Bandai Namco Officially Announces Studio 2 and Studio S for Nintendo-Commissioned Projects

The development team has previously provided support on a number of major Nintendo titles, including the likes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Posted By | On 14th, Nov. 2023

mario kart 8 deluxe booster course pass wave 3

Bandai Namco has been collaborating with Nintendo on a number of the latter’s projects for several years running now, and now the company has cemented that partnership in a much more official capacity with the formal announcement of Studio 2 and Studio S, a team dedicated primarily to working on projects commissioned by Nintendo.

Through the team’s formal establishment has only just happened, it has been around for a while, and has provided development support on a number of major Nintendo releases in the last decade, including the likes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DSMario Kart TourMario Kart 7, Mario Sports Superstars, and ARMS. 

As per the studio’s official website, it currently employees over 150 people across a number of disciplines, including art, programming, and design. The studio is currently also looking to recruit additional employees, with job listings mentioning that it’s working on a 3D action game commissioned by Nintendo. Said title has also been mentioned in previous job ads, and could potentially be a remake of an older release.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Visions of Mana Director Has Joined Square Enix

Visions of Mana Director Has Joined Square Enix

After leaving Ouka Studios on October 31st, Ryosuke Yoshida said, "I will do my best to make a game that many ...

Terraria Developer Delays Next Update to 2025 to Avoid Crunch

Terraria Developer Delays Next Update to 2025 to Avoid Crunch

"We are not going to force anyone on our team or anyone else's team to crunch for what would be an arbitrary d...

Troy Baker Was Initially Reluctant to Star in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Troy Baker Was Initially Reluctant to Star in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

"I originally passed [on the Indiana Jones role] because, truth be told, I was so scared that I would not be a...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Fixes More Progression Blocking Bugs with Patch 1.02

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Fixes More Progression Blocking Bugs with Patch 1.02

GSC Game World has released another new patch for the open world shooter, addressing a handful more quest-bloc...

Star Citizen Crosses $750 Million in Crowdfunding

Star Citizen Crosses $750 Million in Crowdfunding

Cloud Imperium Games' space epic continues to rake in massive amounts of crowdfunding money, but still looks n...

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Team is Starting Pre-Production on its Next Project

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Team is Starting Pre-Production on its Next Project

Meanwhile, the audio team that worked on the remake is now working on the upcoming Cronos: The New Dawn.