Nintendo Delays Opening of New Development Center to Make It Bigger - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2023 / 4,204 Views
Nintendo in December 2021 announced it was working on expanding its development with two new office expansions in order to develop more games in-house. The gaming giant in April 2022 would buy a 10,000 square meter site next to its Japan headquarters to build a new development center.
Nintendo has confirmed it is delaying the opening of its new development center in order to make it bigger. The original plan was for the building to be 12 storey tall and be completed in 2027.
"There are plans to construct Corporate Headquarters Development Center Building No 2 (tentative name) adjacent to Nintendo headquarters," said Nintendo in a presentation.
"We had initially announced that a 12-storey building would be completed in 2027, but we revised our original plan and decided to up-scale the building. As such, the construction is now scheduled to be completed in 2028.
"This second development center will play an important role in strengthening our research and development capabilities."
Thanks, VideoGamesChronicle.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Using the Switch money wisely.
True but it's very far in the future tho. We probably won't see any games developed from there till the 2030s, hard to imagine what that'll look like
I don't think they have problems with their output of games at the moment so i think they will be fine next gen. But this building is a smart investment for the long run as games take more and more time to be made.
This feels like the opposite of what everyone else is doing by going smaller/cutting jobs.
Nintendo has worked hard on retaining jobs and getting support studios full of artists up and running for the future. I guess some of the other companies have already been working in higher resolution graphics at more detail for a while and are more willing to try consolidation of teams to lower costs.
I think while Nintendo has the money and cash flow its smart to invest in the future.
I wonder if Nintendo has decided they want space to create another development studio as well?
