| Lingyis said: Yeah, MS culture for some reason just isn't "the way" anymore. Google is now the "it" place to work for... in fact, all startups think "we want to be the next google". Maybe MS should have just bought nintendo when they're struggling... hehe. of course if that happens, the talent probably leaves and miyamoto ends up making the wii at a startup or something. |
Microsoft already tried to buy Nintendo in the early millenium (2000) Nintendo turned the offer down. Many reasons weresited but the main one was Nintendo wanted complete controll over all of its assets despite being bought up by Microsoft. This was unacceptable to Microsoft and obviously that was the end of that.
Since then Microsoft forcefully took over RareWare, when they bought the Stamper brothers 51% shares in the company. Microsoft then pretty much forced Nintendo to sell the remaining 49% when they cancelled all of Rare's GameCube projects.
Also since Microsoft exec's have often praised Nintendo and openly mentioned when ever Nintendo would want to sell M$ would be just as quick to buy them up.
That being said, Nintendo has never ever been in trouble. (Struggling) maybe market share wise it appeared to be so but profit wise is a total different story. Nintendo maintained profitability while it took a dip from where it was when 64 was around it still was far more profitable then any of its competitors. Nintendo's software deviision continued selling software like mad. In the end Nintendo has been king since the NES they have always been the most profitable and will continue to be so!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
