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EspadaGrim on 15 June 2017
Soundwave said:

I think if not a full blown partnership, MS and Nintendo should consider a "non-aggression pact" as it were where they help each other a bit.

MS gives the Switch a Halo game or two, Rare games for Virtual Console, in return XBox/Windows PC maybe receives some older Metroid Prime titles in 4K.

Nintendo gets the better deal because they have the more valuable franchises (Halo for Metroid is a win for Nintendo), MS gets some nice PR. They're both getting kinda fucked by Sony IMO with Sony pushing devs into exclusivity deals, so they should strike back a bit.

I would be fine with MS making a Halo 1/2 anniversary and Halo 3 hd for the Switch and the Gears Trilogy & Fable Trilogy, it would be a smart move moneywise.



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Jranation on 15 June 2017
EspadaGrim said:
Jranation said:
Yes! More of this! The Ubi x Nintendo seems to be working!

Ubi was always the biggest Nintendo supporter when it comes to the Big Western devs

Yep! Im glad that at this e3 were able to see its potential



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Soundwave on 15 June 2017
jonathanalis said:
I can imagine great things happening.
One could help other plataform, and lots of players could choose the 2 plataforms, in a simbiose system.
-Nintendo let VC(NES to GC) games on xbox, let xbox owners subscribe nintendo online service on xbox to earn the monthly games and play them online with xbox and switch users, and switch advertisement in xbox store, or even demos of switch games.
-Xbox publish rare games on switch(and maybe original xbox games) to run natively on switch, and stream xbox one to nintendo switch for live gold members.
lots of xbox one owners would lite to have a switch(where the complete experience of nintendo games are), and switch owners would like to have a xbox one(to play multiplat games on switch screen, good online infrastructure and achievments).

I don't think it's a bad idea to be honest, but if I'm Nintendo I'd let MS suffer a little bit, because I don't think Scorpio is going to be as successful as they want at that price point. 

Nintendo should insist on getting the better end of the deal and it's easier to do that when your partner is a little more desperate. 

Nintendo Gets

- Halo Games

- Rare titles and Rare back catalog games (including GoldenEye 007 for Switch). 

- Ability to maybe work with Rare on certain titles for Switch (ie: Banjo-Kazooie Switch)

- Maybe another title like a State of Decay for Switch or Gears of War. 

 

Microsoft 

- Older Metroid titles in 4K (Metroid Prime 1/2/3)

- Maybe a port of Fire Emblem Warriors (once it's been on Switch for while).

- GoldenEye 007 for VC

- A few Nintendo VC classics, but only a few. Super Mario Bros., Earthbound, Donkey Kong Country, etc. 



Trunkin on 15 June 2017

Mmhmm. I wonder if they've already made it to third base.



KLAMarine on 15 June 2017
Aeolus451 said:

I think that Phil should stop the PR antics. 
vivster said:
At some point he stops lying to everyone else and is just lying to himself.

What antics and lies are you guys detecting?



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Conina on 15 June 2017

From "Wii60" to "Wii owe U One" to "M$witch"... an unprecedented partnership. ;)



Soundwave on 15 June 2017

I still think it is interesting that Nintendo publicly congratulated the XBox for its 15th anniversary, but didn't give Sony any acknowledgement for Playstation's 20th, lol. I do think Nintendo and MS are closer.



EspadaGrim on 15 June 2017
Soundwave said:
I still think it is interesting that Nintendo publicly congratulated the XBox for its 15th anniversary, but didn't give Sony any acknowledgement for Playstation's 20th, lol. I do think Nintendo and MS are closer.

They don't have any beef and have no reason to



SegataSanshiro on 15 June 2017

let Retro make Conker on Switch!



Aeolus451 on 15 June 2017
KLAMarine said:
Aeolus451 said:

I think that Phil should stop the PR antics. 
vivster said:
At some point he stops lying to everyone else and is just lying to himself.

What antics and lies are you guys detecting?

"The relationship with Nintendo is incredibly strong" Oh really? I doubt that. Also, he's been saying alot of PR things that are also bullshit.