Nintendo Pictures

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 owned by Nintendo that develops "visual content" using Nintendo properties.

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. Though the studio would separate from Visual Science Laboratory and begin operating 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. The studio's name was taken from the motion capture arm, which was known as Studio Dynamo, and was the first motion capture studio in Japan.

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.

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. The deal closed on October 3, with the company becoming a full subsidiary of Nintendo, as well as adopting its new name. Many fans of the 2006 Nintendo DS rhythm game Elite Beat Agents, the international counterpart of the Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan duology, noticed that a mission in the game references a then-fictional company called Nintendo Pictures.

Since their acquisition, while Nintendo Pictures has continued to assist with outside productions, their main function has been as a support studio specializing in animation, art, design, and cinematic work for video games developed and published by Nintendo, such as Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

On November 27, 2023, Nintendo Pictures relocated their headquarters to Kanda Square, an office building shared with Nintendo's Tokyo branch, Nintendo Sales, and 1-Up Studio. Their previous location is nearby and remains in use as their motion capture studio.