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{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Camelot Co., Ltd.
| trade_name = Camelot Software Planning
| logo = Camelot Software Planning logo.png
| type = [[Finance:Kabushiki gaisha|Kabushiki gaisha]]
| native_name = 株式会社キャメロット
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Kyamerotto
| predecessor = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|1994|4|4}} (As Camelot Co. Ltd)
| founder = Shugo Takahashi
| location = Shinjuku, [[Place:Tokyo|Tokyo]], Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.ign.com/objects/026/026337.html|title=Camelot Software Planning|publisher=IGN|access-date=2008-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406004535/http://games.ign.com/objects/026/026337.html#|archive-date=2008-04-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| key_people = Hiroyuki Takahashi {{small|(President)}}<br/>Shugo Takahashi {{small|(Vice president)}}<br/>Motoi Sakuraba
| industry = Video games
| products = {{unbulleted list|''Shining'' series|''[[Software:Beyond the Beyond|Beyond the Beyond]]''|''[[Software:Everybody's Golf (1997 video game)|Everybody's Golf]]''|''Golden Sun'' series|''''Mario'' sports games}}
| revenue = 
| parent = 
| num_employees = 35 (as of August 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.camelot.co.jp/wp/company_outline/|title=About Us|access-date=March 21, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321200904/https://www.camelot.co.jp/wp/company_outline/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| homepage = {{url|http://www.camelot.co.jp}}
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''Camelot Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社キャメロット|Kabushiki-gaisha Kyamerotto|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} ([[Social:Trade name|doing business as]] '''Camelot Software Planning''') is a Japanese [[Software:Video game developer|video game developer]] established in 1994 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is known for developing sports games, particularly in Nintendo's ''[[Software:Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. 

== History ==

Camelot was founded on April 4, 1994 by Shugo Takahashi, the brother of producer Hiroyuki Takahashi, with the intention of developing games for [[Company:Sony|Sony]]'s [[Engineering:PlayStation|PlayStation]].<ref name=":0">"My history with golf, vol. 22: Camelot Co., Ltd., president and CEO Hiroyuki Takahashi and executive vice president Shugo Takahashi",[https://gridge.info/article/lifestyle/detail.php?id=14367 「わたしのゴルフ履歴書〜Vol.22〜株式会社キャメロット 高橋宏之代表取締役社長、高橋秀五代表取締役副社長」. ''Gridge'']. Da-Bird, 2020. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327012505/https://gridge.info/article/lifestyle/detail.php?id=14367 the original] on 2023-03-27.</ref> They developed their first game, ''[[Software:Beyond the Beyond|Beyond the Beyond]]'', while providing assistance to Sonic! Software Planning on ''[[Software:Shining Wisdom|Shining Wisdom]]''. They would then provide assistance on Sonic's next game, ''[[Software:Shining the Holy Ark|Shining the Holy Ark]]''.

In April 1998, after Sega merged its investment in Sonic into its subsidiary [[Company:Nex Entertainment|Nextech]], Hiroyuki Takahashi joined Camelot as its president. Camelot then finished development of ''[[Software:Shining Force III|Shining Force III]]'' in Sonic's place and moved on to develop titles for Nintendo consoles.<ref name=":0" /><ref>"Historical Record", ''Nex Entertainment''. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205120326/http://www.nex-ent.co.jp/company/record.html the original] on 2012-02-05.</ref><ref>''Shining'' series history, ''Camelot Software Planning''. Yasuhiro Taguchi. Archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20000707223857/https://www.camelot.co.jp/sakuhin/shining.html the original] 2000-07-07.</ref>

The studio has developed many ''Mario'' sports games, including ''Mario Golf'', and ''Mario Tennis'',<ref name="AJPW4">{{cite web |title=Camelot Software Planning |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/camelot-software-planning/65-401/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216091727/http://www.giantbomb.com/camelot-software-planning/65-401/ |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref> as well as the ''Golden Sun'' series of role-playing games.<ref name="AJPW4" />
 
The creation of the ''Mario'' character [[Social:Waluigi|Waluigi]] can be attributed to Camelot, after ''Mario'' creator Shigeru Miyamoto consulted with them to create a "Wario-like" counterpart for Luigi during the development of ''Mario Tennis''.

== Credited Games ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of video games credited to Camelot Co., Ltd.<ref name="CCJP4">{{cite web|url=https://www.camelot.co.jp/wp/product_introduction_game/|title=product_introduction_game - 株式会社キャメロット|access-date=2023-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329161209/https://www.camelot.co.jp/wp/product_introduction_game/|archive-date=2023-03-29|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|All titles prior to ''Shining Wisdom'' were produced by either Hiroyuki or Shugo Takahashi, as well as being developed by ''Sonic! Software Planning'' with the exception of ''Shining in the Darkness''. Camelot Co., Ltd. claims involvement in the development of these titles.}}
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Publisher 
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
|-
| 1991 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining in the Darkness|Shining in the Darkness]]''
|rowspan="7"|[[Company:Sega|Sega]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Engineering:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force|Shining Force]]''
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force Gaiden|Shining Force Gaiden]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Engineering:Game Gear|Game Gear]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya|Shining Force]]''
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force II|Shining Force II]]''
| Sega Genesis
|-
| 1994 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force CD|Shining Force CD]]''
|[[Engineering:Sega CD|Sega CD]]
|-
| 1995 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict|Shining Force Gaiden]]''
| Game Gear
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of video games developed by Camelot Software Planning<ref name="CCJP4" />
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Publisher 
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Wisdom|Shining Wisdom]]''
|Sega
|[[Engineering:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Beyond the Beyond|Beyond the Beyond]]''
|[[Software:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] || [[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|-
| 1996 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining the Holy Ark|Shining the Holy Ark]]''
|Sega|| Sega Saturn
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Everybody's Golf (1997 video game)|Everybody's Golf]]''
|Sony Computer Entertainment|| PlayStation
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Shining Force III|Shining Force III Scenario 1]]''
|rowspan="3"|Sega
|rowspan="3"|Sega Saturn
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998 
! scope="row" |''Shining Force III Scenario 2''
|-
! scope="row" |''Shining Force III Scenario 3''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Golf (video game)|Mario Golf]]''
| rowspan="11"|[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]
|[[Engineering:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]
|-
! scope="row" |''Mario Golf''
|Game Boy Color
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
! scope="row" |''Mario Tennis''
|Nintendo 64
|-
! scope="row" |''Mario Tennis''
|rowspan="2"|Game Boy Color
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
! scope="row" |''Mobile Golf''
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Golden Sun (video game)|Golden Sun]]''
|rowspan="2"|Game Boy Advance
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Golden Sun: The Lost Age|Golden Sun]]''
|-
| 2003
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour|Mario Golf]]''
|[[Engineering:GameCube|GameCube]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Golf: Advance Tour|Mario Golf]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|-
! scope="row" |''Mario Power Tennis''
|GameCube
|-
| 2005
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Tennis: Power Tour|Mario Tennis]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| 2007 
! scope="row" |''We Love Golf!''
|[[Company:Capcom|Capcom]] || rowspan="2" | [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]
|-
| 2009 
! scope="row" |''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''
|rowspan="8"|Nintendo
|-
| 2010 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Golden Sun: Dark Dawn|Golden Sun]]''
|Nintendo DS
|-
| 2012 
! scope="row" |''Mario Tennis Open''
|rowspan="2"|{{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}}
|-
| 2014 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Golf: World Tour|Mario Golf]]''
|-
| 2015 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash|Mario Tennis]]''
|[[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]]
|-
| 2017 
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Sports Superstars|Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
| 2018 
! scope="row" |''Mario Tennis Aces''
|rowspan="2"|[[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" |''[[Software:Mario Golf: Super Rush|Mario Golf]]''
|}

===Cancelled===
* ''I Love Golf'' – (PC)<ref>{{cite web | author=Casamassina, Matt | date=March 31, 2008 | title=Interview: Camelot Software Planning | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/863/863451p1.html | work=IGN.com | access-date=2009-06-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815005328/http://wii.ign.com/articles/863/863451p1.html# | archive-date=2009-08-15 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{officialwebsite|http://www.camelot.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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