Nintendo Acquires Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
The studio was practically a second-party developer, and now becomes first-party
Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2013 by Bandai Namco and throughout its existence has focused on titles belonging to Nintendo franchises, including Wii Sports, Pokémon, Super Smash Bros, and Splatoon. This branch collaborated with Nintendo's first-party studios to develop games first on Wii U and 3DS, then on Switch. Now the Singapore studio changes its name and owner, but the substance may remain more or less the same.
The Birth of Nintendo Studios Singapore
Indeed, the new owner is none other than Nintendo: in an official statement, the Japanese company announced that it has reached an agreement with Bandai Namco for the acquisition of the Singapore studio, with the aim of strengthening its development infrastructure. The new name of the entity will be Nintendo Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd. Nintendo will secure 80% of the studio's shares by April 1, 2026, and intends to acquire the remaining shares at a later date, once the situation has settled.