If Nintendo had to BUY one, which one?

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Teeqoz said:

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I don't think you know how much Nintendo actually has in the bank. I certantly don't.

I don't know in the sense that I don't go around remembering it, but as far as I know it is around 10 billion dollars. That is easily found through a Google search (side note: Google search reveals that Nintendo's total assets are 11.5 Billion dollars. Keep in mind that those assets aren't only money in the bank, but literally everything they own). There is no real figure on how much Playstation or Xbox is worth (hence why I don't think you know), and I honestly don't know enough about the Xbox business to make an estimate for it, but Sony has forecast their gaming division to make 640 million dollars profit for this fiscal year, and assuming that figure won't rise as the PS4 matures (which is a silly assumption, mind you), that would mean 6.4 billion in 10 years. That is an absolute minimum for Playstation's value. If you want to make a more realistic estimate, it's worth 13 Billion, though this is probably still on the low end. As a top estimate I'd say 20 Billion dollars. So let's go with the 13 Billion estimate (FYI, Nintendo's market cap is at 18.5 Billion). That is higher than Nintendo's total assets, and much higher than what they "have in the bank".

So basically you posted this just for an argument when you can't really prove if Nintendo could buy either of them or not? Doesn't seem like a good use of time. :)