Bloomberg reported that Tencent quietly purchased Japanese developer Soleil. Soleil is best known for the Ninjala and who helped create Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
The move is a part of a talent acquisition to bolster Tencent’s game studios. The Chinese company has taken a whopping 90% stake in Soleil which has cost them more than 5 billion yen ($44 million). Tencent rarely takes over entire studios, so this is a first for a company which has generally made much smaller investments.
About Soleil
From the fountain of human emotion we create Play. With the soul and technology in the Land of the Rising Sun. To connect and illuminate the world Through Soleil.
Have you ever been so immersed in a game that you lost track of time? As we grow up, we become wiser and more mature, but also develop a tendency of holding in our feelings, having our emotions take a back seat. Have we lost that curiosity as a kid, where we don’t overthink things and simply dive head first into what we love?
At Soleil, they create games to reawaken that lost enthusiasm, plunging the world into a whirlpool of raw excitement; the same excitement that triggers the sense of wonder and curiosity people of all ages have within. It’s these feelings that create warm memorable moments for those that play our games.
