Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd. (ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社) (formerly Dynamo Pictures, Inc. (株式会社ダイナモピクチャーズ)) 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]
History
As Dynamo Pictures
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.
Filmography
As Dynamo Pictures
As Nintendo Pictures
External links
References
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- Notice of Capital Alliance with Dynamo Amusement, Inc. October 19, 2021^
- Nintendo acquires animation studio that'll become 'Nintendo Pictures' The Verge, July 14, 2022, retrieved July 14, 2022^
- Alex Weprin. Nintendo Buys Studio to Turbocharge IP-Based Production The Hollywood Reporter, July 14, 2022, retrieved July 14, 2022^
- Austin Goslin. Nintendo buys animation studio, forms Nintendo Pictures Polygon, July 14, 2022, retrieved July 14, 2022^
- Matt Wales. Nintendo officially launches its Nintendo Pictures animation studio EuroGamer, October 3, 2022, retrieved December 2, 2022^
- Knezevic Kevin. Nintendo Pictures Launches Ahead of First 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie Trailer CNET, October 4, 2022, retrieved December 2, 2022^
- 制作実績 ダイナモピクチャーズ, retrieved July 15, 2022^
- Tom Phillips. Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week's 'Closer to You' Pikmin Videos, Reveals They're the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures IGN, October 9, 2025, retrieved October 9, 2025^