The devil can often be found in the details, and in this case the horned head of Xbox is playing the part of Lucifer. Microsoft’s gaming platform recently saw some internal company communications enter into the hands of the public thanks to its ongoing FTC hearings here in the US, one of which detailed a desire to acquire Nintendo as part of the Xbox brand. Xbox head Phil Spencer declares in the email that he believes Microsoft/Xbox is the American company in “the best position” to obtain the beloved Japanese developer.
An odd thing to say given that when the email was written, in 2020, Nintendo was (and still is) seeing an enormous amount of success with its family of Switch consoles. While Microsoft continues to pivot Xbox towards an all-digital, decentralized future, Nintendo is doing just fine with its traditional hardware model. So rest easy, folks, it doesn’t look like Nintendo is going anywhere anytime soon.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz