Nintendo has announced the acquisition of Shiver Entertainment, a Miami-based studio known for porting games such as Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 to the Nintendo Switch. The acquisition marks Nintendo's first since 2022 and involves purchasing Shiver from Embracer Group. Shiver Entertainment will continue its focus on porting and developing software for multiple platforms, including the anticipated next-generation Nintendo Switch. The move is seen as a strategic effort by Nintendo to bolster resources for bringing high-end games to its platform, particularly in preparation for the Switch 2.
Embracer's Shiver Entertainment is first Nintendo acquisition since 2022 https://t.co/29O6Kh7ali
Nintendo buys Switch port studio Shiver Entertainment from Embracer https://t.co/4VJKu5aYMq https://t.co/gXr1FaKhZn
Nintendo plans to secure resources for porting/developing software with Miami-based company Shiver Entertainment https://t.co/RkY2j2ce4R ➤
Nintendo Buys Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Port Studio Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch https://t.co/J9fRgNuBz5 https://t.co/EjzZKsuXqr
Nintendo acquires Switch port specialist Shiver Entertainment from Embracer. Studio previously handled Switch versions of Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 https://t.co/29O6Kh7ali
This is an interesting acquisition by Nintendo. Hogwarts and MK1 were considered 'impossible ports' on the Switch and while they're clearly inferior to the other versions it'll be interesting to see what Shiver can do with the Switch 2 hardware under Nintendo's wing. https://t.co/Wos4tbP6pG
Nintendo buys Switch port studio Shiver Entertainment from Embracer Shiver worked on the Switch versions of Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 https://t.co/4VJKu5aqWS https://t.co/AwV2sJux6u
Nintendo snaps up Shiver Entertainment from Embracer to bring more third-party games to Switch https://t.co/YLM3aoSkFD #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming #ai
Nintendo makes first acquisition since 2022, and it's from Embracer https://t.co/Got03ur3UQ https://t.co/2Upud93AXd
Nintendo snaps up Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 Switch studio to aid "porting and developing," just in time for the Switch 2's full reveal https://t.co/R5KJbn9Wvm
Nintendo acquires notable port studio responsible for bringing Mortal Kombat 1 and Hogwarts Legacy to Switch https://t.co/nbIwtBd4Ig
Nintendo has acquired Shiver Entertainment, known for porting games like Hogwarts Legacy and developing Mortal Kombat 1, from the Embracer Group. This follows Embracer Group's $460 million deal with Take-Two in March: https://t.co/JXnu24Ln3w #gameindustry #gamedev https://t.co/DqNryZsq09
Nintendo buying Shiver is seen as a way to beef up resources available for outside developers to bring more high-end games to Nintendo's next-gen machine, which is expected to be less powerful vs PS5 and XSX. https://t.co/5GuHViEYd0
Nintendo has acquired Shiver Entertainment to help bring more games from outside developers to its next-generation Switch platform https://t.co/6zPEs9BXpE
Nintendo Buys Studio That Ported Hogwarts Legacy, Shiver Entertainment https://t.co/9PcTxUiyhT #gamedev #gamedevelopment #ai #gameart
Nintendo Acquires Hogwarts Legacy Port Studio From Embracer Group https://t.co/u3zcBk3q8C https://t.co/YM5ChKgMwt
Nintendo announced today that it's acquiring Shiver Entertainment, the company behind the Nintendo Switch ports of Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat 1, and more. https://t.co/ZDTnnUTLrN https://t.co/XbEaGy3SEX
Nintendo has announced they're fully acquiring port dev Shiver Entertainment from Embracer. https://t.co/RyYilUntA8
Nintendo acquires Shiver Entertainment from Embracer. "Shiver’s focus will remain the same, continuing commissions that port and develop software for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch." Shiver recently worked on porting & developing Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1… https://t.co/BNB3j6b0Qp
Nintendo has acquired Shiver Entertainment https://t.co/gIiH1WBSSi
Nintendo is set to acquire Miami-based Shiver Entertainment, the studio responsible for Nintendo Switch ports of Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1. https://t.co/WZr8cSbbcF https://t.co/59F9xxJtAK
The only way Nintendo is gonna win me over with the Switch 2 is if they finally port over all the Pokemon portable games to their virtual console like they should have done with the Switch like 7 years ago https://t.co/fGTLZycjgJ