{"id":196290,"date":"2021-02-18T14:34:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/nintendo-explains-makes-game-developer-worth-acquiring\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:34:16","slug":"nintendo-explains-what-makes-a-game-developer-worth-acquiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/nintendo-explains-what-makes-a-game-developer-worth-acquiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Explains What Makes a Game Developer Worth Acquiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acquiring third party development studios is a key component for success in the current gaming industry. Nintendo<\/a>, however, has consistently showed\u00a0its hesitation to acquire new studios.<\/p>\n

In the last 10 years alone Microsoft have made just shy of 100 acquisitions<\/a> in the name of building a strong company. Sony have also made roughly 30 acquisitions in the last 10 years. Nintendo, however, made none. This changed in January this year, when Nintendo made the decision to acquire Canadian company, Next Level Games who are behind the recent\u00a0Luigi\u2019s Mansion<\/em> games. The company\u2019s first collaboration with Nintendo occurred all the way back in 2005\u00a0with an arcade-style soccer title called\u00a0Super Mario Strikers<\/em>. Before this acquisition, Nintendo\u2019s most recent purchase of a game developer occurred in 2007\u00a0with\u00a0Monolith Soft, the creators of Xenoblade Chronicles<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Now, in a recent interview Nintendo\u2019s current president, Shuntaro Furukawa<\/a>, has revealed what the company looks for in a game developer. On the matter Furukawa said they will not \u201cblindly acquire” development studios. The president continued to add that he does not believe \u201cscaling up\u201d Nintendo will \u201cincrease the value of entertainment\u201d they offer. Regarding\u00a0its latest acquisition, Furukawa described it as a practicality for both studios. The decision was made so they could \u201cwork together to improve the quality and speed of development.\u201d The interview revealed that Nintendo are only interested in acquiring studios if it will enhance the gameplay experience they offer.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo\u2019s description of the way they decide to acquire studios is interesting when compared to other monoliths in the gaming industry. Both Microsoft and Sony have made it an integral part of their business plan to acquire new talent and it’s easy to see why. Acquiring new studios means not only more resources towards first party development, but the promise of more exclusives. Developer Insomniac Games once released games for a variety of platforms such as Sunset Overdrive<\/em> for the Xbox One. However, since Insomniac’s\u00a0acquisition by Sony in 2019<\/a>, the studio has only released PlayStation exclusives. While acquiring new talent is a sound business plan to ensure a monopoly over the gaming industry, Nintendo seems to have gone a different route.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to get a glimpse into the reality of Nintendo\u2019s acquisition decisions. The company is often criticized for its not-so-consumer-friendly practices<\/a>. This makes its\u00a0refusal to acquire studios to buy out their competition somewhat unexpected. Many fans will likely see this news as reassurance that Nintendo stands for its followers\u2019 best interests.<\/p>\n

However, Nintendo arguably has the strongest first-party intellectual property among any of the participants in the console wars. Considering this, it is understandable why the studio feels secure with\u00a0its existing exclusives.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a05 Studios Nintendo Should Acquire Next<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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