Inti Creates is an independent Japanese video game developer that was founded in 1996 by former Capcom employees.  After spending several years developing unique original concepts, the development studio established a partnership with their former employer to develop the Mega Man Zero series.  The small development studio became known for the Mega Man Zero and Mega ZX series before shifting focus to concentrate on creating their own intellectual properties.

The development studio was founded by a group of video game developers including producer Takuya Aizu, designer Yoshihisa Tsuda and Sound Designer Ippo Yamada.  The team’s first two titles were developed for the PlayStation and published by Sony.  The first of the two was an action racing game called Speed Power Gunbike and the second was a third-person shooter with dating sim elements entitled Love & Destroy.   Both titles were Japanese exclusives, and it wouldn’t be before 2002 until the developer would see a release outside of Japan.

Their first game to be released outside of Japan was the first installment in the Mega Man Zero series on September 10, 2002.  Since that time the studio has developed 10 Mega Man titles over the next 8 years which include the Mega Man Zero series, Mega Man ZX series, Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10.  The studios last Mega Man title was Mega Man 10 which released in 2010.  While the developer released numerous Mega Man titles in North America, they also created many titles which were exclusive to Japan.  In Japan the development studio would not only be known for the Mega Man Zero series but also for the popular Crayon Shin-chan series.

In 2008 they expanded by opening a second studio in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.  While continuing to develop and co-develop games for numerous publishers Inti Creates has also been involved in other projects at various levels such as developing key artwork, concepts and character illustrations for Wayforward’s Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.