Leaked documents reveal Microsoft’s long-term plan to acquire Nintendo
Summary
In what is now undoubtedly a big news day for Microsoft, the FTC accidentally leaked a ton of internal documents shared by the console manufacturer, revealing plans for upcoming Xbox consoles, unannounced games and a whole lot more. As part of this, an email sent by Xbox’s Phil Spencer shows that the executive may have plans to try and acquire Nintendo. In a leaked email sent by Phil Spencer back in 2020 to Takeshi Numoto (Executive Vice President & Commercial Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft) and Chris Capossela (EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft), the Head of Xbox responded to a discussion surrounding the potential acquisition of TikTok by saying (as archived by ResetEra user DriftingSpirit): “Takeshi. Its likely he will be pushing for more from Nintendo stock which could create opportunities for us.” The email continues, “Without that catalyst I dont see an angle to a near term mutually agreeable merger of Nintendo and MS and I dont think a hostile action would be a good move so we are playing the long game. :-)” With how hidden the video games industry typically is – especially on such a high level in the corporate chain – it is interesting to see what the likes of Phil Spencer and Microsoft are truly thinking behind the scenes without any of the PR masking.
