Nintendo to buy Luigi's Mansion developer in rare acquisition

Canada-based Next Level Games brings strength in action titles

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Luigi's Mansion 3, developed by Next Level Games for the Switch console, has sold 7.83 million copies through September. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo)

NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Nintendo will buy Canadian developer Next Level Games as the Japanese company seeks know-how on action games in an increasingly competitive industry.

The Canadian game developer will become a wholly owned subsidiary effective March 1, Nintendo said Tuesday. The deal is expected to be worth several billion yen (1 billion yen equals $9.7 million), though no official figure has been announced.

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