In an unusual move, the respected The Financial Times has published an editorial explaining why, in the author’s opinion, Japan should sell Nintendo. It seems that the editorial was sparked by the leaked Microsoft documents stating that the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, believes it would be a career-defining moment if the Redmond-based company were able to acquire the beloved gaming giant, Nintendo. The article states that Nintendo owns the world’s most valuable entertainment intellectual properties and that entertainment companies should list Nintendo at the top of their acquisition wish list. The move would be of great benefit to Japan. You can read the full opinion piece here.
“The first is that for Japan as a whole, the intensely high profile of a Nintendo sale would finally crystallise the sense of how undervalued many of its crown jewels really are — and how many smaller jewels are being sold to private equity and others at bargain prices. Microsoft would merely be one of many potential buyers: it is easy to imagine Disney or Apple stepping in, followed quickly by Google and Sony. Activision’s deal valuation would look small by comparison.”
As if.
Fuck greedy american companies and monopolies
American companies aren’t the problem, and monopolies can be beneficial is some cases (not this one). The problem arises when a market like this, with a property so unique, is trying to be dominated by the most boring thing available. It sucks.
Also, most American companies aren’t bad. It’s the biggest that do highly illegal stuff that make the whole country look bad. I hate it.
LOL but what are these financial time balls meddling with?
Probably to earn views and money. You need to pay a fee or a subscription to read news on the website.
As Endisend said hell I even thought about using that news like they did.
I don’t even play Microsoft games, and have never owned any Xbox consoles, and I’m not a fan of disc based or digital only games. Digital games can be taken down anytime, so fear of missing out is a real thing for it.
This will never ever happen. Nintendo and all its franchises would suffer tremendously at their hands. Look what Microsoft did to Banko Kazooie, Rare has been lost and ruined completely. And look what Disney did to Star Wars. It was terrible. Quality only gets lost in translation not preserved.
Guys he just want to use the news to get attention also drum talk about Nintendo value, dont take him seriously.
This as a statement makes no sense. Like what, Japan is stronger with Nintendo. Absolutely foolish nonsense
What do you expect from an article written in sell off Britain. Name a famous brand that Britain still owns.
Doesn’t Japan make a lot of money on Nintendo being a Japanese company paying taxes to Japan? A buy-out by a foreign company I can’t see being profitable for Japan in the long run.
Is this some kind of lobbying article written on behalf of someone else?
I don’t even care to read the rest of the article, but there’s no way in hell Sony will buy Nintendo and vice versa.
Nintendo is worth more than 2xs what PlayStation is.
typical bri’ish hunger to rule over everyone even over the japanese. smh
“Japan should sell Nintendo”
Japan owns Nintendo? What?
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Just wait til they get heroin.
That is like saying that the US should sell Microsoft; except that it does not belong to the US. That is any more than Nintendo is owned by Japan. Foolish nonsense. I feel taken in to even click on the link to get here.
I thought the same exact thing. That alone makes this whole article stupid and moot.
Financial Times can kiss my a**…. Nintendo should always stay and be a Japanese company. A lot of the Japan culture and philosophy can be seen in there AAA games.
Well Financial Times are liberal. So who cares what they think?
Look what happened to Sony when they moved to Cali. (It’s bad enough NoA is also there.) Nintendo would get ruined if they were bought by Microsoft & got moved fully to Cali.