Nintendo acquires animation studio that’ll become ‘Nintendo Pictures’
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#61D6D)
Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo has acquired CG production company Dynamo Pictures, and will rename it to Nintendo Pictures," the company has announced. The new subsidiary will focus on development of visual content utilizing Nintendo IP" and the planning and production of visual content including CG animation." The company's IMDB page lists credits on dozens of titles, including motion capture work on Death Stranding and Persona 5, and post-production work on Metroid: Other M.
The acquisition comes as Nintendo is gearing up for the most significant cinematic release in years; an animated movie based on the Super Mario Bros. franchise starring Chris Pratt. The film is currently scheduled to release in spring next year, almost thirty years after the last...