Nintendo is buying close development partner SRD

[Joystiq]

Nintendo is about to buy its second

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in as many years. Eurogamer

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Nintendo is

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SRD, one of its longest-serving game development partners. SRD has worked with Nintendo since the NES era, and more recently helped with Switch hits like

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and

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. In that light, it's almost surprising Nintendo hadn't bought SRD sooner.

The purchases is expected to close on April 1st. Nintendo didn't say how much it paid for SRD, but the development house will become a wholly-owned subsidiary. The company bought Luigi's Mansion creator Next Level Games in January 2021.


This isn't as aggressive a move as

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or

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. Not that Nintendo is concerned, mind you. Company president Shuntaro Furukawa

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investors shouldn't expect purchases of studios that lack "Nintendo DNA," and the Switch is

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. Nintendo just isn't in a rush to snap up developers, and this appears to be largely focused on securing partners while the company is flush with cash.

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