Nintendo just scooped up Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after basically telegraphing the move in their latest financial report. The studio helped develop Splatoon 3 alongside other titles like Soul Calibur VI and Ace Combat 7, but their work on the squid shooter franchise is what sealed the deal.
Nintendo grabs 80% of the shares next April and picks up the rest later once everything stabilizes. The studio gets rebranded as Nintendo Studios Singapore after the acquisition wraps. Splatoon 3 has moved over 12 million copies since launch and became the fastest-selling game in the series, which probably made Nintendo want to lock down the dev relationship permanently instead of keeping it as contract work.
Nintendo grabs 80% of the shares next April and picks up the rest later once everything stabilizes. The studio gets rebranded as Nintendo Studios Singapore after the acquisition wraps. Splatoon 3 has moved over 12 million copies since launch and became the fastest-selling game in the series, which probably made Nintendo want to lock down the dev relationship permanently instead of keeping it as contract work.
