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[Bernoulli]

xiskza​

It's not just locker room talk. They're explicitly saying that they hope ValueAct/Mason Morfit will pressure Nintendo to use up their capital through market expansion, which will create an opportunity for Microsoft to acquire Nintendo when the latter has less cash on hand. It's much more nefarious than just wanting to acquire Nintendo. They want to forcibly create a situation where Nintendo fails through unsustainable growth and buy them up.

This is missed in a lot of the reports where they just focus on Phil hoping to acquire Nintendo. I think Microsoft having an actual plan to force Nintendo to fail is quite alarming and anti-competitive. It's leaning towards corporate sabotaging.

Looks like they have former board of directors acquiring shares in Nintendo, email’s from 2020.

 

[GHG]

 

[Dick Jones]

Spencer has learned fuck all in 20+ years.

Nintendo executive in original meeting

 

[GrayChild]

Time to get laughed out of the room again, just like 20 years ago.

 

[Zathalus]

Based Phil, wanting to get 4k Mario for the Nintendo fans.

 

[alphachino]

Why do MS keep talking internally of acquiring these Japanese companies when according to GAF, it's an impossibility?

 

[8BiTw0LF]

PhiLie DiSpencer at it again. He just can't help himself with the megalomaniac thoughts

 

[Kikorin]

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer wanted too, but "got laughed out of the room".

 

[Kataploom]

Not there Phil, go back to your cave

 

[Gojiira]

You and anyone who agrees that Xbox buying Nintendo is a good thing is beyond retarded…
Thankfully there is zero chance of it ever happening. Protected company so Japan will not allow acquisition by a foreign entity so Fill and Xbox can eat shit.

 

[damidu]

sony made them do it.
cut the guy some slack, he is just a poor startup trying to compete in world of evil sony man.
let me get my pie chart

 

[GigaBowser]

Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo, but got laughed out of the room

Specifically, the Xbox was unveiled at CES in 2001 — to commemorate that launch, Bloomberg has published an in-depth oral history of how the console came to be. It’s a fascinating read, but one particular passage stands out: details on Microsoft’s efforts to secure games for the brand-new...

www.engadget.com

 

[3liteDragon]

Industry cancer.

 

[Mephisto40]

Well that's going to go down well...

 

[8BiTw0LF]

We all know how this will go in the events of Microsoft buying up all western developers.

Sony and Nintendo will merge. The Japanese are honorable people and rather see their business crumble than let it fall into the wrong hands.

 

[GHG]

Spencer has learned fuck all in 20+ years.

Nintendo executive in original meeting

Time to get laughed out of the room again, just like 20 years ago.

You might want to hold that though for a second. They are trying a different method this time:

Enter for hire "activist investor" Mason Morfit:

Looks like they have former board of directors acquiring shares in Nintendo, email’s from 2020.

 

[alphachino]

Phil wants another "career moment" like this?:

imagine it were Miyamoto in the bottom in frame instead of Todd Howard. Phil is gaming's biggest doucher SMH

 

[Kakax11]

Interesting plans Phil, i think he wants personal achievements more than making the right move


Americans will never understand how Nintendo games are planned and made, not even Sony can

 

[mansoor1980]

"i honestly believe a good move for both companies"​

 

[John Bilbo]

Not gonna happen. Would be cool to see Nintendo games on PC though

 

[GHG]

I wonder what Nintendo will make of all this.

Two things are for certain, they will now be closely monitoring the activity regarding their stock, and secondly they might be looking at that Activision deal in a different light.

 

[Heisenberg007]

The worst part is about their ex-BOD acquiring Nintendo Shares and then collaborating with Microsoft so they can buy Nintendo.

Eww.

 

[L*][*N*K]

A free to play Splatoon on Steam and mobile could actually be a huge hit, I don't know what else they would do with each other though.

 

[killatopak]

I know it’ll be a good move for Xbox but I can’t think of a reason it’ll be good for Nintendo off the top of my head. Best I can think of is more 3rd party support?

 

[Heisenberg007]

Interesting plans Phil, i think he wants personal achievements more than making the right move


Americans will never understand how Nintendo games are planned and made, not even Sony can

Yeah, the "big career moment for me" is so stupid. Make your name by doing the job you're assigned to do -- not by making needless headlines.

Phil is clearly an egoistic person who wants to stay in the limelight. And doing these acquisitions with Microsoft's money puts him in the spotlight with interviews and Twitter warriors, and he seems to enjoy it more than his job as the Head of Xbox.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Reason #78474628293 why Microsoft are the Cancer of the gaming industry. They don’t wanna create anything worthwhile or add to gaming, they just want to buy and gobble up everything. A shitty company to be honest. It’s why I’ve never really believed the “good guy Phil” bullshit and Kumbaya talk from Phil all these years. I can see right through their bullshit.

No company or person that cares about gaming would want Nintendo to go broke or bankrupt. The guys over at MS are truly assholes that don’t give a shit about this hobby of ours.

 

[GHG]

The worst part is about their BOD acquiring Nintendo Shares and then collaborating with Microsoft so they can buy Nintendo.

Eww.

It's not their BOD, they are using a proxy.

It's fucking disgusting.

This is why I said what I said with regards to Square Enix's sudden drop in share price, when something like that happens so suddenly it's all orchestrated and there's usually someone who stands to gain behind it all, using third parties to do their dirty work.

Nothing that happened regarding Activision Blizzard was coincidental.

 

[MrTired]

The worst part is about their BOD acquiring Nintendo Shares and then collaborating with Microsoft so they can buy Nintendo.

Eww.

That's how the game is played unfortunately.

 

[Zuzu]

If it ever gets to the point where Nintendo can't compete in the hardware market anymore I want them to continue to exist as an independent 3rd party developer. I do NOT want MS owning such a legendary and important company like Nintendo.

 

[Icymanipulator]

This would be terrible for the industry.

 

[Portugeezer]

At this point it makes more sense to assume they want to buy everyone.

 

[MirageMew2]

 

[Banjo64]

I wonder what Nintendo will make of all this.

Two things are for certain, they will now be closely monitoring the activity regarding their stock, and secondly they might be looking at that Activision deal in a different light.

Personally I hope they move to severe ties with MS after this but they probably won’t as MS seem to understand that a buy out has to be consensual.

I have to say I want whatever Phil is smoking if he thinks that would be a good move for Nintendo, it’d be the death of Nintendo.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Phil is the embodiment of poor leadership.

It's good to see that mask of 'good guy gamer phil' finally dropped.

 

[IDKFA]

According to the email, Microsoft have been eyeing up Nintendo and Valve?

If Microsoft got either it would be terrible for the industry. Sure I'd love to play Mario Kart 4K on my series X, but I don't want Microsoft to have total control of the gaming sector. That would be a nightmare scenario.

 

[Barakov]

Looks like they have former board of directors acquiring shares in Nintendo, email’s from 2020.

Seems this company didn't learn their lesson the first time.

 

[March Climber]

At this point it makes more sense to assume they want to buy everyone.

Phil:

 

[Bernoulli]

Personally I hope they move to severe ties with MS after this but they probably won’t as MS seem to understand that a buy out has to be consensual.

I have to say I want whatever Phil is smoking if he thinks that would be a good move for Nintendo, it’d be the death of Nintendo.

They just signed a 10 years deal

the only thing that can be done is ask the CMA to block the acquisition

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Would be cool to have a handheld with all Nintendo and Xbox games.

 

[Heisenberg007]

It's not their BOD, they are using a proxy.

It's fucking disgusting.

This is why I said what I said with regards to Square Enix's sudden drop in share price, when something like that happens so suddenly it's all orchestrated and there's usually someone who stands to gain behind it all, using third parties to do their dirty work.

Nothing that happened regarding Activision Blizzard was coincidental.

I meant Ex-BOD.

They are clearly using their contact with vested interests in Microsoft (stock options) as a proxy to further increase his and Microsoft's interests. It is disgusting.

I hope Nintendo cracks down on it HARD!

 

[Zones]

The worst part is about their BOD acquiring Nintendo Shares and then collaborating with Microsoft so they can buy Nintendo.

Eww.

Sadly not an unprecedented move from MS…

Microsoft’s landmark decision to buy Nokia’s handset business for $7.2 billion will put Stephen Elop back into business working at the company where he was before he became CEO of Nokia — he’s now the Microsoft’s EVP for devices and services.

A Trojan Horse Once Again? Stephen Elop, Now EVP Of Devices At Microsoft, Confirmed As An 'Internal' Candidate For CEO Slot, As He Lays Out Plans In His Own Words | TechCrunch

Microsoft's landmark decision to buy Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion will put Stephen Elop back into business working at the company where he was before he became CEO of Nokia -- he's now the Microsoft's EVP for devices and services. As it turns out, this could end up being just stage...

techcrunch.com

 

[ByWatterson]

Moar gamezzz inN moar plahsus

 

[Kakax11]

Yeah, the "big career moment for me" is so stupid. Make your name by doing the job you're assigned to do -- not by making needless headlines.

Phil is clearly an egoistic person who wants to stay in the limelight. And doing these acquisitions with Microsoft's money puts him in the spotlight with interviews and Twitter warriors, and he seems to enjoy it more than his job as the Head of Xbox.

Well, anyone getting the job of running a multi-billion $ company gets excited about spending money a little too much to show off he can do that

what he did for Xbox since he took over Don Mattrick is actually very good, buying Nintendo is not the move to make at all, maybe NamcoBandai??

 

[Heisenberg007]

Sadly not an unprecedented move from MS…

A Trojan Horse Once Again? Stephen Elop, Now EVP Of Devices At Microsoft, Confirmed As An 'Internal' Candidate For CEO Slot, As He Lays Out Plans In His Own Words | TechCrunch

Microsoft's landmark decision to buy Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion will put Stephen Elop back into business working at the company where he was before he became CEO of Nokia -- he's now the Microsoft's EVP for devices and services. As it turns out, this could end up being just stage...

techcrunch.com

Yeah, I believe they used Mike Ybarra similarly with the Activision-Blizzard-King acquisition.

 

[xrnzaaas]

But what about SEGA?

 

[mansoor1980]

Sadly not an unprecedented move from MS…

A Trojan Horse Once Again? Stephen Elop, Now EVP Of Devices At Microsoft, Confirmed As An 'Internal' Candidate For CEO Slot, As He Lays Out Plans In His Own Words | TechCrunch

Microsoft's landmark decision to buy Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion will put Stephen Elop back into business working at the company where he was before he became CEO of Nokia -- he's now the Microsoft's EVP for devices and services. As it turns out, this could end up being just stage...

techcrunch.com

never knew about these tactics from MS
important info

 

[damidu]

yeah fuck these guys
cancer of whatever industry they weasel their way in.
it’s monopolistic microsoft of 90s all over again. they have not and will not learn shit.

they were just colossally fucked by missing early 2000s internet and smart phone revolution to act like a good boy for a while.

time to dismantle these morons to tiny pieces and let each one compete by their own merits

 

[Robb]

Phil Spencer - At some point, getting Nintendo would be a career moment and I honestly believe a good move for both companies.

Nintendo reading this:

 

[Neolombax]

This is disgusting.

 

[ByWatterson]

Also, like JESUS they're arrogant for a company which has never won a hardware generation.