What About A Nintendo + Microsoft Alliance

[Mr Khan]

Seece said:

Normchacho said:
I fail to see the benefit for Nintendo here...why not just wait for MS to sputter out and stop making consoles? If things don't turn around for the One that's a real possibility.

Nintendo is a strong brand that has just lost focus. All they need to do is make sure they get the next console right (and keep the wiiU steady) and they'll be fine.

Xbox is a weak brand who's only major success game from big mistakes by Sony and focusing on just the US.

MS needs Nintendo way more than Nintendo need them and I think Nintendo knows it.

That's wrong tho. MS doesn't need videogames full stop, so if they were to pitter out they could just fesibly completely abandon the market or go third party happily. Not that I think Nintendo needs MS either, an alliance would certainly benefit Nintendo more however.

In fact I'm not really sure what it would offer MS?

It lets them stay in the console business with almost none of the burden of staying in the console business (though Soundwave's plan had them still putting up a fair bit of cash for the affair to take on joint cost of running the thing). The administrative burden falls on Nintendo, and Microsoft just has to put up some of their infrastructure and their brand-name and watch Nintendo do the work.