Nintendo has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after reaching an agreement with Bandai Namco for the transfer of shares next year.

Described in the press release as being "for the purpose of strengthening its development structure," BNSS will become a Nintendo subsidiary and go by the new name of Nintendo Studios Singapore.

The deal is planned to go through on 1st April 2026, with Nintendo acquiring 80% of shares, with the rest to follow some time after "once the subsidiary’s operations have stabilized."

Nintendo has partnered with Bandai Namco on several first-party projects, with this studio having worked on Splatoon 3 (contributing concept art, character modelling, environment modelling, and animation, according to the studio's web

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