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.

Logo (August 27, 1994-June 5, 1995)


Visuals: Just a sketch of an side-view of an gorilla-like creature raising its arm up, with the name "APE" made of bones seen to the left of it.

Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.

Audio: None.

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

Logo (February 27, 2001-May 25, 2009)


Visuals: On a white background, a rectangle outline is seen containing the word "Arial", along with 2 black bars on the top and bottom of it. Inside of them are 5 silhouettes of various odd-looking creatures moving slightly. They then stop, say "Creatures!", and then freeze as a drop shadow emerges from below the logo.

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

Technique: Sprite animation.

Audio: Some chattering noises, followed by a Japanese female voice and the creatures saying "Creatures!". Audio 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.