Platinum Games has acquired The Wonderful 101 from Nintendo

Platinum Games has officially acquired The Wonderful 101 franchise from Nintendo as of August 19, 2024. It was first spotted by Reddit user Joseki100, who noticed a document submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, requesting the transfer of the trademark from Nintendo to Platinum Games.

Below is a copy of the relevant information from the document:

OWNER SECTION (current)

NAME Nintendo of America Inc.

MAILING ADDRESS 4600 150th Avenue NE

CITY Redmond

STATE Washington

ZIP/POSTAL CODE 98052

COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY United States

PHONE 206-682-8100

EMAIL XXXX

OWNER SECTION (proposed)

NAME PlatinumGames Inc.

INTERNAL ADDRESS Umeda Sky Bldg, Tower West 8th Floor

MAILING ADDRESS Oyodonaka 1-1-30, Kita­ ku

CITY Osaka-shi, Osaka

ZIP/POSTAL CODE 531-6108

COUNTRY/REGION/JURISDICTION/U.S. TERRITORY Japan

PHONE

EMAIL XXXX

What is Wonderful 101?

The Wonderful 101 is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. It was originally released for the Wii U and it was later remastered for the Nintendo Switch in 2020.

Platinum Games has not given out a statement regarding this news. Do you think there will be a strong future for the Wonderful 101 series?