(formerly ) is a Japanese animation studio owned by

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that develops "visual content" using Nintendo properties.

History

The company was founded by Hiroshi Hirokawa on March 18, 2011, in

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under the name of Dynamo Pictures.

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. The deal closed on October 3, with the company becoming a full subsidiary of Nintendo, as well as adopting its new name. Many fans of the 2006 video game

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noticed that a mission in the game references a fictional company called Nintendo Pictures. The company announced that they are currently looking for new employees.

Works

The company has worked on CG production for '' Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045'', '' Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV'', '' Garo: Divine Flame'', ''TsukiPro the Animation'', and ''

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''. The company has also worked on motion capture for ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Nier Replicant''. It was also involved with anime titles such as ''

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'', '' Macross Delta Absolute Live!!!!!!,'' and the ''

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'' 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.

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Dynamo Pictures
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