Tramite il sito ufficiale giapponese, Nintendo ha recentemente annunciato l’acquisizione totale gli sviluppatori di Next Level Games.
Dopo un accordo in cui Nintendo ha ottenuto il 100% delle azioni della società, Next Level Games è ufficialmente diventata una sussidiaria della casa di Kyoto.
Dal prossimo 1 marzo 2020, il team degli sviluppatori canadesi di Vancouver, diventerà a pieno diritto di proprietà di Nintendo.
Ricordiamo che i ragazzi di Next Level hanno già messo le mani su alcuni importanti titoli della casa nipponica, tra i quali Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Mario Strikers Charged, ma sopratutto il recente Luigi’s Mansion 3 per Nintendo Switch.
Next Level Games is a video game development company based in Vancouver, Canada which has nearly two decades of experience creating video games for various console platforms. More recently, Next Level Games has worked exclusively with Nintendo in developing software titles for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch systems, including titles in the critically acclaimed Luigi’s Mansion series of video games.
Next Level Games’s shares are currently held entirely by its owner-directors and employees. A number of owner-directors recently determined that the time is right for them to sell their shares, and Next Level Games therefore began exploring potential sale transactions. Completion of the Acquisition will serve to secure the availability of Next Level Games development resources for Nintendo, including development expertise, as well as facilitate an anticipated improvement in development speed and quality by enabling closer communication and exchange of staff with the Nintendo development team.
The Acquisition is expected to close on March 1, 2021, pending satisfaction of all relevant terms and conditions, including shareholders’ approval, regulatory approval under the Investment Canada Act and other customary closing conditions.