Nintendo has entered right into a share switch settlement with Bandai Namco Studios in an effort to strengthen the previous’s ‘improvement construction’.
Because of this, Bandai Namco Studios Singapore (BNSS) will be a part of Nintendo as a subsidiary, persevering with its work beneath the identify Nintendo Studios Singapore.
In keeping with Nintendo’s launch, the gaming big plans to accumulate 80% of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore shares on April 1st, 2026, with the remaining shares to be acquired after a ‘sure interval.’
Nintendo famous how BNSS was established as certainly one of Bandai Namco’s abroad bases exterior Japan, and highlighted the way it was a studio with ‘robust experience in creating in-game artwork belongings’.
It’s essential to notice that Nintendo at present has shares in Bandai Namco Holdings, the earlier father or mother firm of BNSS, and was certainly one of its prime 10 shareholders again in September 2025 (1.78%).
Close to the top of the discharge, Nintendo said that it anticipates the acquisition can have a ‘minor impact’ on its outcomes for the fiscal 12 months.
Video games Developed by Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
BNSS has contributed to the event of previous Nintendo video games, and over time has established a portfolio of titles throughout numerous genres. A few of these have gone so far as fostering aggressive communities and esports scenes.
The studio has beforehand labored on Splatoon 3, an internet multiplayer third-person shooter that held an open-bracket match sequence earlier this 12 months. The North American league has been operating since September twentieth, and is scheduled to enter the Playoffs on December thirtieth, the place the highest eight groups will play to crown the sequence champion.
Bandai Namco Studios Singapore has contributed towords different aggressive titles, together with in style FGC video games Tekken 7 and eight, contributing to the latter’s community library. The franchise has stood out as one of the crucial recognisable aggressive titles within the preventing scene, fostering a number of match sequence, together with the Tekken World Tour and the European Tekken Cup.
The preventing recreation has been featured throughout a number of occasions this 12 months, together with FGC match pageant EVO France 2025, and was included within the 2025 Esports World Cup.
