So they bought the cow even after getting all the milk for free, eh?

On a serious note, I wonder if this is a one-off, or if the new leadership is open to expanding capacity by more means than their predecessors. I might be forgetting something, but wouldn't this be the first developer Nintendo has purchased since Monolith?

Wonderful news...buy Platinum now

Technically I think Nintendo would be closer to GameFreak than any of those other studios. While they don't own any stake in them directly, they do own a controlling share of The Pokémon Company. Meanwhile they also don't own IS or HAL, even if they do own their most popular IP. (Kirby and Fire Emblem)

But at that point it's all a technicality anyway so you're still right, just thought it might interest you to know if you didn't. ?

Nice! Now another Punch-Out!! please.

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This!

Loved both (gamecube and wii) Mario Strikers.

I'm guessing they will expand NLG's development team like they did with Monolith Soft, will be interesting to see the stuff they (NLG) will work on outside Mario/Luigi.

I thought of PG too (and undead labs). Acquisitions that just make sense

I get the impression Platinum would much prefer to stay independent, to the point where they reacquired and published a Nintendo IP, even if their financial stability is questionable. At the very least, Platinum currently has of contracts and commitments with other companies, no?