I was at a secret meeting between Sony and Nintendo in Kyoto in 2012 and they had a deal pretty much hammered out until it was revealed that Sony had in the contract that they would take over eShop operations. I post on reddit sometimes, so I'm a credible source.
Needless to say, Iwata flipped the table and stormed out. I remember it like it was yesterday. He yelled something about crushing the competition and that the Wii U would be an unstoppable demon that would bury Sony and EA once and for all.








