Nintendo Co., Ltd. announced the acquisition of shares in one of the Bandai Namco studios in order to strengthen its game development direction.
We are talking about Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as BNSS) is the Singapore subsidiary of Bandai Namco Corporation. The studio's catalog includes the games Splatoon 3, Tekken, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown and others. Additionally, BNSS was rumored to have originally worked on Metroid Prime 4.
Nintendo reportedly plans to buy 80% of BNSS's shares on April 1, 2026. After that, some necessary time will pass to stabilize the operation of the new “daughter”. And then the remaining shares will be bought back. Under Nintendo, BNSS will be known as Nintendo Studios Singapore Pte. LLC
