At the beginning of 2022, it became known that Microsoft would buy video game developer Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, but the acquisition has not materialized.
At the time, it was known that the deal would be completed by fiscal year 2023, paying $95.00 per share, but the Redmond company It has encountered certain obstacles and setbacks due to legal impediments that have not allowed the purchase of the studio behind jewels like Call of Duty to be made official..
However, according to a report published on the website of GoNintendo, an unexpected ally has emerged in this Microsoft fight: Nintendoone of Xbox’s competitors in the video game industry.
How Nintendo could help Microsoft?
The report reveals that Recent documents confirmed that Microsoft subpoenaed Nintendo in last hopes of further pushing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard..
The subpoena doesn’t specifically say what Microsoft wants from Nintendo, but there’s no doubt they expect the big N to share or make comments that reject the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) plans. to stop the merge.
After the Redmonds subpoenaed the Japanese company, Nintendo requested deadline extensions to limit/remove their subpoena by February 16, 2023, so it seems the ball is on their side on this matter.
Activision Blizzard’s would be Microsoft’s largest acquisition to date, after having bought LinkedIn in 2016 for $26.2 billion. Upon closing this transaction, the company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen will become the third largest video game company in the world by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.