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[Nezzeroth]

My dream: Nintendo buy Koei Tecmo and greenlight a new Aerobiz.

Aerobiz was awesome! Hopefully we get another one.

 

[Fbh]

Not too familiar with their work but Luigis Mansion 3 was really fun and nailed that Nintendo polish and creativity so it seems like a good purchase.

 

[GeorgPrime]

Source: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/01/nintendo-acquires-next-level-games


Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210105e.pdf

Luigis Mansion 3 was awesome great buy

 

[K' Dash]

Nintendo should buy out some of the other failing brands like Konami, Square Enix or Sony.

I'd wait a bit more for those, they'll be worth next to nothing soon enough.

 

[jufonuk]

I'd wait a bit more for those, they'll be worth next to nothing soon enough.

Nintendo should buy Nintendo.

 

[Leyasu]

I wonder how many independent studios are going to get acquired in the next few years

 

[RebellYell]

I'd wait a bit more for those, they'll be worth next to nothing soon enough.

Good point, I did not think of that. That's why you're the brains of this operation.

 

[iconmaster]

Luigi's Mansion 3 is one of the best (and most "Nintendo") games on Switch, and I'm also a big fan of Strikers Charged.

This move is so obvious I'm surprised Nintendo went through with it.

 

[MAtgS]

They should've bought Alphadream too while they're at it. They really don't give a shit about Mario RPGs anymore, do they?

 

[Sp3eD]

Give them f-zero if Sega won't help

 

[Woman7]

This move is so obvious I'm surprised Nintendo went through with it.

Perfect!

 

[hemo memo]

 

[ElCasual]

Even Nintendo are buying studios, not that "organic grow" crap. Good for them.

 

[Astral Dog]

Good acquisition for them. Swimming in cash right now and in need of a constant stream of content which was sadly poor in 2020. Content gaps need to be managed a bit better.

I doubt this acquisition will change much, as NLG has been already making games exclusively for Nintendo for some time, but good news nonetheless

 

[Astral Dog]

Yeah that's one of the many things I don't understand about Nintendo. If they set up or bought about 10 studios with their infinite money it would be so good for their schedule. But nope.

They always say they are afraid of talent leaving the studio inmediatly after an acquisition

Tbf many developers left Retro Studios after only one game, including designers even the director of Prime i think.

Now i imagine it must be quite the job to manage Retro for Metroid Prime 4, many people left since the Prime1 days, others have been only making DK platformers, they are filling it with developers that worked on HALO, COD and i think even the new GoW

 

[Neff]

Luigi's Mansion 3 undoubtedly swung it. Next Level Games achieved the impossible with that game- it looks, sounds and feels like a genuine first party Nintendo product. The strong sales and glowing word of mouth are entirely deserved.

 

[K' Dash]

Luigi's Mansion 3 undoubtedly swung it. Next Level Games achieved the impossible with that game- it looks, sounds and feels like a genuine first party Nintendo product. The strong sales and glowing word of mouth are entirely deserved.

Luigi's Mansion is a good game in dire need of new combat mechanics.

 

[Moogle11]

Logical purchase. Really enjoying Luigi's Mansion 3 which I finally got around to buying and starting while traveling around the holidays.

 

[namekuseijin]

A good game with an overblown toxic reaction?

it may be whatever but Metroid

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Excellent grab, now get indieszero too.

 

[LordBlodgett]

My dream: Nintendo buy Koei Tecmo and greenlight a new Aerobiz.

I miss Aerobiz, I thought I was the only one!

 

[iconmaster]

More punch out then please.

New Frame Plus analyzing Next Level's work on that:

 

[Lionel Richie]

Such a fantastic acquisition and such a cool story after the snafu that was Federation Force.

First studio they bought since Monolith? I hope they do the right thing with Good-Feel as well.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Their games are terrible and I could never get into Mansion. Can't say this is a great acquisition tbh but at least they are acquiring companies I guess.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

Nintendo president on Next Level Games acquisition, not actively buying studios

For several years now, Next Level Games has essentially been a Nintendo-only developer. The company committed to making titles for the Big N back in 2014. Their partnership goes back to 2005 with Super Mario Strikers, and has worked exclusively on Nintendo projects since Luigi’s Mansion: Dark...

nintendoeverything.com

Last month, Nintendo announced that it is acquiring Next Level Games. President Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the move in an interview with Nikkei, and also discussed acquisitions in general.

Here's our translation:

In January, you announced the acquisition of a Canadian game studio.
They were a longtime development partner of ours, and to increase the overall quality and speed of development, we decided it would be better for them to operate as a subsidiary studio. It's not a case of us simply wanting more development resources – I don't think simply scaling up production like that actually adds value to Nintendo products.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Luigi’s Mansion studio boss announces retirement | VGC

Next Level Games loses its president a year after sale to Nintendo…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Douglas Tronsgard acted as CEO of the Vancouver, Canada-based Luigi's Mansion 3 developer for 20 years up until the sale of the company to Nintendo last year, at which point his role changed to president.

"After over 20 years in the Video Game Industry, I am happy to announce my retirement," he said in a statement. "I wanted to say 'thank you' to everyone who helped me on my journey to get here. A special thank you to Nintendo for believing in me and Next Level Games. It's truly been my honour to be a part of NLG's incredible history.

"I look forward to a new chapter in my life that should involve lots of travelling with my wife. ."

 

[Punished Miku]

"I look forward to a new chapter in my life that should involve lots of travelling with my wife. ."