Vanpool, a video game studio known for its work with Nintendo over the past decade, is shutting down Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The news comes from a notice posted on the developer’s website, which states that the company is dissolved as of May 31. It gives no reason for the studio’s closure, nor any specific details.
Though the name Vanpool is not as well-known as that of other studios that frequently collaborate with Nintendo, such as Fire Emblem developer Intelligent Systems, the studio worked on many notable games, especially in the Kirby series. Founded in 1999, the studio first worked on Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, contributing mostly to its minigames, before making Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland and its Japanese-exclusive follow-up Ripened Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love.