Grezzo
株式会社グレッゾ

Industry| Video games
Founded| December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12)[1]
Headquarters| Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan[1]

Key people

| Koichi Ishii (CEO/president)[1]

Number of employees

| 98[1] (2025)
Website| www.grezzo.co.jp/en/

Grezzo Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社グレッゾ, Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Gurezzo; stylized as GREZZO) is a Japanese video game developer. Founded in December 2006, it is best known for developing installments in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.[1] Koichi Ishii, known for his work on the Mana series of games by Square Enix, serves as CEO and president. The company's name comes from the Italian expression "diamante grezzo", meaning 'a diamond in the rough'.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

Grezzo was founded Koichi Ishii in December 2006,[3] with Ishii serving as CEO.[2][4] The company's first original release was the Japanese exclusive Line Attack Heroes WiiWare game that released in 2010.[5] Soon after, Ishii was approached by Satoru Iwata of Nintendo to begin work on a game for the still in development Nintendo 3DS. From this partnership, Grezzo started work on The Legend of Zelda series. In 2011, it was revealed that the studio would be developing Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.[6][7] In the same year, it also released a DSiWare version of Four Swords that allowed for singleplayer gameplay. Grezzo additionally handled Majora's Mask 3D[8] and Tri Force Heroes in 2015.[4]

During this time, Grezzo also worked on several RPG titles, partnering with Cattle Call for The Legend of Legacy and The Alliance Alive. At E3 2016, the company announced Ever Oasis, a new original game directed by Ishii.[9] The game was published by Nintendo and released on the 3DS in 2017.[4][10] Grezzo worked with Nintendo again to port Luigi's Mansion to the 3DS in 2018.[11][12] It then released a remake of Link's Awakening for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.[13][14]

In September 2024, it was revealed that Grezzo was the developer on Software:The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.[15][16] Following the release of Link's Awakening, Nintendo approached the studio about making an original game in the series. This new game was initially conceived as a dungeon editor before transitioning to focus on the copy abilities that would make up the core of Echoes of Wisdom.[14]

## Games

List of games developed by Grezzo[17] Year  | Game  | Publisher  | Platform(s)  | Notes

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2002  | Final Fantasy XI | Square | PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 | Co-development of expansions with Square.
2010  | Line Attack Heroes[18] | Nintendo | Wii |
2011  | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D[19] | Nintendo 3DS  |
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition | Nintendo DSi  | Ported the game to DSiWare.
2013  | StreetPass Garden[20] | Nintendo 3DS  | Titled Flower Town in North America[21]
2015  | The Legend of Legacy | FuRyu | Co-developed with Cattle Call.
Software:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D[22] | Nintendo |
Software:The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes[9] | Co-developed with Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.
2017  | The Alliance Alive | FuRyu | Co-developed with Cattle Call.
Ever Oasis[23] | Nintendo |
2018  | Luigi's Mansion[24] |
2019  | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[25] | Nintendo Switch |
2021  | Miitopia[26] |
2023  | Jet Dragon[27] | Grezzo  | iOS, macOS, tvOS |
2024  | Software:The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom[28] | Nintendo | Nintendo Switch | Co-developed with Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "GREZZO Co., Ltd. - Corporate Profile". http://www.grezzo.co.jp/jp/company/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GREZZO Co., Ltd. - Message from CEO". http://www.grezzo.co.jp/en/about/message.
3. ↑ "GREZZO" (in ja). 2013-07-01. https://www.grezzo.co.jp/en.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Burns, James (August 30, 2019). "Leaving Luck to Grezzo". https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/leaving-luck-to-grezzo/.
5. ↑ Staff, Siliconera (2010-07-26). "Line Attack Heroes Loaded With 40 Stages" (in en-US). https://www.siliconera.com/line-attack-heroes-loaded-with-40-stages/.
6. ↑ Dutton, Fred (2011-04-12). "Nintendo farms out Ocarina of Time 3DS" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-farms-out-ocarina-of-time-remake.
7. ↑ Blundon, Matthew (April 12, 2011). "Grezzo Developing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26036/grezzo-developing-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d.
8. ↑ Sahdev, Ishaan (2014-12-16). "Yes, Grezzo Are Working On The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D" (in en-US). https://www.siliconera.com/yes-grezzo-are-working-on-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d/.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ronaghan, Neal (June 24, 2016). "Ever Oasis is Grezzo's Chance to Prove Their Worth". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/editorial/42928/ever-oasis-is-grezzos-chance-to-prove-their-worth.
10. ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (June 20, 2017). "Ever Oasis Hands-on Preview". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/hands-on-preview/44887/make-the-world-a-better-place-in-ever-oasis.
11. ↑ Seedhouse, Alex (2018-05-03). "Grezzo Behind Luigi's Mansion 3DS Port" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendo-insider.com/grezzo-behind-luigis-mansion-3ds-port/.
12. ↑ Vogel, Mitch (2018-05-03). "Grezzo Is Handling The Luigi’s Mansion Port For 3DS" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/grezzo_is_handling_the_luigirs_mansion_port_for_3ds.
13. ↑ Ronaghan, Neal (June 18, 2019). "Grezzo Leading Link's Awakening Remake Development". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/50895/grezzo-leading-links-awakening-remake-development.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ask the Developer Vol. 13, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Part 1 - News - Nintendo Official Site" (in en-US). September 23, 2024. https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-13-the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-part-1/.
15. ↑ Parijat, Shubhankar (September 21, 2024). "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is Developed by Grezzo" (in en-US). https://gamingbolt.com/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-is-developed-by-grezzo.
16. ↑ Philips, Tom (2024-09-20). "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom developer seemingly confirmed" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-developer-seemingly-confirmed.
17. ↑ "GREZZO Co., Ltd. - Games". https://www.grezzo.co.jp/en/game.
18. ↑ "Nintendo farms out Ocarina of Time 3DS" (in en). Eurogamer.net. 2011-04-12. https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-farms-out-ocarina-of-time-remake.
19. ↑ Marchiafava, Jeff (April 13, 2011). "Ocarina Of Time 3DS Developer Revealed - News - www.gameinformer.com" (in en-us). Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/13/ocarina-of-time-3ds-developer-revealed.aspx.
20. ↑ Phillips, Tom (2013-06-18). "Nintendo adds paid DLC games and hats to 3DS StreetPass app" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-adds-paid-dlc-games-and-hats-to-3ds-streetpass-app.
21. ↑ Ronaghan, Nea (July 26, 2013). "Musings on the New StreetPass Games". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/roundtable/34996/musings-on-the-new-streetpass-games.
22. ↑ "『ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面 3D』最新情報公開！ 本作と、Wii U『ゼルダの伝説』シリーズ新作に迫る青沼英二氏インタビューも見逃すな！" (in ja). Famitsu. November 13, 2014. http://www.famitsu.com/news/201411/13065603.html. Retrieved November 15, 2014. "開発：任天堂、グレッゾ".
23. ↑ Frank, Allegra (June 27, 2017). "Ever Oasis Review" (in en-us). https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/29/15896738/ever-oasis-review-nintendo-3ds.
24. ↑ Vogel, Mitch (2018-05-03). "Grezzo Is Handling The Luigi’s Mansion Port For 3DS" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/grezzo_is_handling_the_luigirs_mansion_port_for_3ds.
25. ↑ Byrd, Christopher (2019-09-20). "‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’: A first-class makeover for a classic game" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/legend-zelda-links-awakening-first-class-makeover-classic-game/.
26. ↑ "Grezzo Co., Ltd. - Games" (in en-us). Grezzo. https://www.grezzo.co.jp/en/game.
27. ↑ Romano, Sal (June 6, 2023). "GREZZO announces dragon racing game Jet Dragon for Apple Arcade". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/06/grezzo-announces-dragon-racing-game-jet-dragon-for-apple-arcade.
28. ↑ Parijat, Shubhankar. "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is Developed by Grezzo" (in en-US). https://gamingbolt.com/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-is-developed-by-grezzo.

## External links

* Official website

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The Legend of Zelda

Main series|

| Console games|

* The Legend of Zelda
* The Adventure of Link
* A Link to the Past
* Ocarina of Time
* Majora's Mask
* The Wind Waker
* Four Swords Adventures
* Twilight Princess
* Skyward Sword
* Breath of the Wild

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Handheld games|

* Link's Awakening
* Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
* Four Swords
* The Minish Cap
* Phantom Hourglass
* Spirit Tracks
* A Link Between Worlds
* Tri Force Heroes

Remakes/remasters|

* Ocarina of Time 3D
* The Wind Waker HD
* Majora's Mask 3D
* Twilight Princess HD
* Link's Awakening

Spin-offs|

* LCD games
* CD-i games
* Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon
* Zelda's Adventure
* Satellaview games
* Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
* Link's Crossbow Training
* Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip
* Hyrule Warriors
* Cadence of Hyrule

Universe|

* Characters
* Link
* Princess Zelda
* Ganon
* Navi
* Epona
* Tingle
* Midna
* Fi
* Linkle
* Urbosa
* Triforce
* Water Temple
* "I am Error"
* "It's dangerous to go alone!"

Media|

* Cartoon
* Comics
* Gamebooks
* Hyrule Historia
* Symphony of the Goddesses

People|

* Eiji Aonuma
* Hidemaro Fujibayashi
* Yoshiaki Koizumi
* Koji Kondo
* Yōichi Kotabe
* Toru Minegishi
* Shigeru Miyamoto
* Tadashi Sugiyama
* Kensuke Tanabe
* Takashi Tezuka
* Yasuhisa Yamamura

Companies|

* Nintendo
* Animation Magic
* Capcom
* DIC Entertainment
* Flagship
* Grezzo
* Tantalus Media
* Team Ninja
* Vanpool

Related|

* Super Smash Bros.
* Soulcalibur II
* Tetris DS
* Nintendo Land
* Mario Kart 8
* NES Remix
* Diablo III
* Ben Drowned

* Book
* Category

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Nintendo development teams

Nintendo

Divisions|

* Entertainment Planning & Development
* Platform Technology Development

| Former|

* Research & Development 1
* Research & Development 2
* Integrated Research & Development (IRD)
* Research & Engineering (RED)
* Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD)
* Software Planning & Development (SPD)
* System Development (NSD)

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Subsidiaries|

* 1-Up Studio
* iQue
* Monolith Soft
* NDcube
* Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD)
* Nintendo Software Technology (NST)
* Nintendo Technology Development (NTD)
* Retro Studios

| Former|

* Nintendo Network Service Database
* Project Sora

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Major affiliates|

* Bandai Namco
* Entertainment
* Cygames
* DeNA
* The Pokémon Company

| Former|

* Genius Sonority
* Left Field Productions
* Marigul Management
* Ambrella
* Noise
* Param
* Rare
* Silicon Knights

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