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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]

Native name
ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社
Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyDynamo Pictures, Inc. (2011–2022)
Company typeSubsidiary
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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
Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyDynamo Pictures, Inc. (2011–2022)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
  • Animation
  • Development of 3D-CG tools
FoundedMarch 18, 2011; 15 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)
ProductsCG and motion capture for video games and related media
Total equity34.5 million yen
Number of employees
134 (2025)
ParentNintendo (2022—present)
Websitehttps://nintendo-pictures.co.jp
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History

As Dynamo Pictures

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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

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Japanese: ニンテンドーピクチャーズ株式会社, Hepburn: Nintendō Pikuchāzu Kabushiki-gaisha
  2. [b]
    Japanese: 株式会社ダイナモピクチャーズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Dainamo Pikuchāzu
  3. [c]
    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]

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