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If either go under, who would Nintendo buy?

PlayStation 110 70.97%
 
Xbox 45 29.03%
 
Total:155

Neither of those companies fit well into Nintendo's philosophies and market strategies. And also both Sony and MS use their videogame brands to sell their own services and products, so it's more than just "being not profitable enough" there. I'm sure they make up for possible videogame losses through a lot of other ways (movies, music, blue-ray license, adds...).



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"It occured to me that Sony's gaming division might not be as profitable as we thought"

I had a chuckle at this line, because we know how much Sony's gaming division makes, so if you thought it was more profitable, you only have your own lack of research to blame.


As for the actual question; I don't think neither Playstation nor Xbox fits well with Nintendo's philosophy and their ideas, and the most important thing either could bring on the table would be 3rd party support, but I'm not sure 3rd parties would follow whoever bought the xbox/PS brand... I guess Sony though, if only because they're both Japanese.



They wouldn't have any real reason to buy either of them.



                
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Neither would be valuable to the company.



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kowenicki said:
New low of nonsense

Nintendo wouldnt and couldnt buy either.


Actually they could. They made a shit ton of money last gen from the Wii and DS and are still making a shit ton of money off of them even now. Freaking Mario Kart Wii has sold 337k THIS year.

Plus, they are making a huge profit from amiibo, both the 3DS and Wii U are bringing in profit. They could buy them if they wanted to.



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Nintendo dont need to buy Playstation.... all they need to do is steal some of their tallent away from them.
And spend a bit of $ on getting 3rd party onboard again.



spemanig said:
Neither would be valuable to the company.


Idk. A Nintendo console with all of Nintendo's IP and The Last of Us, Uncharted, Rachet, Bloodbourne, SF5, MLB The Show etc? Seems like that would bring some value to me.



Awww, guys, can't you just think in theoretical terms for a second? The OP just posed an innocent "what if?" scenario.

I'd say they ought to buy Microsoft. I think Microsoft does a better job at cutesy/kiddy than Sony, and their exclusives as of late seem more vibrant and lively than that of Sony. (Sony does experimental the best of them all, but Nintendo is a more traditional kind of company) Plus if Nintendo was so strong, they'd have most of the Japanese third party anyway.



Paatar said:
kowenicki said:
New low of nonsense

Nintendo wouldnt and couldnt buy either.


Actually they could. They made a shit ton of money last gen from the Wii and DS and are still making a shit ton of money off of them even now. Freaking Mario Kart Wii has sold 337k THIS year.

Plus, they are making a huge profit from amiibo, both the 3DS and Wii U are bringing in profit. They could buy them if they wanted to.


I don't think you know how much Sony and MS are worth?