Nintendo has announced that it’s shopping for Shiver Leisure, the Miami-based sport studio recognized for the Switch ports of Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1. The studio was beforehand owned by Embracer.
“Nintendo will purchase 100% of the excellent shares of Shiver and make it an entirely owned subsidiary. By welcoming Shiver’s skilled and achieved growth crew, Nintendo goals to safe high-level sources for porting and growing software program titles,” Nintendo mentioned.
The corporate added that Shiver’s focus will “stay the identical” after becoming a member of Nintendo, and that’s to proceed porting and growing video games for a number of platforms, together with Switch.
Nintendo didn’t specify a purchase order worth for Shiver. The corporate mentioned the buyout could have “solely a minor impact” on Nintendo’s enterprise outcomes for the fiscal 12 months.
Shiver’s CEO is John Schappert, who was the founder of EA Tiburon, the sport growth big recognized for the Madden and NCAA Soccer franchises. He later rose increased at EA all the best way as much as SVP of Worldwide Studios at EA earlier than becoming a member of Xbox after which returning to EA.
Nintendo hardly ever acquires firms. The corporate’s final huge buyout earlier than this was the acquisition of longtime collaborator SRD in 2022. In 2021, Nintendo bought one other longtime collaborator, Subsequent Stage Video games.
The transfer to purchase Shiver comes forward of the anticipated 2025 launch of the Switch 2, or regardless of the system finally ends up being referred to as.
As for Embracer, the Swedish gaming group is promoting franchises and studios as a part of a cost-cutting and restructuring effort, and it appears Shiver was a part of that.