Nintendo has partnered Japanese games developer Cygames to develop its new mobile game, Dragalia Lost.

The RPG title looks set to takes cues from Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition with a 3D, chibi-style design and will launch in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in the summer, with a European and US launch to follow.

The new partnership was announced during Nintendo’s financial presentation for the fiscal year ending March 31st 2018 and will see the games giant take a 5 per cent stake in subsidiary Cygames for an undisclosed sum.

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Cygames’ parent company CyberAgent’s shares jumped 16 percent in early trade following the announcement, which is the most the company has seen since November 2013.

Nintendo has enjoyed a productive year in regards to its mobile games, making $359.5 million in combined sales.

According to its latest financial report the figure represented a 62 per cent year-on-year increase.

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