Nintendo Pictures

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Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.
Native name
ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社
Romanized name
Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyDynamo Pictures, Inc. (2011–2022)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry
  • Animation
  • Development of 3D-CG tools
FoundedMarch 18, 2011;14 years ago (2011-03-18)
FounderHiroshi Hirokawa
HeadquartersKanda Square, 2-2-1 Kandanishiki-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Number of locations
2 studios (2022)
Key people
Hiroshi Hirokawa (Representative Director)
Atsushi Shirokawa (Director)
Products CG and motion capture for video games and related media
Total equity 34.5 million yen
Number of employees
134 (2025)
Parent Nintendo (2022—present)
Website https://nintendo-pictures.co.jp

Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd. [a] (formerly Dynamo Pictures, Inc. [b] ) is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo. Owned by Nintendo since 2022, it primarily works on video games, anime films and television series, including but not limited to Nintendo properties. [1]

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History

As Dynamo Pictures

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Dynamo Pictures logo

Dynamo Pictures originated as the CG and motion capture production department of Visual Science Laboratory, Inc., a computer graphics and virtual reality research and development company founded in 1991 by Kenji Yoshida. [2] Though the studio would start being credited as Dynamo Pictures, Inc. in October 2004, it wasn't formally established as an independent animation studio by department head Hiroshi Hirokawa until March 18, 2011. [2] [3]

On October 1, 2021, the "Amusement" section of the company, dedicated to creating theater and VR attractions for theme parks, was spun off into a separate business called Dynamo Amusement, Inc. and subsequently became an affiliate subsidiary of GENDA, a Japanese amusement arcade company. [4]

As Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo announced their intent to acquire Dynamo Pictures and change its name to Nintendo Pictures on July 14, 2022, citing the focus of the company to strengthen the planning and production structure of visual content. [5] [6] [7] The deal closed on October 3, with the company becoming a full subsidiary of Nintendo, as well as adopting its new name. [1] [8] [9]

On October 2025, Nintendo Pictures released Close to You , its first short produced fully in-house. [10]

Filmography

As Dynamo Pictures

As Nintendo Pictures

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社, Hepburn: Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
  2. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社ダイナモピクチャーズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Dainamo Pikuchāzu
  3. ↑ While it was not formally established as an independent company until March 2011, the studio started being credited as Dynamo Pictures, Inc. in October 2004, with several projects from 2005-2010 being listed on their official website. [2] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Batchelor, James (October 4, 2022). "Nintendo completes Dynamo Pictures acquisition, relaunches as Nintendo Pictures". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "MESSAGE – 株式会社インターメディア研究所".
  3. ↑ "Company Profile - Dynamo Pictures" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Notice of Capital Alliance with Dynamo Amusement, Inc" (in Japanese). October 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nintendo acquires animation studio that'll become 'Nintendo Pictures'". The Verge. July 14, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Weprin, Alex (July 14, 2022). "Nintendo Buys Studio to Turbocharge IP-Based Production". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Goslin, Austin (July 14, 2022). "Nintendo buys animation studio, forms Nintendo Pictures". Polygon. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wales, Matt (October 3, 2022). "Nintendo officially launches its Nintendo Pictures animation studio". EuroGamer. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kevin, Knezevic (October 4, 2022). "Nintendo Pictures Launches Ahead of First 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie Trailer". CNET. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Phillips, Tom (October 9, 2025). "Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week's 'Closer to You' Pikmin Videos, Reveals They're the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures". IGN. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "制作実績". ダイナモピクチャーズ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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