The developer has jumped from Namco to Nintendo even as Disaster: Day of Crisis is being prepped for Wii.
In a bit of Japanese business news that may affect gamers, Nintendo has purchased 1920 shares of stock in Monolith Soft (or 80% of the company) from the previous stockholder, Namco Bandai. No details were given on specific game titles or the exact nature of Monolith Soft's new relationship with Nintendo, although some kind of exclusivity deal is highly likely.
Nintendo fans may recognize the developer's name from the two Baten Kaitos titles on GameCube. They are also developing the still mysterious Wii game, Disaster: Day of Crisis. Other Monolith Soft games include the Xenosaga series and bizarre crossover RPG, Namco x Capcom.
Ryan Winterhalter and Steven Rodriguez contributed to this report. Thanks to AzureShadowX1 for the tip!