Post by stanch on Jun 30, 2023 3:14:45 GMT
Good evening. As the gaming community is aware by now, Microsoft has considered other options before settling on Activision-Blizzard-King as their next big acquisition.
Companies like:
Now, if I may, here's my presentation on how Microsoft has an even more lucrative partnership right under their very nose:
I want them to just save up those 69 billion dollars, and put some of them into bigger budgets for Rare, Mojang, Studio MDHR, and other family-friendly studios they own, so that their deal with Nintendo can benefit the Xbox just as much as the Switch has.
Keep in mind: This shall NOT be an acquisition. If anything, I'd rather have Nintendo buy Sega or Square Enix than give Microsoft a reason to be on the business end of their second anti-trust breakup.
But, let's say we were to give Nintendo more of Microsoft's library in exchange for boosting the Xbox over the PlayStation. After all, the enemy of the enemy is your friend, and Microsoft's inspiration for getting into the console business was partially the Big N's doing.
What would that give both parties? Less debt for Microsoft, more Nintendo customers beyond families over Christmas presents, and a more amicable relationship than the two had circa 2000. That was also the year Bill Gates spoke to the Stamper Brothers, depending on who you ask.
And if they really do want to break into the mobile game market? Hello! Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Miitomo, POKEMON GO? The two of you are sitting on a phone-based gold mine over here, and you're squandering it over partner's remorse! That's buyer's remorse, only by choosing the wrong partner to go into a new market with.
This has been Stanch, profound Nintendo backer in the Console Wars, wishing the brass polish their instruments sooner than later.
Companies like:
- SEGA Sammy
- Square Enix
- Bungie (Before Sony bought them)
- Niantic
- IO Interactive
- Supergiant Games
- Zynga
- Playrix
- Thunderful
- Scopely
Now, if I may, here's my presentation on how Microsoft has an even more lucrative partnership right under their very nose:
I want them to just save up those 69 billion dollars, and put some of them into bigger budgets for Rare, Mojang, Studio MDHR, and other family-friendly studios they own, so that their deal with Nintendo can benefit the Xbox just as much as the Switch has.
Keep in mind: This shall NOT be an acquisition. If anything, I'd rather have Nintendo buy Sega or Square Enix than give Microsoft a reason to be on the business end of their second anti-trust breakup.
But, let's say we were to give Nintendo more of Microsoft's library in exchange for boosting the Xbox over the PlayStation. After all, the enemy of the enemy is your friend, and Microsoft's inspiration for getting into the console business was partially the Big N's doing.
What would that give both parties? Less debt for Microsoft, more Nintendo customers beyond families over Christmas presents, and a more amicable relationship than the two had circa 2000. That was also the year Bill Gates spoke to the Stamper Brothers, depending on who you ask.
And if they really do want to break into the mobile game market? Hello! Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Miitomo, POKEMON GO? The two of you are sitting on a phone-based gold mine over here, and you're squandering it over partner's remorse! That's buyer's remorse, only by choosing the wrong partner to go into a new market with.
This has been Stanch, profound Nintendo backer in the Console Wars, wishing the brass polish their instruments sooner than later.