Tokyo, May 21 (EFE).- Japanese video game company Nintendo announced Tuesday the acquisition of American company Shiver Entertainment, which produced titles such as “Hogwarts Legacy” and the remake of “Mortal Kombat 1” on its Switch console.
Shiver Entertainment, established in 2012 and now a Nintendo subsidiary, is a video game development firm that has partnered with publishers and other developers to make large-scale titles and adapted video games to multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch.
«By welcoming Shiver’s experienced and accomplished development team, Nintendo aims to secure high-level resources for porting and developing software titles,» the company said in a statement. «Going forward, even after it becomes a part of the Nintendo group, Shiver’s focus will remain the same, continuing commissions that port and develop software for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch.»
The developer and distributor based in Kyoto, in western Japan, did not specify when it expects the completion of the purchase or the amount of the operation.
Nintendo had not acquired a studio since the purchase in 2021 of Canadian Next Level Games, responsible for the Japanese conglomerate’s franchises such as “Super Mario Strikers” and “Luigi’s Mansion.”
Shiver Entertainment is behind the adaptations of “Hogwarts Legacy” and “Mortal Kombat 1” to the Switch console, the oldest and least powerful platform of the generation, and in the case of this last title it was received lukewarmly due to its quality decline.
Nintendo shares rose 0.24 percent Tuesday at the break of the mid-session of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after the announcement of the purchase agreement. EFE
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