Why? To get free marketing for the retarded kinect games that they'll be making.

Reggie and Iwata would like a word with you. Seriously, both of them are such goofballs, makes Ninty's poor decisions all the more tolerable. 

MS releasing MC on WiiU and 3ds makes a ton of sense it's pretty much like printing money, but so far they have not announced plans yet.

And this is why I love Phil, lol.

He's just being nice and a little condescending. It would be good for PR for both Nintendo and Microsoft but I can't see them approaching each other to make this deal.

This pretty much sums up my feelings.  Having said that, if enough people want the duo, then more power to them.  That's what voting is for.

I like Phil Spencer a lot.

There was also a "what's your favorite Zelda game" poll on the official XBox E3 poll last E3.

The "console wars" are much more civil these days, both Spencer and Sony's Yoshida praise and even stick up for Nintendo.

I'd love to see Nintendo-MS strike a deal so that other Rare-era N64 games can be on the Virtual Console like Killer Instinct, Banjo-Kazooie, ahem GoldenEye,and Conker's BFD. Minecraft on the NX too.

Or if they could agree on Diddy Kong Racing being on the DS and things like Banjo-Pilot on the GBA ... why not Banjo-Threeie and Killer Instinct on the NX portable at least. Maybe even ... gasp ... Halo? MS' got no dedicated handheld, why not I say. 

All that and as a trade off, MS will fund a Pokemon RPG on X1.

No free advertising for the competitors....

That being said, I feel that Rachet and Clank or Sly Cooper would be a greater benefit. Both of those franchises have a proven current audience.

Why don't just sell Banjo to Ninten already, jeez... They ain't using him much. The team needs to come back in a 3D platformer again...