Nintendo now fully owns Monolith Software, more than a decade after both companies first got into bed together.
Monolith Soft has long been producing games and series with Xeno in the title, starting with Square Enix's Xenogears, Bandai Namco's Xenosaga, and now Nintendo's Xenoblade games. It also supports everything from Super Smash Bros. Brawl to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but its relationship with the Big N didn't start with a clear-cut acquisition.
