The US Federal Trade Commission has said it wants more details regarding the deal between Microsoft and Nintendo on the ten-year Call of Duty deal for Nintendo platforms. Tweaktown reports that the Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s vice president of publisher and developer relations, to deliver up to seven hours of testimony to the FTC’s Complaint Counsel. Mr. Singer was in charge of negotiating the deal between Microsoft and Nintendo.
“Nintendo of America legal counsel alleges that the FTC did not order the subpoena until it learned that Singer was the Nintendo exec responsible for the negotiations with Microsoft. The FTC asked for the identity of Nintendo’s negotiator on March 16, and then served the subpoena on March 29-30. Both the identity request and the subpoena’s serving were made after the case’s subpoena deadline of March 3.
Nintendo of America legal counsel alleges that the FTC did not order the subpoena until it learned that Singer was the Nintendo exec responsible for the negotiations with Microsoft. The FTC asked for the identity of Nintendo’s negotiator on March 16, and then served the subpoena on March 29-30. Both the identity request and the subpoena’s serving were made after the case’s subpoena deadline of March 3.”
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It will be no effort cloud ports. Would rather not it not even be on switch.
Targeting their sales on the younger players now clearly. Disgusting !!
Years in not a great quantity to negotiate a deal in the gaming industry I think…
“Sorry Nintendo, we didn’t make a game the last 10 years, but… WORLD PREMIERE: next month our new game releases, play it only on Xbox”
If they are putting it on the cloud the FTC should fine them for laziness.
This is stupid. Why government talk about call of duty owners rights? If i create game, i oder where i sell it!