IT Home reported on February 3 that Nintendo would not compete with Microsoft and Sony in terms of acquisitions because it would not benefit the company.
At the company's latest investor briefing, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the current takeover race, saying that buying a large number of employees who do not own Nintendo DNA would be bad for the company.
Our brand is built on products that our employees have built wholeheartedly, and having a large number of people on our team who don't have Nintendo DNA is bad for the company.
IT Home has learned that Microsoft and Sony have recently made a large number of developer acquisitions, and many people want to know how Nintendo will respond to the acquisition strategy of Microsoft and Sony, but Furukawa Shuntaro's statement makes it clear that Nintendo will not take the same action for the time being.
Nintendo today announced data for the fourth quarter of 2021, and switch console official sales reached 103.54 million units, successfully surpassing the Wii console's 101.63 million units. Excellent sales data is also the confidence of Nintendo not to be swayed by opponents.
On the other hand, it seems that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Bungie and others is just the tip of the iceberg, TGA founder Geoff Keighley revealed that according to the information he learned from many parties, there will be more large acquisitions in the game circle in 2022, many of which have entered the final stage of negotiations.