Game news “It just takes time for Nintendo to understand that its future exists elsewhere” 3 years ago, Microsoft considered acquiring the father of Zelda and Mario
A huge leak from Xbox has just occurred, and some very surprising information has just been revealed. Among them, an email which mentions a possible acquisition of Nintendo by Microsoft.
A leak has revealed a lot of information about Microsoft ! This is what is currently shaking up the Internet: the biggest leak in the history of the green juggernaut has just taken place. It was because of the California court that confidential data was revealed, as part of the efforts made by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the United States to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. The leaked data is particularly interesting, especially one concerning a possible buyout of Nintendo. Oh yeah, you read it well ! It has been revealed that Microsoft is indeed considering acquiring the Japanese giant behind legendary franchises such as Zelda and Mario.
It is in an email made public from Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft, that this information was leaked. The idea of buying Nintendo is clearly mentioned in this official writing sent on August 6, 2020 to the current director of marketing of Microsoft, Chris Capossela, and the director of commercial marketing, Takeshi Numoto.
Microsoft considered acquiring Nintendo
The email is fully available on social networks where it has been circulating for several hours already. Here are some excerpts:
Takesji, I completely agree that Nintendo is THE biggest asset for us in gaming and that today, gaming is our most likely path to consumer relevance.
I’ve had many conversations with the president of Nintendo about working more closely and I feel like if an American company has a chance with Nintendo, we’re probably in the best position. The unfortunate (or fortunate for Nintendo) situation is that Nintendo is sitting on a big pile of cash, they have a (board of directors, editor’s note) that until recently has not pushed for further increases in revenue growth. market or share price appreciation.
I say “until recently” because our former MS board member, ValueAct, heavily acquired Nintendo stock and I stayed in touch with Mason Morfit as he made these acquisitions . He is likely to push for more Nintendo stock, which could create opportunities for us.
Without this catalyst, I don’t see any angle for a near-term mutually acceptable merger between Nintendo and MS and I don’t think hostile action would be a good thing, so we’re playing the long-term game. But our board has seen all the information about Nintendo (and Valve) and is very much in favor of either if the opportunity presents itself, as I am. (…)
Phil Spencer concludes his email as follows, still about Nintendo and its possible acquisition:
I enjoy this discussion and appreciate you considering your options. At some point, acquiring Nintendo would be a career moment and I honestly believe it would be a good move for both companies. It just takes Nintendo a long time to understand that its future lies in its own hardware. A long moment….
If you would like to read the letter in full, it is available here on X (formerly named Twitter).
