Retro Studios

American first-party video game developer and division of Nintendo based in Austin, Texas
Organization video_game_developer Q531167
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Retro Studios

Summary

Retro Studios is a video game developer[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Retro Studios is in the country of United States[3].
  • Retro Studios's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • Retro Studios's founder is recorded as Jeff Spangenberg[5].
  • Retro Studios is owned by Q8093[6].
  • Retro Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Austin[7].
  • Retro Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry[8].
  • October 1, 1998 marks the founding of Retro Studios[9].
  • Retro Studios's parent organization or unit is recorded as Q8093[10].
  • Retro Studios's official website is recorded as http://www.retrostudios.com/[11].
  • Retro Studios's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Retro Studios[12].
  • Retro Studios's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company[13].
  • Retro Studios's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+44328'}[14].
  • Retro Studios's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54342'}[15].
  • Retro Studios's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54835'}[16].

Body

Founding

Retro Studios's founder is recorded as Jeff Spangenberg[5]. October 1, 1998 marks the founding of it[9].

Operations

Retro Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Austin[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Q8093[10].

Industry

Retro Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry[8].

Ownership

Retro Studios is owned by Q8093[6].

Why It Matters

Retro Studios ranks in the top 10% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    Tv tropes id → —
    Headquarters location → Austin
    Quora topic id → Retro-Studios
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10069]]: 90139, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257367|batch #257367]]"
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