Ambrella facts for kids
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| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Disband |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Norio Matsumura, Muneaki Ozawa |
| Products | Pokémon games for Nintendo video game consoles |
Ambrella (Japanese: 株式会社アムブレラ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-Gaisha Amuburera) was a Japanese company that developed video games. They worked closely with Nintendo to publish their games. Ambrella was best known for making fun spin-off games for the super popular Pokémon video game series. They created the entire Pokémon Rumble game series!
About Ambrella
Ambrella started making games in 1996. They were a part of another company called Marigul Management for a while.
Over the years, Ambrella developed several well-known games for Nintendo consoles. One of their first big games was Hey You, Pikachu! in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. This game let you talk to Pikachu using a special microphone!
Later, they made Pokémon Channel for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. In 2004, they released Pokémon Dash for the Nintendo DS, which was a racing game.
The Pokémon Rumble Series
Ambrella became really famous for the Pokémon Rumble games. The first one, Pokémon Rumble, came out in 2009 for the Wii's WiiWare service. In these games, you control toy Pokémon and battle other toy Pokémon.
They continued the series with more games:
- Pokémon Rumble Blast for the Nintendo 3DS
- Pokémon Rumble U for the Wii U
- Pokémon Rumble World for the Nintendo 3DS
Some of these Rumble games were released through the Nintendo eShop. Pokémon Rumble U even used special toy figures that you could tap to your Wii U GamePad to bring characters into the game. This was similar to how Amiibo figures work today.
What Happened to Ambrella?
In 2020, another company called Creatures took over Ambrella. Creatures now owns all the rights to Ambrella's games and creations. Ambrella as a separate company was then closed down, and its employees started working for Creatures.
Games They Made
Here is a list of video games developed by Ambrella:
| Year | Title | Genre | Platforms | Publisher |
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| 1998 | Hey You, Pikachu! | Life-simulation | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo |
| 2003 | Pokémon Channel | Adventure, digital pet, simulation | GameCube | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2004 | Pokémon Dash | Racing | Nintendo DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2008 | My Pokémon Ranch | Digital pet | WiiWare | The Pokémon Company |
| 2009 | Pokémon Rumble | Action role-playing, beat'em up | WiiWare | The Pokémon Company |
| 2011 | Pokémon Rumble Blast | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2013 | Pokémon Rumble U | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Wii U | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2015 | Pokémon Rumble World | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| 2017 | uVu - yoU versus Universe | Arcade | Mobile | Ambrella |
| 2019 | Pokémon Rumble Rush | Action role-playing, beat'em up | Android, iOS | The Pokémon Company |
