Topic: PotW #1: Who's your favorite 3rd party publisher and why?

POLL OF THE WEEK
This thread will be to answer weekly polls and the results will always be kept in the first post.
This week is to see who everyone thinks is the best 3rd party publisher out there. You are not limited to companies that have worked with Nintendo, you may use any there is.
My favorite is Square Enix. I love the Kingdom Hearts series and most of the ganes they make. They always make me want more, I'm so excited for KH:3D and HoR to name a few!

Tally:

1st). Square Enix: 6
2nd). Capcom: 3
3rd). Level 5: 2
★6 Way tie for last★
Atlus: 1
WayForward: 1
Nicalis: 1
Valve: 1
Kickstarter: 1
Retro: 1
Get your votes in everyone!

Rare, they made my Childhood. they might be dead now but thats ok because we had some fun times :]

I think Rare was just a developer

See signature.

Rare is Second Party.

Capcom, for all the games during the NES-SNES era.

I've been supremely satisfied with the recent rise of Wayforward. I'm a big fan right now.

Namco Bandai (Tales, Ace Combat, PAC-MAN, Galaga, Soulcalibur).

Tecmo Koei (Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Warriors).

Capcom (Street Fighter, Okami, Capcom VS, classic Mega Man, Ace Attorney).

Square Enix (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Chaos Rings).

All of them are pretty fantastic. Not sure who is my favorite, though.

Square-Enix

So Square-Enix takes the lead!
Changed this to a weekly poll thread so everyone vote before next thursday!

Level 5 because they are partnering with Brownie Brown (Mother 3 developer) to make Fantasy Life.

Level 5 for Professor Layton

Square Enix, I guess.

Nicalis. They can't get a game out on time and make way too much Cave Story, but they introduced me to two of my favorite games ever, made a portable version of another, and are making portable versions of each of those first two games. That makes them awesome.

read my user name.

Square Enix why? RPGs

Valve counts, right? So Valve.

Well it apperars there is currently a 5 way tie for last. Get those votes in NL users!

Valve!

I hadn't really thought about it until now but my favourite third party publisher is Square Enix.
I have The World Ends with You and The Last Story to thank for that.