There was a very interesting leak recently where a variety of internal Xbox documents were made available to the public. Understandably, the internet has scrounged every tiny detail and a large variety of discussions have erupted over certain topics such as upcoming games, the specs for the next Xbox console amongst others. One component stood out to me though, an email by Phil Spencer discussing the possibility of acquiring either Nintendo or Valve. The idea itself is ludicrous, which I’ll expand on shortly, but it did make me ponder a very interesting fact, that I personally believe that Microsoft shouldn’t acquire Nintendo despite the fact that their acquisition would directly benefit me!
Before I begin discussing this topic, I feel the need to explain that, at least in the short to medium term, there is absolutely zero chance of Microsoft acquiring Nintendo. This is for one reason and for one reason only, regulators. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Microsoft has faced problem after problem when it comes to their acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. The idea of them acquiring not only a game developer/publisher even larger than Activision-Blizzard but also the current market leader when it comes to console sales is so absurd that I’d label it fantasy! Now, I can’t say for sure that this could never happen. It’s always possible that something could change such as Microsoft losing most of their gaming division or Nintendo becoming less valuable to the point where regulators would be okay with the acquisition but, at the moment, this idea is not going to happen in any way, shape or form.
