What would happen if MS bought Nintendo? Good or bad?

[DD_Bwest]

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

DD_Bwest said:
if anything it would be Nintendo buying xbox from MS, as i dont see anyone at MS being in favour of spending the kind of money it would take to buy nintendo. isnt nintendo sitting on a huge pile of cash right now?

it would certainly provide them plenty of exclusives but im not sure if they are the type of games the main xbox fanbase likes to play

A pile of cash that doesn't really add to the additional value of Nintendo as a company.

Its not like MS would purchase Nintendo's pile of cash along with the company.

NobleTeam360 said:
Maybe Nintendo should buy the Xbox brand instead? that way we have less haters! Nintendo would finally get 3rd party support they always wanted and Xbox gets a foothold in Japan and an even more impressive first party line up.

It would be a worse idea than OP's. The main thing that MS has over Nintendo, the valuation of 3rd parties, would be overwritten by Nintendo's desire for absolute control.

Playstation would dominate completely. At least with a Nintendo + MS merger, Nintendo would have access to MS's live infrastructure at the cost of live. The real issue would be that Nintendo wouldn't be a manufacturer any more and thats the true reason this hypothetical would be impossible.

PlayStation is to Big to go to either MS or Nintendo, Nintendo values control, and MS is constantly vying for the living room space. As long as these 3 conditions hold, a merger is impossible.

....  where would that money go then?