Monolith Soft has positioned itself as one of Nintendo’s most important studios for several years now. Being in charge of the series The Xenoblade Chroniclesand assist in its development Breath of the WildThese tools are essential today. now, It has been revealed that Nintendo has finally acquired 100% of Monolith Soft’s shares.
In 2007, Nintendo acquired an 80% stake in Monolith, and by 2011 they already owned 96%, with the remaining 4% held by studio creators Hirohide Sugiura, Tetsuya Takahashi, and Yasuyuki Hone, which was maintained until March. This year however, Sometime between April and December 2024, Big N finally acquired the remaining shares of the studio.
Although it is unknown when Nintendo acquired 100% of Monolith Soft’s shares, It is clear that this does not change the relationship between the companies. For some time, this team was already a first-party Big N Studio and will continue to be so in the future. Thus, it will be interesting to see what this team has in store for us.
right now, We know that Monolith Soft is working Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionwhich will arrive on Switch on March 20, 2025. While we don’t know what the future has in store for the studio, it can’t be ruled out that they’ll work on a new property and help develop other games. On a related topic, compare Xenoblade Chronicles X Including original version and switch version. Similarly, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition There will be new content.
Through: Nintendo Life
