Nintendo Mergers And Acquisitions? What should Nintendo Acquire?

[ToxicJosh]

I do think that any mergers/acquisitions are more likely to be in the health/licensing/online infrastructure categories. But that said...

Capcom/SquareEnix would both be very interesting. Either could provide a 'mature' label for Nintendo to publish 18+ rated games through, while preserving its family friendly branding. The fact that both would bring a lot to the table in terms of IP, studios and experience is an additional consideration. And current quality concerns can be dismissed as under Nintendo's ownership I think the quality control would be ramped up significantly.

Of the two, SquareEnix would be the biggest bombshell: FF, DQ, Deus Ex, Tomb Raider. Big games that push systems, and push competitor systems.

I think Platinum would be a very wise move purely from an increasing output point of view.

I can't see Ubisoft being bought outright by Nintendo, but perhaps a merger could work. The big issue would be for Nintendo to demonstrate to their board and shareholders that a joint company would be in stronger position than Ubi on their own. Obviously releasing on 1/2 platforms as opposed to 6 is going to massively harm the potential sales, but that said, if Ubisoft was given a lot of autonomy, especially in Europe, it might be worth their while.