Nintendo has acquired a brand new studio in the form of one of Bandai Namco's subsidiaries, thus making good on a promise made earlier this month.
In a press release, Nintendo confirms that it has snapped up shares of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore (BNSS), which released the origami platformer Hirogami back in September. The subsidiary has also contributed to the development of several Nintendo titles.
Back at the start of November, Nintendo said that it would aim to acquire more development studios to shore up its "business foundation", and it looks like the acquisition of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore represents the beginning of that strategy's implementation.
As Nintendo points out, this acquisition is far from unprecedented; the two companies share an "ongoing business relationship" thanks to Bandai Namco Studios Singapore's contribution to Nintendo properties like Splatoon in the past.
80% of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore's shares will go to Nintendo at the start of April next year, with the remainder being transferred "once the subsidiary's operations have stabilized". This is essentially a business technicality, though; for all intents and purposes, BNSS is now Nintendo's studio.
In the press release, Nintendo lists BNSS' duties as "game development, including creation of in-game...
