Megaton? Nintendo just spent over 100 million on a mystery acquisition

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BraveNewWorld on 07 May 2014

That's a ton of money. It's gotta be the QoL.

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160rmf on 07 May 2014

WagnerPaiva said:

160rmf said:
banjo or crash IP, to put them on smash

They bought a tech, not a I.P.

sorry... just wishful thinking, i need to control this

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noname2200 on 07 May 2014

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100 million?! Damn, it has to be something very great in this case!

For a tech company? Meh, not really.

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arcane_chaos on 07 May 2014

they bought sony!!!!

in all seriousness.. I wonder what could it be!?!?!?!?!

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TruckOSaurus on 07 May 2014

Ooooh interesting! I hope we learn more about it during E3.

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JEMC on 07 May 2014

Looks like they are taking that QoL venture very seriously.

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TechnoHobbit on 07 May 2014

Interesting, going to have to keep my eye on this.

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