Shatts said:
VideoGameAccountant said:
Of the two, I think Sony needs to more than Nintendo. Sony's relationship with third parties has been to buy exclusive third party games and then supplement their games with their own internal studios. Microsoft is breaking that buy just buying the cow rather than the milk. Sony and Microsoft are also in direct competition as they are seen as substitutes. This is also why Sony is setting aside a lot of money for acquisitions. If the Microsoft/Activision deal is approved by regulators (which I think it will be), Sony will become more aggressive. Nintendo, for now, is going to be more defensive and get the companies they can't afford to lose or ones that approach them about selling.
I don't see Nintendo getting big into acquisitions unless Sony gets involved. Nintendo rarely cares about Microsoft but they really care about Sony does. For instance, Nintendo killed the Gameboy line and started the DS when Sony entered the market. Keep in mind the GBA was only on the market for 4 years and sold 80 million units. It was a massive risk. Nintendo keeps up these gimmicks until Sony left. If Sony buys up a major third party, then Nintendo will go from "People who don't process Nintendo DNA in our group would not be a plus to the company" to "Nintendo has always saw opportunities to bring in new talent and ideas into the company to expand the Nintendo DNA". If you want to see if Nintendo will get into the acquisition game, just watch Sony.
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Yeah I think so too. However, the main reason I think Nintendo was particularly looking at Sony was because they wanted to secure their homeland first, and Sony was the biggest competitor. Btw the mindset is already "Nintendo has always saw opportunities to bring in new talent and ideas into the company to expand the Nintendo DNA" but not from acquisitions, rather from hiring new/young devs. Miyamoto stated in the shareholder meeting and interviews multiple times that they hire younger people and ingrain them with Nintendo DNA for the future of Nintendo whenever he was questioned about what happens after he retires.
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You do make a good point, but that quote was a bit of a joke. Just trying to come up with some PR speak they would use if they did a 180.
If you want a more recent example of the company's rivalry, then look at EVO. Once Sony bought EVO, Smash was immediately booted from the event. This was in spite of the games having some of the highest viewership, and other events, such as CEO, still having both Melee and Ultimate. If Sony bought up a major studio, then it would mean their games would not be on Nintendo's platform. I think this falls more into your point of Nintendo wanting to secure their homeland, and I think it would be a major driver for Nintendo becoming more acquisition aggressive.
