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Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.

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Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.
File:Nintendo Pictures logo.svg
Native name
ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社
Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
Formerly
Dynamo Pictures, Inc. (2011–2022)
Entertainment
ISIN🆔
Industry
  • Animation
  • Development of 3D-CG tools
Founded 📆18 March 2011; 15 years ago (2011-03-18)
Founder 👔Hiroshi Hirokawa
Headquarters 🏙️Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Number of locations
2 studios[lower-alpha 1] (2022)
Area served 🗺️
Products 📟 CG and motion capture for video games and related media
Total equity34.5 million yen
Members
Number of employees
105 (2022)
ParentNintendo (2022—present)
🌐 Websitehttps://nintendo-pictures.co.jp
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.[lower-alpha 2] (formerly Dynamo Pictures, Inc.[lower-alpha 3]) is a Japanese animation studio owned by Nintendo that develops "visual content" using Nintendo properties.[1]

History

The company was founded by Hiroshi Hirokawa on March 18, 2011, in Tokyo, Japan under the name of Dynamo Pictures.

Nintendo announced their intent to acquire Dynamo Pictures and change its name to Nintendo Pictures on July 14, 2022, citing the focus of the company to strengthen the planning and production structure of visual content.[2][3][4] The deal closed on October 3, with the company becoming a full subsidiary of Nintendo, as well as adopting its new name.[1][5][6]

Works

It has worked on CG production for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Garo: Divine Flame, TsukiPro the Animation, and Yuri on Ice. The company has also worked on motion capture for Persona 5, Monster Hunter Stories, and Nier Replicant. It was also involved with anime titles such as Earwig and the Witch, Macross Delta Absolute Live!!!!!!, and the Pikmin short films, CGs in games such as Metroid: Other M and overall work for many different anime, games and products over the years using computer-generated imagery.[7][8]

Notes

  1. One studio in Chiyoda, Tokyo and one studio in Naha
  2. Japanese: ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社 Hepburn: Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha?
  3. Japanese: 株式会社ダイナモピクチャーズ Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Dainamo Pikuchāzu?

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Batchelor, James (2022-10-04). "Nintendo completes Dynamo Pictures acquisition, relaunches as Nintendo Pictures". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  2. "Nintendo acquires animation studio that'll become 'Nintendo Pictures'". The Verge. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Weprin, Alex (14 July 2022). "Nintendo Buys Studio to Turbocharge IP-Based Production". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. Goslin, Austin (14 July 2022). "Nintendo buys animation studio, forms Nintendo Pictures". Polygon. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. Wales, Matt (3 October 2022). "Nintendo officially launches its Nintendo Pictures animation studio". EuroGamer. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. Kevin, Knezevic (October 4, 2022). "Nintendo Pictures Launches Ahead of First 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie Trailer". CNET. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. Mateo, Alex. "Nintendo to Acquire Visual Content Production Company Dynamo Pictures". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. "ダイナモピクチャーズ". ダイナモピクチャーズ (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-07-15.

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