A few days ago, Nintendo bought a company which produces visual contentmore specifically CG animation and motion capture. The Japanese giant has announced its intention to rename Dynamo Pictures in Nintendo Pictures once the deal is done October 2022thus marking the video game group’s first steps into animation.
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The Dynamo Pictures company is not completely unknown when it comes to the world of video games, since the Japanese team has already worked on games. We can cite Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139the updated version of the prequel of NieR: Automataand death strandingfor example.
Dynamo Pictures also worked with Nintendo on the series of three shorts. Pikmin Short Movies in 2014
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This new sign therefore a priori the arrival of Nintendo in the animation cinema. It must be said that the competitors of the Japanese giant have not been idle in terms of creating audiovisual content. In effect, sonyafter leaving Uncharted in dark rooms earlier in the year, is in full production of the series HBO eagerly awaited The Last of Us.
SegaNintendo’s big rivals at the time, also set foot in Hollywood with several films Sonic the Hedgehog.
” Nintendo has decided to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Dynamo Pictures and will make it its subsidiary to strengthen the forecasting and production of visual content with Nintendo’s licenses. »
If Nintendo hasn’t commented further on the acquisition of Dynamo Pictures, that may be a harbinger of one or more ongoing projects for the Kyoto firm. Currently, a Super Mario Bros movie is in the works, starring Chris Pratt, Seth Rogan, and Anya Taylor-Joy. It is also possible that Nintendo plans to use Dynamo Pictures’ experience for content in their video games, or why not, their amusement parks.
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