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[Do The Mario]

BIOWARE!!

 

[SpiffyG]

By that standard, I'd say there aren't any. Unless you want to loosen the definition of "nothing but hits."
Intelligent Systems is the closest I can think of, but even then, not all their stuff sells like hotcakes regardless of how awesome it is. Especially factoring in Japanese sales, where nobody really buys anything from the Wars series.

That's alright. US Advance Wars sales make up for it.

ADVANCE WARS - 401,136
ADVANCE WARS 2: BLACK HOLE RISING - 364,175

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Kojima Productions...

 

[GhaleonEB]

id software

That was what I thought of, and Blizzard. Not too many, really.

 

[Andy787]

BioWare did Shattered Steel.

 

[datruth29]

BioWare did Shattered Steel.

And there goes Bioware......

So, what, its only Intelligent Systems now

EDIT: Wait, now that I think about it, didnt they release a game for teh Virtual Boy????

 

[neptunes]

What about Intelligent Systems' Galactic Pinball(Vboy), Devil World/Demon Head (Nes), and Napoleon For the GBA?

 

[johnjohnson]

How about Ensemble Studios (AoE)? Or Access Software Inc (Links)?

Bioware has already been said by a couple of people.

 

[DDayton]

..again, has Game Freak had anything other than a hit in the past 10 years? Have they had failures before that point?

 

[temp]

BioWare did Shattered Steel.

I already mentioned that. According to their site it sold 200,000 copies; Matlock approved.

 

[bitwise]

bioware wins.

 

[datruth29]

I already mentioned that. According to their site it sold 200,000 copies; Matlock approved.

But it was not critcally acclaimed.

 

[temp]

But it was not critcally acclaimed.

Shattered Steel has sold close to 200,000 units and won several awards and critical acclaim

Good enough for me.

 

[blackadde]

Shattered Steel - PC
Avg Ratio: 77%

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/198618.asp

Certainly not an absolute resource, but still.

 

[GoutPatrol]

Screwbreaker?

 

[Shikamaru Ninja]

I think Nintendo EAD (which Nintendo R&D1 was absorbed into last January) probably has the best track record as far as releasing the widest selection of genres/IPs and still having them sell and score highly.

Intelligent Systems (a satellite developer of Nintendo Co., Ltd) might have released a higher percentage of great games to the hardcore gamer, but they pretty much have worked on the same game mechanics for the past 2 decades.

* Fire Emblem, Wars, and Panel De Pon.

Which is completely opposite of Nintendo EAD, who even in sequels, has proven to completely change the game mechanic.

Then again, my personal choices would be for the developer with the highest percentage of quality and commercially successful software

1. Nintendo EAD
2. Blizzard
3. Rare
4. Team Ninja of Tecmo (Just squeezed in because of Ninja Gaiden)
5. Intelligent Systems

 

[segasonic]

AM2

I'm a big fan of AM2 but...

 

[Zweisy1]

Intelligent Systems (a satellite developer of Nintendo Co., Ltd) might have released a higher percentage of great games to the hardcore gamer, but they pretty much have worked on the same game mechanics for the past 2 decades.

Yeah that's true actually.. Both EAD and R&D1 were far more experimental. IntSys did make Panel do Pon though and that's the only puzzle game that surpasses the original Tetris in my mind.

 

[jarrod]

Kojima Productions...

ZOE & Boktai are both flops sadly. Great games though, both more fun than MGS imo.

What about Intelligent Systems' Galactic Pinball(Vboy), Devil World/Demon Head (Nes), and Napoleon For the GBA?

Nintendo R&D1 made Devil World & Genki made Napoleon.

I'm a big fan of AM2 but...

Developed by TOSE Software.

 

[Borys]

Hey Maylock-Ninja, how about Origin or Black Isle?

By HIT do you understand million seller or critical acclaim?

 

[Rei_Toei]

SmileBit and Intelligent Systems are the first one that came to mind. After that, Sting.

 

[jarrod]

Hey Maylock-Ninja, how about Origin or Black Isle?

By HIT do you understand million seller or critical acclaim?

Nearly all EAD's games are million sellers actually. I'd go so far as to say the average EAD game outsells anyone else's average.

 

[ManaByte]

Carmack = God.

 

[Mooreberg]

I'm a big fan of AM2 but...

Even the Shenmue series would be considered a flop given the production budget. I like the games myself, but super hits they were not.

 

[Torquill]

Bethesda Softworks?

 

[Acrylamid]

3D Realms.
They would also win if the title were "Developers that release nothing."

 

[ChennehCis]

How did Bioware's Jade Empire do sales-wise (curious)

 

[sprsk]

Developers that release nothing but tits.

 

[artful_dodger]

Insomniac - First 3 Spyro games and Ratchet 1-2-3, all GH or multi-million sellers (I guess you can count Disruptor too since it was a good game, just didn't have the marketing $ at the time.)

Blizzard - Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo all enormous hits.

Bungie - Pathways into Darkness, Marathon, Myth series, Halo. Most of the Bungie games are pretty damn good and have sold well considering they are mainly console - exclusive / mac-exclusive titles.

Bioware - Baldur's Gate, MDK, KOTOR

 

[Wunderchu]

I'm not too sure about their games before the original Unreal, but these devs. may qualify:


Epic Games

 

[John Harker]

Online Worlds

Nothing but hits....

(I used to develop for them)

 

[LittleTokyo]

I'm not too sure about their games before the original Unreal, but these devs. may qualify:


Epic Games

Did Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal 2 suck though?

 

[jarrod]

EAD hit list for the curious...

Super Mario Bros (1985)
The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Super Mario Bros 2 (1988)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)
Super Mario Bros 3 (1990)
Super Mario World (1991)
F-Zero (1991)
Pilot Wings (1991) co-developed with Nintendo IRD
Sim City (1991) under license from Maxis Software, co-developed with Intelligent Systems
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1992)
Wave Race (1992)
Super Mario Kart (1992)
Star Fox (1993) co-developed with Argonaut Software
Super Mario All-Stars (1993)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
Donkey Kong (1994)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Wave Race 64 (1996)
Mario Kart 64 (1997)
Mole Mania (1997)
Star Fox 64 (1997)
Yoshi's Story (1998)
1080° Snowboarding (1998)
F-Zero X (1998)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
Pokémon Stadium (2000) co-developed with Game Freak Entertainment/HAL Laboratories
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
Pokémon Stadium 2 (2001) co-developed with Game Freak Entertainment/HAL Laboratories
Luigi's Mansion (2001)
Pikmin (2001)
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Animal Crossing (2002)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures (2004) co-developed with Nintendo RD2
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros (2004)
Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda (2004)
Pikmin 2 (2004)
Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (2004)
Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (2005)
Yoshi Touch & Go (2005)
Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends (2005)
Nintendogs: Dachsund & Friends (2005)
Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (2005)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Dr. Mario + Puzzle League (2005)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005)
Super Princess Peach (2006)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
New Super Mario Bros (2006)
Metroid Dread (tba)
Super Mario Revolution (tba)
Donkey Kong Revolution (tba)
The Legend of Zelda Revolution (tba)

...and limited releases...

Pac-Man Vs. (2003)
Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (2004) co-developed with Game Freak Entertainment
electroplankton (2006)


...anything I missed?

 

[VerTiGo]

Intelligent Systems baby!

 

[Bigfoot]

Why has Valve been eliminated? I think two hugely popular and highly rated games with tons of add ons is enough to say they have made nothing but hits.