Xbox proposed to acquire Nintendo 20 years ago and was teased for 1 hour at a conference-Hong Kong unwire.hk

When you mention Xbox, you may think of the latest Xbox series X/S, but do you know the history behind Xbox? A recent long article by Bloomberg mentioned that before the launch of this console, there were quite a few interesting stories unknown to outsiders. And one of them is even more surprising, that is, Microsoft once thought about acquiring Nintendo, the “old man in the industry”.

According to a Bloomberg report, two decades ago, Microsoft had conceived to acquire Nintendo in the early stages of developing game consoles. At that time, Nintendo was already far behind its rival Sony in hardware. Microsoft believed that its own hardware technology combined with the opponent’s ability to develop games might be able Sony competed and made suggestions, but Nintendo responded with a smile. Kevin Bachus, who was in charge of the third-party relationship for the Xbox project at the time, said, “They (Nintendo) are totally out of laughter.” And said, “Imagine that the other party was laughing at you for an entire hour. The meeting at that time was almost like this.

In fact, before seeking Nintendo’s cooperation, Microsoft asked EA, but the other party directly refused. In addition, Microsoft has also negotiated with Square, now Square Enix and Midway, but apparently all discussions have not been successful.

source:Bloomberg, THE VERGE

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