The news comes directly from the GamesIndustry editorial staff, which confirms that Nintendo has purchased SRD Co., a Japanese studio based in Tokyo and which will become one of the internal teams owned by the Kyoto company. At the moment no information has been published regarding the cost of this new acquisition, but we know that the agreement is expected to close on April 1, 2022.
if (jQuery ("# crm_srl-th_gamedivision_d_mh2_1"). Is (" : visible ")) {console.log (" Edinet ADV adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_gamedivision_d_mh2_1 slot id: th_gamedivision_d_mh2 "); } The SRD studio is one of the most historic based in Tokyo, and has already in the past witnessed the programming and development of many Nintendo first party games since the NES generation, such as Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr, as well as iconic titles that made video game history like Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda.
Nintendo has acquired Tokyo-based SRD Co, a studio that has co-developed some of its biggest first-party games for nearly 40 years https://t.co/GO7lz8uWP9
- GamesIndustry (@GIBiz) February 24, 2022
According to the report published on the pages of Gameindustry, the acquisition of SRD will guarantee Nintendo to tap into greater availability of development resources for future software from the Kyoto-based giant.
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