Next Level Games, Inc.

Next Level Games, Inc. was founded in October of 2002 and is a console specialized developer. Their first project was the multi-platform NHL Hitz Pro which was published by Midway Games. Their next release was the widely acclaimed Super Mario Strikers, a Mario themed arcade style combat soccer game Super Mario Strikers for the Gamecube which received a Wii based sequel in 2007 called Mario Strikers Charged. Later that same year, they released their next multi-platform title, the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Spider-Man: Friend or Foe for Activision, which was released to largely mediocre reviews. Their latest release is a Wii remake of the classic NES title Punch-Out!! which received excellent reviews. It was announced during a Nintendo developer roundtable at E3 2011 that Next Level Games, Inc. is currently working on Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Nintendo 3DS.

Next Level Games has a very positive reputation in the industry as a place to work and iIn October of 2008, they were named one of Canada's "Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada, an honor highly sought after by Canadian companies and which carries a lot of merit in the Canadian business community. This designation was also featured in Macleans, a popular news and business magazine in Canada. Later in October of that year, they were named one of British Columbia's top employers, and were featured in the Vancouver Sun, a popular daily newspaper in the province.