They have at layoffs in the localisation and marketing departments, but not development really.The folks at Shiver are probably over the moon about this, considering the likely alternative. To my knowledge (reinforced by some quick Google research), Nintendo has never closed or even had any major layoffs at a fully acquired subsidiary.
I can see that happening when Koochi Ishii retires.Embracer must have essentially gifted that studio to them. I genuinely thought Nintendo's next acquisition would be Grezzo.
Xenoblade Chronicles X port confirmed.
So third parties would let Nintendo port games for them? I mean if it came with a good fee Nintendo has secured a good developers that knows how to port software efficiently, but how many third parties would use it? Companies sometimes are weird with what they can and cannot control…
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This is more options to entice 3rd parties to port to Switch more importantly Switch 2. Shiver is that studio to port. IMOHow bizarre. The studio doesn't seem to be one of those 'special' Nintendo partners(ones they've worked with personally over years on projects) and will continue to do the same thing they've been doing.
I'm guessing Nintendo must have gotten them super cheap, realise they need to get more studios that can port under their arm, as well as realising that the studio needs to be free to port other titles to various platforms as well. And maybe they might have other plans for them.
That actually makes much more sense.Because Embracer group is desperate to unload, and Nintendo as a business is absolutely ruthless and frugal.
Switch 1 would probably have had even more ports if such a resource existed, even if many of the games we got wouldn't have used it.
Of course I'm not sure what their real intention is here but last gen Nintendo also did many ports internally. There are many ways they can be kept busy before letting our imaginations go crazy.
I think Nintendo realised that having these specialist studios around is beneficial to their business. So they stepped in to save this one before Embracer could shut them down.How bizarre. The studio doesn't seem to be one of those 'special' Nintendo partners(ones they've worked with personally over years on projects) and will continue to do the same thing they've been doing.
I'm guessing Nintendo must have gotten them super cheap, realise they need to get more studios that can port under their arm, as well as realising that the studio needs to be free to port other titles to various platforms as well. And maybe they might have other plans for them.
So third parties would let Nintendo port games for them? I mean if it came with a good fee Nintendo has secured a good developers that knows how to port software efficiently, but how many third parties would use it? Companies sometimes are weird with what they can and cannot control…
My potty is ready. Cause I ain't getting up.
Yeah, doesn't make clear sense to me. (That said, there are ways this could work out or reasons why it makes financial sense, a few of which have been mentioned above. )
if a studio wants to bring its games to Switch, great, but there are companies you can get to help do this, you don't just call up Nintendo. And Nintendo doesn't usually call up studios and say, "Hey, you know what would be great on our platform is your game, can we get that done for you? " (Console makers do talk with publishers, but it's more an economic chat than a technical one.)
This would be an unusual arrangement, and especially with Switch 2 rearranging the capability levels as well as also potentially podiuming which platform dominates the gen, its also not as necessary as with Switch 1 "miracle ports".
Sony bought a porting studio too, but that job had pretty much been for porting their own PS games to PC.
Switch pc ports have been day 1 for a few years now......pc port day 1 confirmed!
This is almost certainly to directly port third-party games to Nintendo consoles and to offer assistance to third-parties to port games to Nintendo consoles.
With indie/small developers, this would often be the difference between there being a port or not as otherwise they might not have the resources. For larger developers and publishers, it would be more of a bargaining chip.
They bought them as a porthouse. Most likely a porthouse for PS4 level ports. Heck they might even squeeze out some PS5 level portsI wonder if they bought this studio because Tantalus has been busy?
Or perhaps it's for Switch 2's BC (bit late for that though).
Helping fund 3rd party ports seems a bit of a stretch to be honest.
Maybe GameCube will finally get it's time to shine on NSO?
Who am I kidding? That's money on the table, they can remaster the whole damn library and make billions.
If Senua's Saga without a dedicated OS and translating from windows instructions can run on Steam Deck, Switch 2 will definitely get lots of PS5 games in my opinion... I think that studio is being bought to give technical support to other studiosThey bought them as a porthouse. Most likely a porthouse for PS4 level ports. Heck they might even squeeze out some PS5 level ports
If GameCube comes to NSO, I think it will be done by NERD.I wonder if they bought this studio because Tantalus has been busy?
Or perhaps it's for Switch 2's BC (bit late for that though).
Helping fund 3rd party ports seems a bit of a stretch to be honest.
Maybe GameCube will finally get it's time to shine on NSO?
Who am I kidding? That's money on the table, they can remaster the whole damn library and make billions.