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Dev Acquisition Misread

Hate to pour cold water on the dev acquisition talk, but that slide was presenting things already happened.

  • Very precise number of “a” video company acquisition (Dynamo)
  • In contrast, acquisition of “developers” being plural (Next Level, SRD, and Shiver)
  • All other bullet points are done or in progress
Image clip from the presentation slide: Examples •Expansion of development facilities through the construction of Corporate Headquarters Development Center, Building No. 2 (tentative name) •Acquisition of developers as subsidiaries •Utilization of funds towards the continuous production of movies and videos •Acquisition of a video production company as a subsidiary •Establishing a joint venture with DeNA •Consolidation of brands on e-commerce web sites •Expanding the Nintendo Switch Online service •Establishing Nintendo eShops in Asia and South America •Expanding directly managed physical stores

Obviously I’m not saying that Nintendo won’t acquire more companies, just that acquisitions (and building expansion, DeNA joint venture, etc.) were given as examples. This isn’t a future roadmap.

[Originally posted on 2025-11-06 Pacific Time]