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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design |
| Founded | November 1, 1989[1] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shintaro Majima (main art director/president) Sachiko Sugimura (game scenario designer) |
| Website | www.artepiazza.com |
ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. (アルテピアッツァ株式会社, ArutePiattsa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a video game development and computer graphics studio based in Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".
The company is best known for its involvement in the development of the Dragon Quest series by Enix and later Square Enix. While ArtePiazza was mostly responsible for the CG design and illustrations of some of the early titles, they produced enhanced remakes of others. This includes Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the PlayStation 2, as well as Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.[2]
Other projects besides those based on Square Enix properties include the development of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon and the co-production of Koei's Wii title Opoona.[1]
