Company Nintendo is not going to spend its net savings of 1 trillion yen on purchases of third-party game publishers and studios. About this in an interview with the publication Nikkei the president said Shuntaro Furukawacommenting on the recent announcement of the acquisition of the Canadian Next Level Games…
Furukawa recalled that Nintendo rarely makes purchases. This happens in exceptional cases. An example from Next Level Games is the first since 2007, when the Monolith Soft team, now known for their role-playing series, joined the platform Xenoblade Chronicles…
“It [Next Level Games] our long-term partner with whom we have worked for many years in the creation of games. And we decided that we could improve the quality and speed of development by making it our own subsidiary, “Furukawa explained.
Nintendo will continue to make third-party investments, but only when necessary, the president said.
“We don’t blindly buy companies for game development resources. We don’t think a simple extension will add value to the entertainment that Nintendo provides.”
Based on the January message from Nintendo, the decision to buy Next Level Games was made due to the fact that some of the shareholders of this studio wanted to sell their securities. Since Nintendo and the developers have long worked together, the Japanese company agreed to take over. The latest Next Level Games game to date, Luigi’s Mansion 3, sold on Nintendo Switch in the region of 10 million copies…
Moreover, for many series of the company, among which Fire emblem and Kirby, continue to respond to studios that are independent, although they have worked closely with her for decades. Some of Nintendo’s biggest hits, including Super Smash Bros., are also produced outside it, but under the supervision of internal producers.
Instead of buying studios, Nintendo prefers to start partnerships.
On the subject of hardware, Furukawa noted that Nintendo will continue to come up with “new forms of entertainment.”…
“No matter how hot a product you have in your hands, there always comes a point in the entertainment business when people just get tired of it.”
As of December 31, 2023, Nintendo Switch sales are close to 80 million. The console is “approximately in the middle of its life cycle”.
See also: “Mass Effect about Han Solo”: BioWare planned a spin-off of the famous series, but the idea was abandoned…
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