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5 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Nintendo's in the works to buy Next Level Games, the Canadian studio behind Luigi's Mansion 2 & 3, Mario Strikers, Punch-Out!! Wii, etc—if all goes well, Nintendo will attain complete ownership by March 2021 post.tokyoipo.com/tdnet/20210105…🇯🇵
basically, it seems like one of the owners wanted to sell his stake in the company and so Nintendo decided to buy the company outright so as to secure their working relationship, facilitate more direct personnel/resource exchange, etc
Next Level Games has gone on record about how they tried being a multi-line studio that simultaneously handled Nintendo & non-Nintendo games and how they ultimately didn't enjoy it, but I hope they can try that approach again because I want more games from the both of them
official English statement on Nintendo's purchase of Next Level Games nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/21…

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