# Intelligent Systems

> Japanese first-party video game developer and partner of Nintendo

**Wikidata**: [Q150001](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150001)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Systems)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/intelligent-systems

## Summary
Intelligent Systems is a Japanese first-party video game developer and partner of Nintendo, founded on 1 December 1986. The company is a kabushiki gaisha headquartered in Kyoto (preferred) and employed 197 people as of April 2024.

## Key Facts
- Intelligent Systems is a Japanese first-party video game developer and partner of Nintendo, founded on 1986-12-01.  
- Founder: Tohru Narihiro.  
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha.  
- Headquarters (preferred): Kyoto (postal code 601-8121), moved to Kyoto starting 2013-10; previous headquarters include Uji (1991–2003-07) and Higashiyama-ku (2003-08–2013-09).  
- Employees: 197 (point in time: April 2024).  
- Industry: video game industry; instance_of: video game developer.  
- Official websites: https://www.intsys.co.jp/ (Japanese) and http://www.intsys.co.jp/english (English).  
- Logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intelligent_Systems_Logo.svg.  
- Corporate number (Japan) / Opencorporates id: 7130001038292; opencorporates id entry: jp/7130001038292.  
- Notable database identifiers: VIAF 253341357; Freebase /m/023k11; MobyGames company id 2605; VGC company id 1916; MusicBrainz artist id 5481780a-d003-4ddd-bb8f-e43ee69aca78; Media Arts Database id C46869.

## FAQs
### Q: What does Intelligent Systems do?
A: Intelligent Systems is a video game developer that operates in the video game industry as a first-party partner of Nintendo, developing software for Nintendo-related platforms and projects.

### Q: When was Intelligent Systems founded?
A: Intelligent Systems was founded on 1 December 1986.

### Q: Where is Intelligent Systems headquartered?
A: The company is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan (preferred headquarters as of 2013-10). Prior headquarters locations included Uji (1991–2003) and Higashiyama-ku (2003–2013).

### Q: How large is Intelligent Systems?
A: As of April 2024, Intelligent Systems had 197 employees.

### Q: How can I find official information about Intelligent Systems online?
A: Official company information is available at https://www.intsys.co.jp/ (Japanese) and http://www.intsys.co.jp/english (English).

## Why It Matters
Intelligent Systems matters because it is an established Japanese first-party developer closely associated with Nintendo, giving it an outsized role in the creation of software for Nintendo platforms. Founded in 1986 and operating as a kabushiki gaisha, the company has maintained a stable corporate presence for decades and moved its headquarters within Kyoto prefecture over time, indicating continual organizational operation and development. Its recognition across multiple authoritative databases and identifiers (VIAF, Freebase, MobyGames, VGC, MusicBrainz, Media Arts Database, etc.) demonstrates broad cataloguing and industry visibility. With nearly 200 employees as of April 2024, Intelligent Systems has the organizational scale to undertake multi-title development and long-term partnerships. For researchers, industry analysts, and fans of console development, the company represents a persistent and formally documented contributor to the video game industry and to Nintendo’s ecosystem.

## Notable For
- Being a Japanese first-party video game developer and official partner of Nintendo.  
- Longstanding corporate history: founded on 1 December 1986 and organized as a kabushiki gaisha.  
- Headquarters and relocation history within Kyoto prefecture (Uji → Higashiyama-ku → Kyoto).  
- Recognized across many major industry and library databases (VIAF, Freebase, MobyGames, VGC, MusicBrainz, Media Arts Database).  
- Maintains multilingual official web presence (Japanese and English) and a public company logo hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

## Body
### Overview and classification
- Instance_of: video game developer.  
- Industry: video game industry.  
- Wikidata description: Japanese first-party video game developer and partner of Nintendo.

### Foundation and corporate form
- Inception/founding date: 1986-12-01.  
- Founded_by: Tohru Narihiro.  
- Legal_form: kabushiki gaisha.

### Headquarters and location history
- Current preferred headquarters: Kyoto, Japan (start_time: 2013-10). Postal code listed: 601-8121. Coordinates associated with Kyoto headquarters: lat 34.96887380567479, lon 135.75021176732048.  
- Previous headquarters: Higashiyama-ku (start_time: 2003-08, end_time: 2013-09).  
- Earlier headquarters: Uji (start_time: 1991, end_time: 2003-07), with postal code 611-0042 and coordinates lat 34.880830555555555, lon 135.77943888888888.  
- General coordinates provided for the entity: lat 34.96859722, lon 135.75016667.

### Size and workforce
- Employees: 197 (point in time: 2024-04). Source: company access page.

### Online presence and branding
- Official websites: Japanese site https://www.intsys.co.jp/; English site http://www.intsys.co.jp/english.  
- Logo file available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intelligent_Systems_Logo.svg.  
- TV Tropes entry: Creator/IntelligentSystems.

### Identifiers and cataloguing
- VIAF id: 253341357.  
- Freebase id: /m/023k11.  
- MobyGames company id: 2605 (also listed as former scheme).  
- VGC company id: 1916.  
- MusicBrainz artist id: 5481780a-d003-4ddd-bb8f-e43ee69aca78.  
- Media Arts Database id: C46869.  
- Corporate number (Japan): 7130001038292; Opencorporates path: jp/7130001038292.  
- Additional identifiers: worldcat_entities_id, lastdodo_area_id, golden.com id, fandom article IDs, Giant Bomb former id, videogamegeek and boardgamegeek publisher ids.

### External references and catalog presence
- Sitelink_count across Wikimedia projects: 21.  
- Wikipedia title: Intelligent Systems; available in multiple languages including ar, de, en, fr, es, fi, id, fa, ca, arz.  
- Listed in multiple industry databases and company-indexing services (see Identifiers and cataloguing).

### Topics and categorization
- Topic's main category: Category:Intelligent Systems.  
- Related class: video game developer — a software development organization specializing in the creation of video games.

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## References

1. LastDodo
2. [Source](http://www.intsys.co.jp/company/history/)
3. [Source](https://www.intsys.co.jp/company/history/)
4. MusicBrainz
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. [Source](https://www.intsys.co.jp/company/access.html)
7. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Intelligent_Systems-D4DNG)
8. VideoGameGeek
9. Video Games Chronicle