Lately some companies have not stopped signing new studios, as has been the case of Microsoft with Activision or Sony with Bungie, so Nintendo did not want to be less after to communicate what just bought from SRD Co. Ltda Tokyo-based team that the big N has had a close relationship with for decades.
Because of the name it may not be very familiar to you, but the truth is that this company led by the director and president Toshihiko Nakago has been working with Nintendo for almost 40 years. It will be from April, when the acquisition will be completed, when SRD will become a full part of the Japanese company.
During all this time SRD has collaborated in the development of very iconic games from the NES catalogsuch as Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., as well as the legendary Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, and more recently has been involved in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Video Game Studio.
In the same statement it has been stated that the purchase “will strengthen the management base of SRD and ensure the availability of software development resources for Nintendo“. Likewise, even though the sum of money that has been deposited has not been specifiedit has been indicated that it will only have a minor effect on Nintendo’s financial results.
We remember that before all this the last signing he made was that of Next Level Games last year, in order to acquire the creators of Luigi’s Mansion and the long-awaited Mario Strikers: Battle League Football that will go on sale on Nintendo Switch on June 10.
