The Big N and Bandai Namco put the ring on their finger: Studio 2 & Studio S will be the division in charge of developing titles for Nintendo
After years in which we have ordered a Nintendo it’s at Bandai Namco to “get a room”, here the latter decides to take the big step: we can welcome the internal division dedicated to the development of commissioned titles for the Big N, Studio 2 & Studio S. The development team with the particular name has worked for several years on titles such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Mario Kart 8, ARMS, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Sports Superstars, Mario Kart Tour and, in a accidental appendix to our special on Masahiro Sakurai (see the video below), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The official website of the Kyoto branch does not fail to show off the portfolio accumulated so far. With full knowledge of the facts, we would add.
The wedding you don’t expect: Bandai Namco’s Studio 2 (& Studio S) will only deal with Nintendo
It is not the first time that, with the success of the Switch, a third-party publisher has taken a similar big step; Square-Enix has also dramatically moved closer to the Big N in recent times (although ironically Super Mario RPG is the work of ArtePiazza). “As a group of professionals who are not satisfied with quality compromises,” reads the newly formed studio’s website, “we will continue to produce excellent titles in the future.” This future aims to add new recruits to the already existing ones 152 employeesgiven the job offers for “a 3D action game commissioned by Nintendo”. The publisher has also collaborated on other titles such as Donkey Konga, Star Fox Assault and New Pokémon Snap.
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