Nintendo Acquires Hogwarts Legacy Port Developer Shiver Entertainment Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
Nintendo Acquires Hogwarts Legacy Port Developer Shiver Entertainment Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
Nintendo ADR (OTC:NTDOY) has announced the acquisition of Shiver Entertainment, the team responsible for the Nintendo Switch ports of popular games like "Hogwarts Legacy" and "Mortal Kombat 1."
任天堂ADR（場外交易代碼：NTDOY）宣佈收購Shiver Entertainment，該團隊負責《霍格沃茨遺產》和《真人快打1》等熱門遊戲的任天堂Switch移植。
According to a press release, Nintendo has agreed with Embracer Group Unsponsored ADR (OTC:EBCRY) to buy 100% of Shiver's shares, turning the Miami-based company into a wholly owned subsidiary.
根據新聞稿，任天堂已與Embracer集團非贊助的ADR（場外交易代碼：EBCRY）達成協議，收購Shiver100％的股份，將這家總部位於邁阿密的公司轉變爲全資子公司。
Shiver, established in 2012, has built a reputation for partnering with publishers and developers on large-scale projects.
Shiver 成立於 2012 年，因與出版商和開發商合作開展大型項目而樹立了聲譽。
Nintendo noted: "By welcoming Shiver's experienced and accomplished development team, Nintendo aims to secure high-level resources for porting and developing software titles."
任天堂指出：“通過歡迎Shiver經驗豐富且成就卓著的開發團隊，任天堂的目標是爲移植和開發軟件遊戲提供高水平的資源。”
Even after joining Nintendo, Shiver will continue focusing on porting and developing software for multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch.
即使在加入任天堂之後，Shiver仍將繼續專注於爲包括Nintendo Switch在內的多個平台移植和開發軟件。
This move comes shortly after Nintendo announced plans to reveal its Switch successor within this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025. While today's announcement doesn't mention the new console, it hints at Nintendo's preparations for its future lineup.
此舉是在任天堂宣佈計劃在本財年（截至2025年3月31日）內發佈其Switch繼任者之後不久採取的。儘管今天的公告沒有提及新遊戲機，但它暗示了任天堂正在爲其未來陣容做準備。
Shiver is known for porting games like "Hogwarts Legacy," "Mortal Kombat 11," and "Mortal Kombat 1," along with developing "Scribblenauts Showdown." Although ports like "Hogwarts Legacy" and "Mortal Kombat 11" were well-received, the "Mortal Kombat 1" port faced considerable criticism.
Shiver 以移植《霍格沃茨遺產》、《真人快打 11》和《真人快打 1》等遊戲以及開發《Scribblenauts Showdown》而聞名。儘管 “霍格沃茨遺產” 和 “真人快打11” 等移植受到好評，但 “真人快打1” 的移植受到了相當大的批評。
Financial terms of the deal weren't shared, but Nintendo stated that the acquisition "will have only a minor effect on Nintendo's results for this fiscal year."
該交易的財務條款沒有透露，但任天堂表示，此次收購 “對任天堂本財年業績的影響微乎其微”。
Image credits: yu_photo on Shutterstock.
圖片來源：Shutterstock 上的 yu_photo。