Editing Camelot Software Planning (section)

== History ==

Camelot was founded on April 4, 1994 by Shugo Takahashi, the brother of producer Hiroyuki Takahashi, with the intention of developing games for [[Sony]]'s [[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, ''[[Beyond the Beyond]]'', while providing assistance to Sonic! Software Planning on ''[[Shining Wisdom]]''. They would then provide assistance on Sonic's next game, ''[[Shining the Holy Ark]]''.

In April 1998, after Sega merged its investment in Sonic into its subsidiary [[Nex Entertainment|Nextech]], Hiroyuki Takahashi joined Camelot as its president. Camelot then finished development of ''[[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 [[List of Mario sports games|''Mario'' sports games]], including ''[[List of Mario sports games#Mario Golf games|Mario Golf]]'', and ''[[List of Mario sports games#Mario Tennis series|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)|''Golden Sun'']] series of [[Role-playing video games|role-playing games]].<ref name="AJPW4" />
 
The creation of the ''Mario'' character [[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]]''.{{cn|date=February 2025}}