Could Microsoft buy Nintendo?
But could that actually happen?
But don’t get too excited about Master Chief and Mario sharing an owner anytime soon.
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Exactly what these opportunities might be isn’t immediately clear, however.
And a hostile takeover?
Spencer said he doesn’t like the sound of that, either.
He also said he believes Nintendo selling to Microsoft would be a “good move for both companies.”
A long time…," Spencer said, adding a smiley face for effect.
Make no mistake: It’s about the money.
It’s always about the money.
But could Microsoft actually buy Nintendo?
Compiling reports about potential acquisition targets is just part of the job and not necessarily indicative of anything.
“M&A evaluations and conversations are a normal and everyday part of the business.
“Most of the time nothing would happen, nor would it be expected to.
It’s just good business,” Piscatella said.
In total, there were 50 or so on file at any given time.
This is really just business as usual,” Pachter said.
Microsoft, meanwhile, hasspoken openly about its own struggles in its first-party games lineup.
Nintendo has sold130 million Switch units, a figure no Xbox has ever come close to.
Nintendo getting out of the hardware game would be a surprising shift.
Microsoft, of course, does notneedNintendo to see the kind of revenue uptick that it wants.
That began to change in 2020, though, thanks to a key investor buying up shares.
If the reports prove to be accurate, Nintendo will launch a new console in 2024.
All of this said, anything is possible in the dynamic business world of media and entertainment.
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