{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = ArtePiazza Co., Ltd. | logo = | company_slogan = | type = Private | foundation = November 1, 1989<ref name="website">{{cite web|title=ArtePiazza Company Overview |url=http://www.artepiazza.com/doc2/companyoverview.html |publisher=ArtePiazza |language=ja |access-date=2008-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724092917/http://www.artepiazza.com/doc2/companyoverview.html |archive-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | location = Tokyo, Japan | num_employees = 31 | num_employees_year = 2021 | key_people = Shintaro Majima (CEO, art director)<br />Sachiko Sugimura (planning director, scenario writer) | industry = Software & programming, computer graphics, illustration, and logo design | products = | revenue = | homepage = [http://www.artepiazza.com/ www.artepiazza.com] }}
{{nihongo|'''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 Tokyo, Japan. Their name derives from the Italian words for "art" and "a public square".
==History== 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, Nintendo DS remakes of ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen'', ''Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride'', ''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation,''<ref name="remakes">{{cite web|first=Tom |last=Magrino |date=2008-05-21 |title=Dragon Quest trilogy descends on DS |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191376.html |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=2008-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726233450/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191376.html |archive-date=26 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Nintendo Switch remake of ''Super Mario RPG''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title=Mario RPG remake developer revealed, as spoilers circulate |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mario-rpg-remake-developer-revealed-as-spoilers-circulate/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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''.<ref name="website"/>
The CEO of the company is Shintaro Majima. The company's motto is “The analog within the digital”. This means video games are digital entertainment trying to mimic real-life analog things, and the expression itself must be prioritized over digital techniques.<ref>{{cite web |last= Sahdev |first= Ishaan |date=14 July 2014 |title=Dragon Quest Studio ArtePiazza On Original IP, Women In The Workplace And More |url= https://www.siliconera.com/dragon-quest-studio-artepiazza-original-ip-women-workplace/ |website= Siliconera |location= |publisher= |access-date= 10 November 2025}}</ref>
==Games== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ List of games developed by ArtePiazza ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" | Platform(s) !class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 1996 | ''Dragon Quest III'' | Enix | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |- | 2000 | ''Dragon Quest VII'' |Enix | PlayStation | |- | 2001 | ''Dragon Quest IV'' |Enix |PlayStation | |- | 2002 | ''Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3'' |Enix | PlayStation 2 | |- | 2004 | ''Dragon Quest V'' | Square Enix |PlayStation 2 | |- | 2006 | ''Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon'' | Marvelous Interactive | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''Opoona'' | Koei | Wii | |- | ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen'' | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | |- | 2008 | ''Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride'' |Square Enix |Nintendo DS | |- | rowspan="4" | 2010 | ''GO Series: Pinball Attack!'' | Gamebridge | DSiWare | |- | ''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'' | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | |- | ''Accel Knights: Imashi ga Tame Ware wa Tsurugi o Toru'' | ArtePiazza | DSiWare | |- | ''Arrow of Laputa'' |ArtePiazza |DSiWare |<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= 28 November 2010 |title= Arrow Of Laputa Is ArtePiazza’s Take On Tower Defense |url=https://www.siliconera.com/arrow-of-laputa-is-artepiazzas-take-on-tower-defense/ |website= Siliconera |location= |publisher= |access-date= 19 October 2025}}</ref> |- | 2011 | ''Rikishi'' |ArtePiazza |DSiWare | |- | 2013 | ''Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past'' | Square Enix | Nintendo 3DS | |- | 2016 | ''Romancing SaGa 2'' |Square Enix | Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''Dragon Quest Rivals'' |Square Enix | Android, iOS | |- | ''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' |Square Enix | Nintendo 3DS | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition'' |Square Enix | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia | |- | ''Romancing SaGa 3'' |Square Enix | Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox One |<ref>{{cite web |last= S. |first= Matt |date= November 2019 |title= Interview: On revitalising Square Enix’s classic SaGa series|url= https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/11/interview-on-revitalising-square-enixs.html |website= Digitally Downloaded |location= |publisher= |access-date= 10 November 2019}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''Super Mario RPG'' | Nintendo | Nintendo Switch |<ref>{{cite web |last= Fanelli |first= Jason |date= 29 December 2023 |title= Best Of 2023: Super Mario RPG's Level-Up Screen Proves ArtePiazza Understood The Assignment |url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-mario-rpg-level-up-screen-proves-artepiazza-understood-the-assignment/1100-6519929/ |website= GameSpot |location= |publisher= |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * [http://www.artepiazza.com/ Official Artepiazza Website (Japanese)]
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