One of the crucial amusing takeaways from Microsoft’s leaked courtroom paperwork is their hopes for additional acquisitions. They’re a bit pie within the sky, to say the least.

Like fairly a number of aspiring cyberpunk megacorporations, Microsoft has been scooping up no matter corporations it might to bolster its gaming division and acquire a bonus over its opponents. This ran right into a snag with attempting to amass Activision Blizzard, as some lawmakers have raised an eyebrow at what appears to be a rising monopoly. That buy could also be inevitable, however leaked paperwork present that it wasn’t Microsoft’s greatest ambition.

In a leaked 2020 electronic mail (preserved by Resetera), across the time they purchased Zenimax, Phil Spencer mentioned Microsoft’s hopes to purchase Nintendo, Valve, and Warner Bros.’ recreation division. This doesn’t actually counsel they got here near any of those purchases, merely that they’d the go-ahead to hunt the chance. It discusses shopping for shares of Nintendo, and the problems across the potential take care of WB.

“They in fact must be prepared to promote… they usually must see us as a high firm to promote to,” replied Chris Capossela. Wow, that definitely does appear apparent. I might hope Phil Spencer doesn’t want somebody to clarify that to him.

Excessive apple pie within the sky hopes

“Sooner or later, getting Nintendo can be a profession second, and I actually imagine an excellent transfer for each corporations,” Phil said on the finish of his electronic mail. Certain, Phil. Certain.

This isn’t the primary time Microsoft had its eyes on buying Nintendo. Again once they first determined to get into the console market, they apparently approached Nintendo in hopes of buying them. It didn’t go nicely. Based on Kevin Bacchus, former director of third-party relations, “Like, think about an hour of any person simply laughing at you. That was sort of how that assembly went.”

I don’t suppose a lot has modified for Nintendo since then. They’re nonetheless in a reasonably stable place and have made no indication that they’d be prepared to promote to every other celebration. Nonetheless, I might like to see Phil Spencer have the expertise of being laughed at in a boardroom.

There’s no data to counsel that Microsoft continues to be pursuing such acquisitions. Whereas I definitely wasn’t anticipating them to amass Activision Blizzard, contemplating the problems they’re having pushing that acquisition via, I doubt that lawmakers can be receptive to Microsoft buying one among their greatest opponents. The concept of it’s nearly laughable.