in developing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch). It was the primary developer for Ever Oasis, and also worked on the Flower Town minigame for StreetPass Mii Plaza.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Mr. Mendel and Ms. Blossom from Flower Town appear as a shared trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

From Ever Oasis, the male protagonist Tethu and the water spirit Esna appear as spirits. Two music tracks from the game, Dawn in the Desert and Struggle Against Chaos, are available, only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Totem Link and Madame Couture from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes appear as spirits, as do Link and the Owl from the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Woodlands - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes appear as music tracks, as well.

Grounding

Grounding Inc.
Founded	September 2007
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Mineko Okamura
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Grounding Inc.

Grounding Inc. is an independent video game developer based in Japan, primarily made up of former Sega employees. Among other downloadable titles, the company released Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword and Nintendouji in collaboration with Nintendo.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Sakura Samurai appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and a remix based on the game, Boss 1 (Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword), plays on Luigi's Mansion in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The titular character of NIntendouji, Kageshina Kurabe, appears as a collectible trophy in for 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Sakura Samurai returns as a spirit, as does the Boss 1 - Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword music track.

Kageshina Kurabe returns as a spirit.

Headstrong Games

Headstrong Games
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	2000
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Brynley Gibson: Head of Studios Mick Morris: Business Development Director Travis Winstanley: Games Investment Director
Industry	Video games
Products	Video Games
Website	Headstrong Games

Headstrong Games was a London-based subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment, known for developing the Art Academy and Battalion Wars series for Nintendo, as well as The House of the Dead: Overkill for Sega. The Art Academy series is Headstrong's only form of representation within the Super Smash Bros. games.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Vince, the player's teacher from the Art Academy series, appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The track Swan Lesson plays on the Duck Hunt stage in for Wii U only.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Vince reappears as an Assist Trophy, a spirit, and a Mii Costume for Mii Swordfighters.

The Swan Lesson music track returns.

Hudson Soft

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	May 18, 1973
Headquarters	Midtown Tower, Tokyo Midtown Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Key people	Takahashi Meijin Akira Sakuma Kazuhiko Uehara: President 2011‒2012
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games, (formerly) consoles
Employees	421 (March 2011)
Parent	Konami Digital Entertainment
Website	Hudson Soft

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd was a Japanese video game publisher and developer. The company was known for the Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bloody Roar, and the Bonk series. Hudson Soft formally partnered with Nintendo to develop the Mario Party series all the way until 2007, with subsequent games being worked on by Nintendo subsidiary Nd Cube.

In April 2011, Hudson was acquired by Konami, and in March 2012 the former company ceased to exist as it dissolved into Konami Digital Entertainment. Despite this, products and services will continue to be provided under the Hudson brand through Konami.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ballyhoo & Big Top appear as a trophy.

In terms of stickers, Yoshi represents Mario Party 2; Millennium Star and Snifit represent Mario Party 3; Misstar, Muskular, and Eldstar represent Mario Party 5; a Bowser Space (erroneously referred to as "Bowser Coin"), Toadette, Toad, Brighton, and Twila represent Mario Party 6; Peach & Daisy as a group, Toad & Toadette as a group, Dry Bones, and a single Toad represent Mario Party 7; and a Dice Block, Ballyhoo & Big Top, and Chain Chomp represent Mario Party 8.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Bomberman, the protagonist of his titular series (now owned by Konami), appears as an Assist Trophy. He also appears as a spirit as well.

MC Ballyhoo & Big Top from Mario Party 8 and a Dice Block, a recurring item from the Mario Party series, appear as spirits.

indieszero

indieszero Corporation, Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	April 21, 1997
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masanobu Suzui
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	40
Website	indieszero

indieszero Corporation, Ltd is a Japanese video game development company that commonly works with Nintendo. Its catalog includes titles such as Sutte Hakkun, Electroplankton, Sennen Kazoku, the Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi series, the NES Remix series, and Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Hanenbow, a minigame from Electroplankton, appears as a stage. Several stickers from Electroplankton also appear: Nanocarp, Hanenbow, Volvoice, and an image of the Hanenbow stage (Referred to as "Electroplankton").

Several stickers from Sennen Kazoku appear: Cupit, Akuma, Kamisama, and the Aijou Boom no Ya.

The Chef from Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi appears as a sticker. Also, a music track called Shaberu! DS Cooking Navi, a remix of the title screen theme from the game of the same name, appears in the My Music for PictoChat.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The music track Title Theme (NES Remix 2) appears in the My Music for the Duck Hunt stage in for Wii U only.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Hanenbow stage returns after being absent from Super Smash Bros. 4. A Hanenbow also appears as a spirit.

Cupit (now under the name "Cupid") from Sennen Kazoku and the Chef from Personal Trainer: Cooking return as spirits. Additionally, Hakkun from Sutte Hakkun and Musashi from Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido make their series debut as spirits.

Both the Shaberu! DS Cooking Navi (Now under the name "Personal Trainer: Cooking") and Title Theme - NES Remix 2 tracks return. Additionally, the Electroplankton theme from Brawl (Called "Electroplankton (Original)") is now playable in My Music, alongside a new track from the series, Electroplankton (Remix).

inisJ

inisJ Corporation
File:InisJ Logo.png
Type	Private
Founded	February 3, 1997
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masako Harada Keiichi Yano Takahide Hoshino Takashi Murakoshi
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Revenue	¥275,000,000 (capital)
Website	inisJ Corporation

inisJ Corporation (formerly iNiS) is a Japanese video game developer originally known for developing rhythm games; its name stands for "infinite noise of the inner soul". It developed the Ouendan series and Elite Beat Agents in collaboration with Nintendo, as well as the Gitaroo Man series for the PlayStation family of consoles. After restructuring, the company was reestablished under its current name in November 2016, and now works primarily as a producer and publisher.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ryuta Ippongi and Hayato Saionji, collectively the Ouendan, appear as a shared trophy. Ryuta and Hayato both appear as individual stickers, along with Hajime Tanaka, Kai Doumeki, and Sayaka Amemiya, all representing the Ouendan series.

From Elite Beat Agents, Agent J, Agent Derrick, and Agent Morris appear as a collective Elite Beat Agents trophy and as individual stickers. Commander Kahn appears solely as a sticker.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ryuta Ippongi and Sayaka Amemiya both return as spirits, this time sharing a spot with their fellow back-up dancers: Atsushi Saitou and Ittetsu Suzuki for Ryuta (collectively the Ouendan) and Aoi Kanda and Anna Lyndhurst for Sayaka (collectively the Ouendan Cheerleaders).

J, Derrick, and Morris all return as a collective Elite Beat Agents spirit, while the Elite Beat Divas—Starr, Foxx, and Missy—also debut as a shared spirit.

KeysFactory

KeysFactory, Inc.
Founded	February 5, 2002
Headquarters	Shizuoka, Japan
Key people	Soga Ki
Industry	Entertainment industry
Products	Video games, video game accessories, toys
Revenue	¥30,000,000 (capital)
Website	KeysFactory, Inc.

KeysFactory, Inc. is a Japanese manufacturing company primarily known for creating video game accessories; they are officially licensed to manufacture accessories for Nintendo hardware. They additionally developed the Thru series of digital games.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

A trophy depicting three Guardians (King Prana, King Leo, and King Croco) from Ketzal's Corridors appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Koei Tecmo

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.
Type	Public
Founded	July 31, 1967 (Tecmo) July 25, 1978 (Koei) April 1, 2009 (as Koei Tecmo)
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Yoichi Kurakawa
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd., formerly known as Tecmo Koei Holdings, is a Japanese holding company that consists of several video game studios and developers. Titles that fall under the Koei Tecmo name include Samurai Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, and Fatal Frame. They additionally developed Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors with Nintendo, spinoffs of The Legend of Zelda and Fire Emblem franchises respectively. Finally, they played an instrumental part in the development of Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

The company is the result of a merger between Koei Co., Ltd. and Tecmo, Inc.; Tecmo originated titles such as Ninja Gaiden, Fatal Frame, and Dead or Alive, while Koei was known for Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors. Koei absorbed Tecmo in 2009, and the two companies completed their merger by 2010. The company has cooperated with Nintendo to co-develop and publish two games in the Fatal Frame series. As a result, it is the only Koei Tecmo series to be represented within the Super Smash Bros. games.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Mayu from Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, while Mio & Mayu Amakura from Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly appear as a shared trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Yuri Kozukata, the main character of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, appears as an Assist Trophy and a spirit.

Mio & Mayu Amakura return as a shared Support spirit.

Marvelous

Marvelous Inc.
Type	Public
Founded	June 25, 1997 (as Marvelous Entertainment) October 1, 2011 (as Marvelous Inc.)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Haruki Nakayama Yoshiaki Matsumoto Toshinori Aoki Yasuhiro Wada
Industry	Video game industry, Music industry, Anime industry
Products	Video games, anime, albums, etc.
Revenue	¥20,330,000,000 (2014)
Net income	¥1,882,000,000 (2014)
Employees	184 (consolidated)
Website	Marvelous Inc.

Marvelous Inc. is a Japanese entertainment corporation with a focus on video games. Its current form is the result of a merger between Marvelous Entertainment Inc., AQ Interactive Inc., and Livewire Inc., of which Marvelous was the only remaining company. It is known for its involvement with series such as Story of Seasons, Senran Kagura, and No More Heroes. One of its former subsidiaries, AQ Interactive, helped co-develop The Last Story. The company has also developed Daemon X Machina.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The main characters of The Last Story, Zael and Calista, appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Zael and Calista both return as spirits.

Four Daemon X Machina Spirits appear in Arsenals at the Ready! DAEMON X MACHINA Spirit Board event.

MediaKite

MediaKite Distribution Inc.
File:MediaKite Logo.gif
Type	Defunct
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	MediaKite Distribution Inc. (archived)

MediaKite Distribution Inc. was a Japanese video game developer that went defunct in 2007. It was primarily used by other companies as an outsourced developer, creating ports of existing games like Yakuman DS, though it also developed some original titles, such as Kurikin Nano Island Story.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A bacteria (known as Kurikin) from Kurikin Nano Island Story appears as a spirit.

MercurySteam

Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L.
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Key people	Enric Álvarez Dave Cox
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	110 (2016)
Website	Mercury Steam

Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L. is a Spanish video game development company known for their contributions to modern entries in the Castlevania and Metroid series, specifically with the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series and Metroid: Samus Returns.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The crossguard on the Vampire Killer is taken from the Combat Cross in Lords of Shadow. Gabriel Belmont, the main character of Lords of Shadow, also appears as a Spirit.

Three music tracks from Metroid: Samus Returns appear in Ultimate: Magmoor Caverns, Boss Battle 4, and End Results. The Metroid Spirit and Samus's Fighter Spirit both use artwork from this game. Diggernaut is also introduced as a Spirit.

Mistwalker

Mistwalker Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hironobu Sakaguchi Kensuke Tanaka Nobuo Uematsu
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	15 (2017)
Website	Mistwalker Corporation

Mistwalker Corporation is a Japanese video game development company founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series. The company primarily develops role-playing games, such as The Last Story and ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, which represent the company within Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The main characters of The Last Story, Zael and Calista, appear as collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Zael and Calista both return as spirits.

The protagonist of Archaic Sealed Heat, Princess Aisya, appears as a spirit.

Mitchell

Mitchell Corporation
Type	Defunct
Founded	February 1, 1960
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Roy Ozaki Koichi Niida Nishimura Shin
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Website	Mitchell Corporation (archive)

Mitchell Corporation was a Japanese video game developer that primarily created puzzle games. Working with Nintendo, the company released Number Battle for the Nintendo DS in 2007, and a DSiWare installment of the game in 2009. The company went defunct on November 20, 2012.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Hsien from Number Battle appears as a spirit.

Muu Muu

muumuu co., Ltd.
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games, mobile apps
Website	muumuu co., Ltd.

Muu Muu Co., Ltd. (stylized muumuu) is a Japanese developer of video games and mobile apps, using a distinct hand-drawn artstyle. Collaborating with Nintendo, they released Make 10: A Journey of Numbers for the Nintendo DS in 2007 and Tsukutte Utau: Saru Band for the DSiWare service in 2010.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Num Diddly, the player's guide from Make 10: A Journey of Numbers, appears as a spirit.

Prince Saruno, the main character of Tsukutte Utau: Saru Band, appears as a spirit.

NDcube

NDcube Co., Ltd.
File:NDCube Logo.svg
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	March 1, 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hidetoshi Endo Shuichiro Nishiya
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	NDCube Co., Ltd.

NDCube Co., Ltd. is a second-party video game developer fully owned by Nintendo. The company primarily develops party video games, in particular taking over the Mario Party series from Hudson Soft starting with Mario Party 9. It also developed the Wii Party series, Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Minigame Theme (Mario Party 9) from Mario Party 9 and Final Results (Wii Party U) from Wii Party U both appear as music tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pandemonium from Mario Party 9 returns from the previous installment. Two tracks from Mario Party: Island Tour also appear: Title Theme - Mario Party: Island Tour and Rocket Road. A Dice Block and River Survival appear as spirits to represent Super Mario Party.

A spirit of Party Phil represents the Wii Party series. Final Results - Wii Party U also returns.

Next Level Games

Next Level Games
File:Next Level Games Logo.png
Type	Private
Founded	October, 2002
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people	Douglas Tronsgard (CEO)
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Employees	98
Website	Next Level Games

Next Level Games is a Canadian independent video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are best known as a second-party developer for Nintendo, working on titles such as the Mario Strikers series, the Luigi's Mansion series, Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Wii, and Metroid Prime: Federation Force.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Next Level Games' only representation in Brawl is through the Mario Strikers series. The Soccer Ball item is inspired by these games, including its tendency to catch on fire. The Striker Mario, Striker Daisy, and Kritter (Goalie) trophies are taken directly from Mario Strikers Charged. Several stickers are taken from the series, as well.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Little Mac makes his debut as a playable character using his design from the rebooted Nintendo Wii installment. Doc Louis also appears as part of his taunts (voice only) and victory animations, with his voice actor Riley Inge reprising the role. The Boxing Ring stage is based on the game's aesthetics and design. Several trophies use models directly from the game, in addition to the music tracks Minor Circuit (Original), World Circuit Theme, and Title (Punch-Out!!).

Luigi's new Final Smash, the Poltergust 5000, is based on the updated Poltergust model from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, which was developed by Next Level Games. It also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, along with ghosts from the game and the Polterpup. The tracks Luigi's Mansion Series Medley and On the Hunt -Gloomy Manor ver.- (Instrumental) are based on songs from the game.

The Soccer Ball item returns with similar functionality.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Little Mac and all his associated elements return. Additionally, all Punch-Out!! Spirits use artwork from the Wii installment.

Luigi's Final Smash is replaced with the Poltergust G-00 from Luigi's Mansion 3, which was not yet released at the time of Ultimate's debut. Luigi also uses the Poltergust G-00 for his grab and throws. The previous music tracks sourced from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon return, and Polterpup and the Poltergust 5000 appear as Spirits. King Boo and Professor E. Gadd's depictions from Dark Moon also appear as Spirits.

Waluigi and Petey Piranha's depictions from the Mario Strikers series appear as Spirits. The Soccer Ball item also returns once again.

A Mech from Metroid Prime: Federation Force appears as a Spirit, and the music track Main Theme - Metroid Prime: Federation Force is taken directly from this game.

Noise

Noise Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	September 2, 1996
Headquarters	Nishigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Shigeo Sasaki Kouji Kenjou
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Products	Video games and mobile apps
Employees	25 (April 2016)
Website	Noise Inc.

Noise, Inc. (stylized as NOISE) is a second-party game developer partially owned by Nintendo. They are best known for developing the Custom Robo games, which have received consistent representation through the Super Smash Bros. series.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Three Robos from Custom Robo V2, Ray Mk II, Bayonette, and Annie, appear as collectible trophies.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ray Mk III from Custom Robo Arena, the successor to Ray Mk II, appears as an Assist Trophy.

Three trophies from the series appear: Ray Mk III, Jameson & A.I.R.S., and a collective trophy for various robos throughout the series.

In terms of stickers, Ray represents Custom Robo, Annie represents Custom Robo V2, a Robo Cube, Seal Head, Rakensen, and Ray 01 represent Battle Revolution, and Ray Mk III (mislabeled as "Ray MKIII") represents Arena.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ray Mk III does not reprise its role as an Assist Trophy, but it does appear as an enhanceable spirit of Ray Mk II and a Mii Costume for Mii Gunners.

Ray Mk II and Bayonette return as spirits, along with a newcomer to the series Flare.

omiyasoft

omiyasoft Co., Ltd.
Type	Limited
Founded	January 1993
Headquarters	Saitama, Japan
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	omiyasoft Co., Ltd.

omiyasoft Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer best known for creating the Culdcept series.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The character Goligan appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. A remix of the title theme from the first 3DS installment, known simply as Culdcept, plays on the Boxing Ring stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Goligan returns as a spirit, along with Culdra, the goddess and mascot of the series, and Allen, the main protagonist of Culdcept Revolt. The Culdcept track returns, as well as two tracks from Culdcept Revolt: Revolt -Striving for Hope- and Worthy Rival Battle. All three tracks only play on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Param

Param
Type	Defunct
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Takao Kurebayashi, Kazutoshi Iida, and Yana
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games
Parent	Marigul Management

Param is a Japanese video game developer which is known for only developing a single game: Doshin the Giant.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Doshin the Giant is represented via two trophies, both being the forms that the Giant can take, Love Giant (Doshin) and Hate Giant (Jashin) (with the former holding an islander in his hands).

ParityBit

ParityBit Co., Ltd.
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games

ParityBit Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer that primarily creates sports video games, though not much else is known about them. They developed the Calciobit series with Nintendo, which is their sole representation in Smash.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

A trophy for Nintendo Pocket Football Club, depicting two Blue Team soccer players, three Red Team soccer players, and a referee, appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS under the name "Athletes" in North America and "Football Players" in PAL regions.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A single Pocket Football Player returns as a spirit.

Paon

Plato

PLATO CORPORATION
Type	Private
Founded	May 31, 1987
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Asakura Kosuke: President
Industry	Entertainment
Products	Video games, mobile apps
Revenue	¥38,000,000 (capital)
Employees	10
Website	Plato

Plato Corporation (stylized PLATO CORPORATION) is a video game and mobile app developer. Plato is best known for their involvement in the development—as well as publishing in Japan—of a handful of Nintendo DS titles, being English Training and the Japan-exclusive Sing & Play DS Guitar "M-06", later reworked by Plato and localized by Ubisoft to other regions as Jam Sessions.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Dzuke-chan, the host of the Japanese version of English Training, appears as a sticker.

Prope

PROPE Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	May 23, 2006
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yuji Naka
Industry	Video games
Products	Software planning and development
Website	PROPE Ltd.

Prope Ltd. (stylized PROPE) is an independent Japanese developer founded by Yuji Naka, a former employee of Sega. Known primarily for developing casual video games targeted at a general demographic, they also assisted in developing the Monster Manor and Ultimate Angler minigames for StreetPass Mii Plaza.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Iris Archwell and the Demon King Arzodius from Monster Manor appear as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Iris Archwell returns as a spirit, joined by Coraline from Ultimate Angler, Shinobu from Ninja Launcher, and Crispin from Find Mii.

Q-Games

Q-Games
Type	Public
Founded	August 9, 2001
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Dylan Cuthbert Kenkichi Shimooka
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	Q-Games

Q-Games is a Japanese development company formed by Dylan Cuthbert, a former developer for Argonaut Games, who assisted Nintendo in the 3D graphics technology used in developing X and Star Fox. They developed successors to the Star Fox series, such as Star Fox Command and Star Fox 64 3D, as well as X-Scape for DSiWare.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Star Fox characters in Brawl are partially based upon their designs from Star Fox Command, combined with their designs from Star Fox Assault. A trophy, Falco (Command), and several stickers also represent the game.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The latter half of Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream is taken from Star Fox Command. The Star Fox characters are now based upon their designs from Star Fox 64 3D, including Falco's voice actor, Mark Lund.

The track Tunnel Scene (X-Scape) is taken from X-Scape.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream returns. Dash Bowman from Star Fox Command and Andross from Star Fox 64 3D appear as spirits.

The Tunnel Scene - X-Scape track also returns.

Red Entertainment

Red Entertainment
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1976 (as the Red Company) December 4, 2000 (as Red Entertainment)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Ohji Hiroi
Industry	Entertainment
Products	Video games, mobile games, pachinko games, animation, etc.
Revenue	¥105,969,632 (capital)
Website	Red Entertainment

Red Entertainment (formerly known as the Red Company) is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily focuses on video games. They are best known for creating the Sakura Wars franchise with Sega, as well as the Bonk series for the TurboGrafx-16 and the Fossil Fighters series, as well as Project Hacker: Kakusei, with Nintendo.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

A collective trophy of Jura, Tria, and Nibbles from Fossil Fighters: Frontier appear as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nibbles returns as a spirit, along with a T-Rex from the original Fossil Fighters. In addition, the Battle Start - Fossil Fighters: Frontier theme from Fossil Fighters: Frontier is added, only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Satoru Amatsubo, the main protagonist of Project Hacker: Kakusei, appears as a spirit.

Sandlot

Sandlot
Type	Public
Founded	March 12, 2001
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Shiro Kuroda
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	Sandlot

Sandlot (stylized SANDLOT) is a Japanese video game developer known for creating titles with unusual control schemes. Working with Nintendo, the company developed Chōsōjū Mecha MG for the Nintendo DS and Zangeki no Reginleiv for the Nintendo Wii, both of which are represented in Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Warrior Mech Gauss, HM Mech Rosa, and Musketeer Daltania appear as both collectible trophies and stickers, while Ningyou Kouchuu Viigaru appears solely as a sticker. The music track Marionation Gear is remixed from Chōsōjū Mecha MG, playing on the Norfair stage.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Marionation Gear returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, once again playing on the Norfair stage.

Frey and Freya, the main characters from Zangeki no Reginleiv, appear as individual trophies in for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Warrior Mech Gauss returns as a spirit. Marionation Gear once again returns, now only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Frey and Freya return as a shared spirit.

Saru Brunei

Saru Brunei Co., Ltd.
Type	Defunct
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Gento Matsumoto
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games

Saru Brunei Co., Ltd. (credited in Ultimate as Sarubrunei) was a Japanese video game developer that worked in collaboration with Nintendo to create Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest. The company became defunct after the liquidation of Marigul Management in May of 2003.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

A creature named Alpha from Cubivore appears as a trophy. As the game was still in development, it is credited as a "Future Release".

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A pig from Cubivore appears as a spirit.

SFB Games

SFB Games Limited
Type	Private
Founded	September 2, 2002
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Tom Vian Adam Vian
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	SFB Games Limited

SFB Games Limited is an independent video game developer based in London, England. Notably, it was originally named Super Flash Bros. after the Super Smash Bros. series. As its name implies, the company was originally started by two brothers, Tom and Adam Vian, developing games in Adobe Flash; after incorporating, the studio went on to create Snipperclips for the Nintendo Switch.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Snip and Clip, the main characters of Snipperclips, appear as a shared spirit. Additionally, the music track Noisy Notebook is remixed from the same game.

Shift

Shift
Type	Private
Founded	April 1996
Headquarters	Kanagawa, Japan
Key people	Yuichi Sugiyama
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Employees	66
Website	Shift

Shift (stylized shift) is an independent Japanese video game developer. Though they primarily develop titles for the PlayStation family of consoles, they also developed And-Kensaku, a party game for the Nintendo Wii.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ando Kensaku, the host of And-Kensaku, appears as a spirit.

Silicon Knights

Silicon Knights
Type	Defunct
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Ontario, Canada
Key people	Denis Dyack Michael Mays
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	Silicon Knights (archive)

Silicon Knights was a video game development company based in Ontario, Canada. They are best known for the psychological horror game Eternal Darkness, which was developed in partnership with Nintendo; together with Konami, they also developed Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, a remake of Metal Gear Solid. Following a lawsuit from Epic Games over unauthorized use of the Unreal Engine, Silicon Knights filed for bankruptcy on May 16, 2014. Regardless, Eternal Darkness receives representation in Super Smash Bros. due to Nintendo owning the game's copyright.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Alexandra Roivas, the main protagonist of Eternal Darkness, appears as a spirit.

Skip

skip Ltd.
Type	Defunct
Founded	July 2000
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hiroshi Suzuki Kenichi Nishi Keita Eto
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	skip Ltd.

Skip Ltd. (stylized as skip) is a Japanese video game development company that works closely with Nintendo. They have most notably created the Chibi-Robo! series and Captain Rainbow, as well as GiFTPiA and the bit Generations/Art Style anthologies. The company appears to have gone defunct some time after the release of the 2015 game Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Chibi-Robo appears as a collectible trophy, along with his motivator, Telly. Several characters from the series also appear as stickers: Chibi-Robo (one in a stationary pose and one running), Telly, and Papa represent the original Chibi-Robo!, while Chibi-Robo and a Free Ranger represent the sequel Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol.

The logos for 5 out of the 7 games of the bit Generations series (referred to as "Digiluxe" in-game) appear as stickers. The games include Orbiter, Chromatron, Boundish, Digidrive, and Rotohex.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Chibi-Robo and a Chibi-Tot as they appear in Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder appear as a shared trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Captain Rainbow from the eponymous game, as well as the obese version of Little Mac, appear as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. A music track called Tomorrow's Passion appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a track for the Boxing Ring stage.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A costume based on Chibi-Robo is available for Mii Gunners. Chibi-Robo (who can be enhanced into Super Chibi-Robo), Telly, and a Chibi-Tot all return as spirits, alongside a newcomer to the series, Drake Redcrest.

Captain Rainbow returns as a spirit, as well as his real identity, Nick. Tomorrow's Passion returns, now only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Mappo, the robot police chief from GiFTPiA, appears as a spirit.

Softnica

Softnica
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	Softnica

Softnica (formerly Pax Softnica) is a Japanese video game developer that formerly worked with Nintendo. Aside from providing development support for EarthBound Beginnings, EarthBound, and Pokémon Snap, they also developed Shin Onigashima, Yūyūki, Mole Mania, and Hajimari no Mori. They currently work as an independent company.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Donbe and Hikari, the main characters of Shin Onigashima, appear as a trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Donbe returns as an individual sticker, and the track Shin Onigashima is available on Summit.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Shin Onigashima Medley is available on Boxing Ring in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Donbe and Hikari return as a shared spirit and can be enhanced into their older selves from the game's second disk. Shin Onigashima Medley also returns.

Goku and Chao, the main characters of Yūyūki, debut as a shared spirit, along with the music track Yūyūki Medley.

Muddy Mole, the main protagonist of Mole Mania, appears as a spirit.

Komurasaki from Hajimari no Mori (referred to as "Girl from Hajimari no Mori") appears as a spirit.

Spike Chunsoft

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	April 9, 1984 (Chunsoft) October 18, 1991 (Spike) April 1, 2012 (as Spike Chunsoft)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Koichi Nakamura Mitsutoshi Sakurai
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Employees	200 (2016)
Website	Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd is a Japanese video game development studio best known for creating the Mystery Dungeon series. The company is the result of a merger between Chunsoft Co., Ltd.—who developed the early Dragon Quest titles, Mystery Dungeon, and the Zero Escape series—and Spike Co., Ltd., who developed the Danganronpa and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series. Spike Chunsoft also provides development support to Nintendo, having assisted with Wii Play Motion and the Warrior's Way minigame for StreetPass Mii Plaza. Collaborating with Red Entertainment, the studio additionally developed Fossil Fighters: Frontier. Spike Chunsoft also publishes the Crypt of the NecroDancer games in Japan, including the Zelda themed Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Wentworth and Emperor Fynalle from Warrior's Way appear as trophies.

A collective trophy of Jura, Tria, and Nibbles from Fossil Fighters: Frontier appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nibbles from Fossil Fighters: Frontier returns as a spirit. In addition, the Battle Start - Fossil Fighters: Frontier theme from Fossil Fighters: Frontier is added, only playing on Summit, Duck Hunt, and stages from non-playable universes.

Studio MDHR

Studio MDHR
Type	Private
Founded	October 25, 2013
Headquarters	Oakville, Ontario
Key people	Chad Moldenhauer Jared Moldenhauer
Industry	Video games
Website	Studio MDHR

Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian independent game development studio mainly known for the development of the run-and-gun game Cuphead.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A downloadable costume for Mii Gunners based on Cuphead is available as downloadable content. Purchasing the costume will also unlock the Floral Fury music track, sourced from Cuphead. Additionally, in a Spirit Board event that began on February 14th, 2020 and lasted for 5 days, four characters from Cuphead were added as spirits: Cuphead, Mugman, the Devil, and King Dice.

Syn Sophia

syn Sophia, Inc.
Type	Public
Founded	June 19, 1995
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Shuji Yoshida Tamura Oya
Industry	Video games
Products	Arcade games, video games
Employees	70 (2016)
Website	syn Sophia, Inc.

syn Sophia, Inc. is a video game development company formerly known as The Man Breeze and AKI Corporation. Previously known for wrestling titles, the company restructured under its current name in 2007; it now primarily develops series aimed toward young girls, such as PriPara and Nintendo's Style Savvy. They have also collaborated with Sega to co-develop the Kurohyō games in the Yakuza series for the PlayStation Portable.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Evie, the owner of the shop in the Japanese and PAL versions of Style Savvy: Trendsetters, appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Interestingly, Evie is referred to as "Michaela" in the North American version of for 3DS, who was a distinct character that replaces Evie in North American versions of Trendsetters. There are also two music tracks that play on the Wuhu Island stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Style Savvy: Trendsetters and Pop Fashion Show.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The girl who appears on the Japanese cover of the first Style Savvy game (referred to as "Shop Assistant") appears as a spirit. Style Savvy: Trendsetters and Pop Fashion Show both return, along with the addition of the vocal song Ring a Ding from Style Savvy: Styling Star ("Ring! Dong! Dang!" in the Japanese version).

Taito

Taito Corportation
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	August 24, 1953
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Koichi Ishii Tetsu Yamada Yukio Lizawa
Industry	Video games
Products	Arcade games, video games
Employees	645 (2018)
Parent	Square Enix
Website	Taito Corporation

Taito Corporation is a video game development company known for its arcade titles, such as Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble. Originally founded as a trading company, the corporation is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix, though the Taito brand name continues to be used separately. Within the Super Smash Bros. franchise, Taito is represented through their sound department Zuntata and by the game Takt of Magic, a role-playing game for the Nintendo Wii.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Taito's in-house sound department, Zuntata, did several music remixes: Kapp'n's Song, The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley and Wii Shop Channel.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In addition to the former musics from Super Smash Bros. 4 returning in their respective universes, Staff Credits - Kirby's Dream Land, We're Robots (Dr. Wily Stage 2) and Splattack! (Remix) appears as new music remixes. Wii Shop Channel is named now as Wii Shop Channel (Remix) due to the inclusion of original Wii Shop Channel track being back from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Orville, the protagonist of Takt of Magic, appears as a spirit.

TOSE

Tose Co., Ltd.
Type	Public
Founded	November 1979
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Yasuhito Watanabe Shigeru Saito
Industry	Interactive entertainment
Products	Video games
Employees	1,000 (2015)
Website	Tose Co., Ltd.

Tose Co., Ltd. (stylized as TOSE) is a Japanese game development company that often collaborates with other companies, typically going uncredited. Working with Nintendo, the company's most notable franchise is The Legendary Starfy; it also developed the Game & Watch Gallery series and Super Princess Peach, among many other titles where it remains uncredited.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Starfy, then known as Stafy, makes his debut as an Assist Trophy in Brawl.

Starfy and his sister, Starly (then known as Stapy), appear as collectible trophies. Perry, Peach's parasol companion from Super Princess Peach, also appears as a trophy.

Several stickers from the series are available: Herman (Yadokarita) and Starfy represent Densetsu no Stafy, a Chonmagyo and Starfy wearing the Aloha Shirt Stuff represent Densetsu no Stafy 2, Seiuchi-kun and Starly represent Densetsu no Stafy 3, and, Moe (Kyorosuke) and Mattel (Materu) represent Densetsu no Stafy 4. Perry also appears in two stickers, one while being carried by Peach and the other solo.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Starfy returns as an Assist Trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Starfy returns as an Assist Trophy once again, also appearing as a spirit.

Starly, Moe, and Mattel all return as spirits, along with newcomers to the series Old Man Lobber and the Mermaid. Perry also returns as a spirit.

Treasure

Treasure Co., Ltd.
Type	Private
Founded	June 19, 1992
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masato Maegawa
Industry	Video game industry
Employees	20-30 (2009)
Website	Treasure Co., Ltd.

Treasure Co., Ltd. is a Japanese game development company that primarily creates run and gun and shoot 'em up games. Though they are best known for their collaborations with Sega, such as Gunstar Heroes, McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure and Dynamite Headdy, they also developed some titles in collaboration with Nintendo, such as Sin and Punishment and Wario World, both of which represent the company within Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Saki Amamiya, the main character of Sin and Punishment, appears as an Assist Trophy, in which he uses his Dolphin Gun for a combination of either slash attacks or shooting his opponent.

A sticker of the Wario World symbol appears as a collectible sticker.

Wario's forward throw originates from Wario World.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Saki returns as an Assist Trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Saki does not reprise his role as an Assist Trophy, but he does appear as a costume for Mii Gunners and a spirit.

Isa Jo, Saki's son as he appears in Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, appears as a Support spirit.

Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment
Type	Public (Symbol: UBI)
Founded	March 12, 1986
Headquarters	Montreuil, France
Key people	Yves Guillemot: Chairman & CEO Serge Hascoët: CCO Alain Martinez: CFO
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Revenue	1,731.894 million EUR (2018)
Net income	139.452 million EUR (2018)
Employees	13,742 (2018)
Website	Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment, formerly known as Ubi Soft, is a French video game company. They are mainly known for developing games for franchises such as Rayman, Raving Rabbids, Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy, and Just Dance as well as publishing games such as Brawlhalla, a fighting game inspired by the Super Smash Bros. games, and the modern South Park role-playing games, which drew heavy inspiration from Nintendo titles.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Ubisoft's Rayman franchise is represented through collectible trophies of the series' main characters, Rayman and Globox, as well as Barbara from Rayman Legends.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rayman returns as a Primary Spirit using artwork from Rayman Legends. Additionally, the Rabbids subseries is represented with Spirits of Rabbid Mario, Rabbid Peach, and Rabbid Kong from the crossover title Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Altaïr from the first Assassin's Creed game appears as a downloadable Mii Swordfighter costume, and a Rabbids hat appears as downloadable hat for all Mii Fighters.

Vanpool

Vanpool, Inc.
File:Vanpool Logo.png
Type	Public
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Taro Kudo Kazuyuki Kurashima
Industry	Entertainment
Products	Video games, computer software, toys
Website	Vanpool, Inc.

Vanpool, Inc is a Japanese development company that creates video games, computer software, and toys. Within the gaming industry, they are most known for developing the Dillon's Rolling Western series; they had previously developed Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland and Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip, a pair of games starring Tingle from The Legend of Zelda series.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Three stickers from Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland appear: Tingle, Barkle, and Pinkle.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Dillon, the main protagonist of his titular series, appears as an Assist Trophy, in which he continuously uses Roll Attacks at the opponent before charging a final, extra-charged Roll Attack.

A shared trophy of Gallo, Boone, and Nomad, three mercenaries from The Last Ranger that help Dillon, appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

The music track Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, the version of the main overworld theme from The Last Ranger, plays on Pilotwings in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Dillon returns as an Assist Trophy, now sporting his appearance from Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers.

Dillon and his companion Russ appear as spirits, both using their artwork from Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers.

Two music tracks from the Dillon series are included: Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, returning from for Wii U, and a new track, Frontier Battle, the overworld Grock Invasion theme from Dead-Heat Breakers.

Vitei

VITEI Inc.
Type	Public
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Kyoto, Japan
Key people	Giles Goddard
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	VITEI Inc.

Vitei Inc. (stylized VITEI) is a Japanese development company which, like Q-Games, was founded by a former Argonaut Games employee: Giles Goddard, who was involved with the 3D graphics technology used in X, Star Fox, and Super Mario 64. The company developed the Steel Diver series and Tank Troopers with Nintendo.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Steel Diver item is based on the BlueShark submarine from the eponymous game. It, alongside the Manatee and the Serpent submarines, appear as a collective trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Steel Diver item returns, with the BlueShark itself appearing as a spirit. A music track from Steel Diver: Sub Wars known as Filled with Hope also debuts.

The Garage theme from Tank Troopers is also available as a music track.

Vivarium

VIVARIUM Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	April 4, 1996
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yoot Saito
Industry	Video game industry
Products	Video games, computer software
Website	VIVARIUM Inc.

Vivarium Inc. (formerly known as OPeNBooK, which it is credited as within Super Smash Bros.) is a Japanese development company that develops video games and computer software, known for creating The Tower series and Seaman. Their sole representation in the series comes from the game The Tower SP.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Yama, the boss from The Tower SP, appears as a spirit.

WayForward Technologies

WayForward Technologies
Type	Private
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Valencia, California
Key people	Voldi Way: Founder John Beck: CEO Matt Bozon: Creative director
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Website	WayForward

WayForward Technologies, Inc. is an American independent video game developer and publisher based in Valencia, California. They are mainly known for their series such as the Shantae and Mighty series, as well as Double Dragon Neon and their re-imaginings of A Boy and His Blob and Capcom's DuckTales.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Shantae from the eponymous series appears as a spirit, alongside the series antagonist Risky Boots.

Yacht Club Games

Yacht Club Games
Type	Privately held company
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Valencia, California
Key people	Sean Velasco
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Employees	5 (as of July 2014)
Website	http://www.yachtclubgames.com/

Yacht Club Games is an American independent video game development studio founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco. On March 14th, 2013, the company announced their first title, Shovel Knight, on Kickstarter, and released it on June 26th, 2014. The project had a goal of $75,000, and reached over four times the amount in nearly a month's time, with the total amount reaching $311,502. In 2016, the company announced that it would start publishing games from other companies, and that their first published game would be Azure Striker Gunvolt and its sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, compiled into one game: Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Shovel Knight, the star of the titular game, appears as an Assist Trophy. He uses his shovel to dig the ground, hitting opponents with the dirt and occasionally pulling up items, as well as hopping on opponents with it. Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, King Knight, Specter Knight, and Shield Knight all appear as spirits as well.