Nintendo "laughed their assess off" when Microsoft tried to acquire the company in 2000

[sethnintendo]

Bofferbrauer2 said:

sethnintendo said:

Japanese government would step in and prevent any takeover of their most prized company. Although this makes me wonder who has controlling shares of the company. I assume Yamauchi relatives do. Looks like I need to do research on Nintendo and Japanese laws protecting foreign companies taking over their companies.

Have a good look: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/stock/information/index.html

No really big shareholder, but about half belong to Japanese companies, mostly banks among them.

Over 50 percent foreign owned!   The looks of it no one really has controlling shares.