“Getting Nintendo would be a career moment.”
Phil Spencerdescribed Nintendo as “THE prime asset” in a leaked internal email concerning possible Microsoft acquisitions.
It’s unclear just how long that might be.
A long time."
The leak sheds light on Microsoft’s Zenimax (Bethesda) acquisition, as well as other options considered.
This new leak confirms that Microsoft approached Sega for a potential acquisition in 2020.
The Japanese company was the most attractive target in a list of 46 companies evaluated.
The response from David Hampton, Microsoft general manager?
“Game on”.
There’s no indication from this leak that Microsoft formally approached Nintendo with an acquisition offer.
However, the two companies have worked together in the past.
Back in 2019, Microsoft revealed plans toadd Xbox Live to the Switch.
Then in 2020,Cupheadbecame thefirst Xbox Live game on Switch.
Details of this were laterrevealed in 2021.
