Nintendo issued a company announcement yesterday (14) that it will acquire Tokyo-based audio-visual production company Dynamo Pictures (ダイナモピクチャーズ) in a wholly-owned manner, and will change its name to Nintendo Pictures.
Dynamo Pictures is a film planning and production company that focuses on CG animation. It has produced diverse content in the past, including game animation, live-action advertising, drama, film, VR, etc. It also provides motion capture services, such as It is the company that provides the dynamic supplement of the game “NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…” and the TV animation “Idol Glory”.
Recent works include the second season of “Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045”, the PV animation of Kenshi Yonezu’s song “POP SONG” (this animation is also an advertisement for PlayStation), the introduction video of Yomiuri Land facility “SPACE factory”, the theatrical version of “Anya”. With the Witch, etc.
Nintendo said the acquisition will be completed on October 3. After the acquisition, it can strengthen the company’s internal film planning and production capabilities, and has little financial impact. It is expected that this acquisition will strengthen game production, and because of the production experience related to amusement park films, it can even help Universal Studios’ “Nintendo World”.