Eh, they have about as much chance of acquiring Nintendo than they do getting Xbox console to #1 in marketshare.Good - keep your sticky mitts away, Microsoft
I'm not sure that's correct. Wasn't there a literal attempt by MS to buy Nintendo before the launch of the original xbox?Eh, they have about as much chance of acquiring Nintendo than they do getting Xbox console to #1 in marketshare.
That said, it was a years old tweet and more of wishful thinking than any real plan.
They already tried, they got laughed at by Nintendo's execs:Good - keep your sticky mitts away, Microsoft
When Bloomberg published an in-depth oral account of how the Xbox came to be for its 20th anniversary in 2021, it was revealed that the company asked Nintendo if it was willing to be acquired — and got laughed out of the room. "They just laughed their asses off," Xbox co-creator Kevin Bachus said. "Like, imagine an hour of somebody just laughing at you. That was kind of how that meeting went."
I was talking in regard to recently. Yes, there was an attempt back then, but they literally got laughed out of the room.I'm not sure that's correct. Wasn't there a literal attempt by MS to buy Nintendo before the launch of the original xbox?
It was more of a proposal than an attempt.I'm not sure that's correct. Wasn't there a literal attempt by MS to buy Nintendo before the launch of the original xbox?
Nintendo is the richest company in Japan with over $11 billion in cash.
Third party when?
sega and konami are way more than just game developersCapcom 88? Way lower than Konami or Sega, surprising to me.
Is Phil in the bottom left thinking how Nintendo is better off being a third party off of their own HW but just does not know it yet ?
Yes, they specifically approached them and were literally laughed at when they proposed the purchase.I'm not sure that's correct. Wasn't there a literal attempt by MS to buy Nintendo before the launch of the original xbox?
Capcom does not have pachinkosCapcom 88? Way lower than Konami or Sega, surprising to me.
I would love if Nintendo just bought out Microsoft’s gaming division.
Those creatures could well be humanity at this rate.Vehicles get older and age as many products but Nintendo characters don't, we may actually see creatures getting extinct while people still talking about Mario and Zelda, that's it, it's nothing but confirmed, real humans are a liability compared to fictional characters, that's a shame.
I also were surprised by the number that Capcom was, well below SE, Konami and Sega. But then was remembered the parallel business those companies run. SE is a major book/manga magazine publisher in japan. It makes sense they have more money in the bank than a gaming only company.Surprised at Square Enix making the list at all. I thought these fuckers were essentially drowning in debt.
Protect the value of your IP, which they’ve always done.1) Protect your brand identity, stick to your values
2) Keep releasing bangers on your compelling platform with insanely wide appeal
3) ????
4) Profit
Richest not biggest… Maybe Toyota have debts.The richest company in Japan is Toyota.