Nintendo has introduced that it’s going to purchase a majority stake in Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after reaching an settlement with Bandai Namco for the switch of shares subsequent yr.
Described in the press launch as being “for the aim of strengthening its growth construction,” BNSS will turn out to be a Nintendo subsidiary and go by the brand new identify of Nintendo Studios Singapore.
The deal is deliberate to undergo on 1st April 2026, with Nintendo buying 80% of shares, with the remainder to comply with a while after “as soon as the subsidiary’s operations have stabilized.”
Nintendo has partnered with Bandai Namco on a number of first-party initiatives, with this studio having labored on Splatoon 3 (contributing idea artwork, character modelling, setting modelling, and animation, in accordance with the studio’s web site) in addition to numerous high-profile Bandai Namco video games. Here is an outline of the studio from Bandai Namco’s website:
Through the years, our studio in Singapore has labored on quite a lot of iconic sport titles similar to TEKKEN, ACE COMBAT, SOUL CALIBUR and Taiko no Tatsujin. From idea to artwork, and all the best way to growth, we cowl all of it. Discover our portfolio of sport and demo titles by choosing any of it.
Nintendo anticipates that the acquisition “can have solely a minor impact on Nintendo’s outcomes for this fiscal yr.”
This newest acquisition follows acknowledgement earlier in November that the corporate supposed to broaden its inner growth groups. Nintendo Footage was one other addition in 2022, adopted by Shiver Leisure’s integration in 2024.
For reference, this is the complete textual content from the investor announcement:
November 27, 2025
To Whom It Might Concern
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Acquisition of Shares in a Singapore-Based mostly Entity to Strengthen Improvement Construction
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Japan; President and Consultant Director: Shuntaro Furukawa; hereinafter “Nintendo”) hereby pronounces that it has entered right into a share switch settlement with Bandai Namco Studios Inc. (HQ: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Daisuke Uchiyama) to amass shares of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. (HQ: Singapore; CEO: Makoto Ishii; hereinafter “BNSS”) for the aim of strengthening its growth construction.
Because of this acquisition of shares, BNSS will turn out to be a subsidiary of Nintendo and can proceed its growth operations underneath the brand new identify Nintendo Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd.
1. Goal of Acquisition
BNSS was established as certainly one of Bandai Namco Group’s abroad bases and is a growth firm with sturdy experience in creating in-game artwork belongings. It has contributed to the event of Nintendo titles, together with the Splatoon sequence, and has an ongoing enterprise relationship with Nintendo.
Contemplating this enterprise file, Nintendo has made the choice to amass shares in BNSS to strengthen the event construction of the Nintendo Group.
Topic to the satisfaction of all related customary situations for transactions of this nature, Nintendo plans to amass 80% of BNSS shares on April 1, 2026. The remaining shares can be acquired after a sure interval, as soon as the subsidiary’s operations have stabilized.2. Overview of the Entity Whose Shares Will Be Acquired
| (1) Identify | Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. (*) |
|---|---|
| (2) Location | 21 Media Circle, #09-01/03, Infinite Studios, Singapore 138562 |
| (3) Consultant title and identify | CEO Makoto Ishii |
| (4) Enterprise actions | Recreation growth, together with creation of in-game artwork belongings |
| (5) Capital Inventory | SGD 1,000,000 (as of November 2025) |
| (6) Date of Basis | March 1, 2013 |
* Following the acquisition of shares, Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. can be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd.
3. Future Enterprise Projection
This acquisition can have solely a minor impact on Nintendo’s outcomes for this fiscal yr.
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