Independent Arts Software GmbH is one of the German studios with a long history and has been developing commercial gaming software since 1990. Since then, more than 70 titles for different platform have been produced. At the moment, the company focuses on the production of games for Nintendo Wii and the hand-held system Nintendo DS. Apart from the development for Nintendo hand-helds, Independent Arts Software GmbH is a registered developer for Sony PlayStation Portable. When the first game was introduced to the market in 1990, Independent Arts Software GmbH consisted of five friends who had been neighbors for some time. Each of them took over responsibility for a different aspect in the development of this first product. In 2009, the number of employees has increased to 40.