happydolphin on 01 May 2012
Yes Viper, I believe the guys who did Punch Out!! Wii will be working on Luigi's mansion. They're Canadian, and I don't think they are 2nd party per se, they must be contractors. It's as you say, Nintendo has been getting more studios involved in the production of games, and that's needed for a company undergoing massive expansion and in dire need of increasing the throughput of games it can offer to its audience.
