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thismeintiel on 01 September 2016
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Soundwave said:
thismeintiel said:

Meh, maybe not. Considering Sony is another Japanese company, and has a much larger appeal/audience in Japan+WW, I would suspect Nintendo would choose to go with them if they were aiming for just one. Of course, I think they would probably just go multiplat if they were going to release on a home console.

Sony would have no chance. Microsoft is way bigger and would offer way more money, Sony doesn't have that kind of cash. 

Asking price on Nintendo would probably start in the $40 billion range, largest thing Sony has ever bought was I think Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion back in the 80s when they had a lot more money. 

Even for Microsoft, Nintendo's price point would be steep. Their largest purchase is Skype at $8.5 billion. 

We're not talking about buying Nintendo.  We're talking about them publishing their games on another console.

KLXVER said:

Sony and Nintendo does not have a great history. I also think MS would throw money at them.

I highly doubt Sony and Nintendo look at each other like they did back in the mid-late 90's.  I'm pretty sure the heads of Sony have quite a bit of respect for those at Nintendo. I know for a fact that Shuhei Yoshida does.  I also think there's a little more to it than just money when it comes to Nintendo.  I think not disappointing their fans is a big part of what they try to do, even if they don't always succeed on the HW side of things.  And going to MS just because of money is something that would disappoint many gaming fans, especially in Japan and EU.