Creatures Inc.

Background
Creatures Inc. is a Japanese video game development company affiliated with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. It was founded by Tsunekazu Ishihara in November 1995, with the assistance of Satoru Iwata, as a successor to Shigesato Itoi's Ape Inc. The company is one-third of the Pokémon Company joint venture (the others being Nintendo and Game Freak), and it is responsible for merchanding and 3D modeling of Pokémon.

(August 27, 1994-June 5, 1995)


Logo: TBA

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on MOTHER 2, known as Earthbound in North America.

(February 27, 2001-May 25, 2009)


Logo: On a white background, we see the the word Creatures™

Variants: Most of the time, the logo is still and/or just the wordmark, and sometimes it shares the screen with other logos.

Technique: The animation of the silhouettes.

Music/Sounds: Some chattering noises, followed by a Japanese voice and the creatures saying "Creatures!". Music/Sounds Variants: The still version is silent.

Availability: Can be seen on Chee-Chai Alien, Pokémon Ranger, Nonono Puzzle Chalien (this is the only known appearance of the animated logo), Project Hacker: Awakening, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and Personal Trainer: Walking. Don't expect to see this logo on any 3DS-era games.