Why Microsoft Tried to Buy Nintendo (and got laughed at)
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2021
- According to an article on Bloomberg, recounting the oral history of the original Xbox, there was once a time when Microsoft actually tried to buy Nintendo.
You can't fault their logic - Microsoft wanted to compete against Sony, but knew they didn't actually have any games. So, they tried to buy Nintendo to solve their problem. Of course, Nintendo didn't actually want to be bought, which threw a spanner in the works somewhat.
We were going to do a video today on Nintendo buying Next Level Games, the makers of the more recent Luigi's Mansion games, but the idea of Microsoft buying Nintendo was just too funny to pass up, so we made this video instead. Sometimes, especially after a busy December, you've got to go with the video that makes you personally happy, I guess!
The Nintendo purchase is interesting, though, especially considering Microsoft's long and illustrious record of buying companies to get a leg up. As more and more studios get gobbled up by the big companies looking to set up a games subscription service, we're in danger of reaching a point where there are really only a handful of AAA companies overseeing bigger and bigger blockbusters.
It'd end up looking not that dissimilar to the state of the movie industry. Every game would have to be a hit, or else thousands of people will lose their jobs - so AAA games could potentially get increasingly bland and formulaic to prevent risky ventures tanking.
Of course, unlike the movie industry, the gaming community has a phenomenally strong indie scene that can more or less compete with many of the big studios, so who knows if things will end up quite the same.
So long as a random teenager can throw something together in their bedroom and accidentally sell ten million copies, the games industry will continue to be an odd place.
Lots of love,
BretonStripes ( / bretonstriped ) and Kotor ( / kotorcomics )
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www.bloomberg.com/news/featur... - Hry
So let get this straight. The reason why we got the PlayStation was due to Nintendo pissing off Sony. The reason why we got the Xbox was due to Sony pissing off Microsoft.
Nintendo is literally the grandfather of modern Consoles.
I’m gonna say that to all the “elite gamers” who say Nintendo games are for babies.
@@anomalocarislover7254 ...but that means nothing in relation.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 I’m confused on what you meant. Can you elaborate?
Nope and yes
Nintendo was also pissed off at how bad Atari was, and SEGA was pissed off that Nintendo owned the market in the 80s.
“What is my purpose?”
“You annoy Sony.”
“Oh my God.
"Yeah, welcome to the club, pal."
That’s literally Xbox entire life.
Exactly what i was thinking😂😂😂
I mean
We should all be glad this happened
Copetition can be healthy and also we get great games
Wheres your profile picture from?
Sony: "The ps2 will compete with PCs"
Microsoft: "and i took that personally"
well, at the time when they release it, it really is more powerful than 'most' PC
"It was all I needed"
that was enough to convince Bill Gates
The average pc is still crap to this day
@@thegreatandmightyseff7214 yes but it still evolved, the average pc can at least run half life 2 now when back in the day it took a pretty competent one to do.
Fun fact: the Coca-Cola company tried to buy the Walt Disney company
Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
@@boombob3D it's true, while learning about Disney history, I looked up their Wikipedia page and it said "the Coca-Cola company unsuccessful attempts to buy Disney"
Wow
@@SG-BLAST Just imagine an add with Mickey drinking coke and with his friends. Or Disney princesses drinking it on an add.
Oh wow
Electronic Meetings didn't exist back then, so all I can imagine is being at a big table full of Nintendo Officials laughing their asses off for an entire hour.
@Javed Shvt can they even
@@retardman5193 Yes since Microsoft owns windows and windows makes a lot of money
But they have to ask the US government Since
@@criticalyeet1916 ok
@Javed Shvt they're also be like Nintendo laughing they're asses off for 1 hour straight.
I mean, to be fair, the Playstation was also born out of spite. It's kind of a recurring theme in video game history, isn't it?
The drama is often more entertaining than the games.
everyone born from someone's else spite. Sega got into in-house game development with console business because they wanted to complete with Nintendo. Sony's game division born because they wanted to complete with Nintendo (because they betrayed them) and Microsoft's game division born because Sony was in heights of top level technology at that time and they were about to also capture the game market by taking the few rooms left for PC.
Looks like Nintendo was the only one who didn't have to deal with it 😂
@@v-trigger6137 also Microsoft had some game tech for sega but sega rejected them and the Xbox was born (I think)
@@waterking74 well that's actually true (sort off). in those days Microsoft was looking for big game companies who could either helped them in their console development or make them games. Sega was one of those companies (since they used to be one the leading console manufacturing company). Xbox wanted to partner up with them to make their console, but Sega rejected it, because of their ego, they thought they could still stand alone in the console business.. it was a really stupid move from Sega, Sega's console business was in heights of declining in late 90s after PS1 debut. and partnering up with Xbox could have saved their business, but they stupidity rejected it. I believe their last console was Dreamcast, which was despite being very powerful was still a huge flop and PS2 was the last nail in the coffin of Sega's console business..
watch this video czcams.com/video/GH7R2PEvzXo/video.html if you wanna know about Sega's console business and how it died in late 90s. it's very insightful
Simple answer: Nintendo won't kneel, it's a Japanese thing.
Oh yeah. Death before dishonor thing right? I know literally nothing about Japan so I'm just guessing
Even if they have to do a kamikaze on their company
@@tur1p034
Lol they don't need Microsoft
That might have had something to do with it, but Japan is hardly adverse to making good bank over something as petty as that.
What made the deal comical is that Microsoft thought that what Nintendo had was something that could be traded for profit; as though things like Mario and Zelda could have a price put on them.
It would be like asking Disney to sell it's IPs for a fixed sum when they've specifically lobbied congress to make the copyright on their properties last for centuries, turning them into constant sources of money.
Nintendo isn't just in the business of making money. They have prestige.
@@linkthepig4219 I’m not saying Nintendo is weak I’m just saying Nintendo is loyal to their fans
"Come on Microsoft, don't feel bad! You can have Rareware if you want!"
don't remind me of the banjo kazooie game
Hey at least Viva Pinata was good
@@metalapplesus Viva Pinata is better than it has any right to be. And eye love it.
Don't remind me, I'm still hurt at what Microsoft did to Rareware😔
@@jesseking1403 nuts and bolts be like
I can't believe Microsoft thought back handing Nintendo with their original pitch was a good idea.
@@PJDAltamirus0425 the company making Xbox was Microsoft?
@@griffon3226 yes Microsoft made xbox
@@ryleydoesthings7300 Yeah, I was saying that to him.
Nintendo just made another box. And named it Gamecube. Microsoft was so stupid
Microsoft: “We want you!”
Nintendo: “Ha! Get out of here.”
Microsoft: “Fine but we’re taking Rareware with us!”
Nintendo: Fine. But the developers stay
@@Mike_Pereira Microsoft : Fine but take the salt with you
@@eeveefennecfox Reality : You wake up from your dream
Nintendo: sure
Microsoft: so we own dk?
nintendo: hahahhahahah *no*
Did microsoft send like a guy to do the contract feel bad getting laugh in front of everyone (sorry for bad english)
Me: Microsoft Mario isn't real and he can't hurt you
Luigi: Let's a go...
Me: oh it's just green mario
@@theAstarrr u mean green mario? Theres no mario
Mario and the Green Guy
@@enforcerridley158 Red Guy and Green Guy
@@sirradez Red Green and Guy Guy
@@Braycoe and green red yuguyg
Microsoft fails several times to buy companies
Nintendo: “you’re ours now”
Next Level Games: “eh, okay”
Welp Mickey drinking coke also what if Mario drank a coke
More like:
Next Level: "WE WERENT ALREADY?!"
@Jakub Ziarno no not really
@@ArynBacklogDragon I 100% agree. They have been with the company for years and nintendo finally went, now you join us!
@@stephenford5661 Yeah.
I think it also helps Nintendo is in a much better spot financially then it was when it was working on the gamecube titles. (In Rares case)
Microsoft: Lets be friends!
EA: no
Microsoft: Please!
EA: no
Microsoft: please!!!
EA: fine, give me 5 bucks and ill be your best friend
Microsoft:yay!
5 bucks?!?! Ya mean 5000000000000000000?! ITS EA FOR GOODNESS SAKES
@@thecatshowofficial No, it's five bucks. Weekly of course.
@@catriamflockentanz yes
@@catriamflockentanz Steve Ballmer: that's a cancer
@@catriamflockentanz more like by the minute
Xbox: can I buy you?
Nintendo: you’re very funny.
Nintendo: and we r enemies
@@boombob3D Microsoft: (years later) actually... can we be friends now?
Nintendo: uh... fine...
You’re*** (insert meme)
Look I hate when people did this to me
But
*spell right it’s you’re not your*
Xbox: funny how?
WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH
why are all the quotes 2020 instead of 2021?
Edit like 1/16/2021:
I did not expect this many responses. Thanks a lot! :)
...
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Well it is 2020 part II
2020 won
It never endsssssss
2020: The Sequel
"They just laughed"
We laughed as well too.
Because they wanted to. They have money. Nintendo just laughed at them
Apparently not enough money.
@@andersasblom6452 are you stupid? Microsoft is one of the biggest corporations ever. I doubt Nintendo laughed about the money
@@ryanm8529
but nintendo has more money and they would never let anyone buy them...
@@firefly6437 Which is what I thought I was implying.
Microsoft was/is sure one for the biggest company ever. but it's not like Nintendo was going through bankruptcy that they would just sell out themselves to some billionaire western company out of nowhere lmao. Nintendo was doing a solid job in the game market at that time and still doing so. it was a stupid move by Microsoft, of course a company who is already doing pretty good aren't gonna sell themselves (especially the japanese companies, they don't usually sell themselves to westerners). if Microsoft wanted someone's guidance in their work, they should've just asked Nintendo for it. instead of just going like some wall street joker and saying "Hey! do you wanna sell yourself to us?" lol. it's like Microsoft was only seeing the discussion through their pocket, not from any strategy or self dignity to represent themselves as some kind of a respectful monarch.. they were thinking that they can sort out any issue from their money, but in return they got the taste of their own medicine
i just like to imagine that Nintendo pulled a James Jonah Jamison and ask oh wait your serious and then laughs even harder
I know right 🤣
czcams.com/video/L7BVbWmnkPY/video.html
@@zan239 yes perfect 👌
This situation summed up:
Microsoft: Can I buy you?
Nintendo: *LMAO YOU FOR REAL?!* _{uncontrollable laughter ensues}_
insert spanish laughing man meme
[insert tf2 spy laughing here]
{insert J. Jonah Jameson from Spiderman movies laugh here}
-Insert Microsof heading to the exit with Rare in its hands, scene here-
Microsoft: Nintendo you seem like a struggling company. Let me buy it you handle the games. We’ll handle the hardware. Deal?
Nintendo: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH😂😂. ARE you serious do you know who the hell we are. Struggling. don’t make us laugh. Get out of here
Microsoft:😰💀
"...and willingness to stalk anyone who causes them too much trouble."
nice
4:32 poor Masterchief, he's still waiting for that...
Masterchief: My contract said three games and then I was done.
Microsoft: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
@@BackSet Microsoft: now prepare your! self, it’s showtime
Masterchief: but I’m not ready yet…
MS: yes you are. Go, it’s your turn!
[halo infinite trailer happens]
Honestly, I'd rather be laughed at than a straight up "NO!!".
Y, being laughed at is way more disrespectful than being straight told no. I would much rather people be straight with me and tell me no than tell no without telling me no such as laughing in my face.
@@richardmorgan3665 bro it's justa joke chill
@@Tukoendog How is that joke, I'm not one of those people that thinks a joke has to be funny to be a joke but that clearly wasn't a joke, they were stating their opinion, so I stated mine. Also while my comment wasn't a joke it also is not as serious as you seem to believe it is.
@@Tukoendog
No I think it’s just an opinion by the OP, the other guys got pretty carried away but I’d say having your genuine proposal be laughed would kinda suck
@@Tukoendog lol can't tell the difference between a joke and an opinion
Short answer: money
Long answer: money
Somewhat short but not to long answer: money
Long answer: moneeeeeyyyyyyy
Imagine being in a meeting and the company you’re trying to buy laughs at you FOR AN HOUR.
It was probably more like, the Microsoft employee was trying to give his pitch but every few minutes was interrupted by giggles or snickering from the crowd of Nintendo executives.
After Nintendo made Microsoft feel humiliated, they proceeded to purchase RareWare. Sweet revenge?
Well considering what happened to Rare afterwards...
Not really as they intended to nab The Donkey kong IP with it assuming it was Rare’s Property but stayed with Nintendo and ultimately died in Microsoft’s Possession
interestingly enough Rareware actually wanted Nintendo to buy them out. but for some reason Nintendo never did, despite the fact that Rareware brought Nintendo some of greatest games in their console platform
@@TheGrandRevo I am sure that Microsoft knew that it would not receive the rights to Donk Kong, after all the contracts involve all the assets owned by the company to be acquired, an executive does not represent a of the largest companies in the world. Microsoft just wanted a studio that could appeal to the young man, Rare was for sale, Nintendo refused to buy, the deal with Acvision didn't work and in the end the had to go back and negotiate with Microsoft (the ex-owners said they didn't expect Microsoft to be willing to buy), in the end to Rare who had been bleeding talent and money for years, continued bleeding talent for years.
@@v-trigger6137 I think Nintendo just really don't like buying companies and would much rather work with them like how they didn't buy Alpha dream and the now finally bought Next Level Games.
That's a really good point. Most other businesses would have completely failed, but due to the shear amount of money Microsoft had, and still has, they were able to just brute force through the problem until they finally got lucky. Even better, they didn't even need it. The XBox series is like a cherry on top of the overly decadent cake they already baked.
And that is still true. MS's first party titles didn't reach the expectations that Sony and Nintendo set for exclusive titles in the last generation, so what did Microsoft do? They bought Ninja Theory, Double Fine, Obsidian and all of Zenimax. If this isn't brute forcing I honestly don't know what is
@@alessandromazza4557 they bought everything but still isn't winning.
@@x-rax716 Mainly because in Japan it's just Sony and Nintendo.
@@alessandromazza4557 If they can try to compete they should it's just not possible to build everything from ground up takes to much time
Not having games is super bad on consoles. The ps vita died in the west because of that, and Xbox will probably die without halo.
"It was time for Thomas to leave, he'd seen everything."
Yay san the man
@@rorejin6075 Ahh yes san the man, my fav mobile video game
@@1nonlyhasib Cool S gaming
@@rorejin6075 do you have a question? (Take this with a nice tone and not an annoyed tone pls thank you)
@@rorejin6075 wait oh I didn't see your comment. Sorry I copied i am so fricking blind
Saw the title, clicked it faster than anything
You are so damn annoying, Goose!
@@wariolandgoldpiramid thanks. Comes with the trade. What with being a goose and all.
same
"Hahaha. OH, you're-ah serious? Let a-me laugh *even harder* HAHAHA!"
Xbox: can we buy your whole company?
Nintendo: huh. That’s a funny name.
5:09
Next Video: "How I Got Stalked by Nintendo"
"Nintendo continues to be a world leader in the gaming industry, thanks to their creativity, hard work and willingness to stalk anyone who causes them too much trouble"
That is golden
I love how you used Persona 5 text bubbles.
Looks like strikers text bubbles
Well, yeah. But strikers bubbled are basically P5 but just remade.
After the meeting:
Worker 1: did you hear that Microsoft tried to buy our company?
Worker 2: *sickers* they called us a "small company"
Entire work room: *laughing*
I love how calming and chill your videos are. It’s a nice break from the louder side of gaming CZcams.
The title alone made me question life
*Master Chief removes helmet*
“It’s a-me, Mario!”
Guess that one person who demanded to have a copy of Mario kart on the Xbox at gamestop wasn't crazy after all
He was an oracle, just a couple years late, and got one part wrong but we'll give him credit
@Dan Smith no
Microsoft: Your hardware stunk..
Nintendo releases Wii
Microsoft: Let's make a cheap copy of Nintendo's motion controls and call it Kinect
Stony. Don't leave me out!
Cheap copy? Have you played with the original Wii remote and nunchuk? Without motion plus, it's motion controls are marginally better than kinect's (which covers the entire body rather than just two hands). Add to it the fact that the Wii remote was horribly designed for non-motion controlled games and I would say that the 360 was the superior console overall.
@@danydady6851
I’m confused on what your trying to say.
@@Dgero lets just say that Microsoft put more effort into kinect than Nintendo put into their internet servers.
@@danydady6851
That’s something completely different. But ok
I liked the part when EA was like, "nah dawg, you dont have any standards."
We’ve known Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo since 2002. This is news, it’s just something that’s being reiterated upon again
0:50 “So I took that-“
A real fun fact: in Japan, the highest of apologizes is staying on the floor until the person forgives you.
fans: *trying to make an entire mario game and make Nintendo be more responsible to them*
Microsoft: fine, I'll do it myself.
To be fair things probably turned out for the best. We now have 3 great console companies all in healthy competition with each other.
Microsoft would've entered the home console race regardless of whether they approached Nintendo or not; mostly because of the corporate espionage with Sega and the Dreamcast's development! In other words, Nintendo never had anything to do with Microsoft entering the console market with the Xbox!
"Hey nintendo mind if we buy ya?"
(Insert mutahar laugh here)
Microsoft: **Try's to buy Nintendo**
Nintendo: You got the whole squad laughing.
Damn maybe if things went differently then Nintendo would not have been abusing copyright law.
we wont have swith then asa ms dont belvie in hand hodls dude
@@ssjgotenks2009 ???????
I do wonder what that would be like today: Microsoft hardware combined with Nintendo software
botw at 4k 120fps no lag or framedrops
@@NZIA oof a gamer's wet dream
@Drunk Doggy yea but would you rather have 1080p60fps or 4k120fps
Dan Smith success all around mircosoft, yes. Everywhere else? Not so much.
I'd think Nintendo would be a lot more restricted by Microsoft.
"recently" yeah like during 2015 a lot of people told us about this story
"and willing to stalk anyone who causes too much trouble"
me: "ooooooooooo"
I love how Microsoft and Sony tries to copy each other and always fights who is better, and Nintendo is just laughing menacingly
The Rick and Marty reference 😂
Microsoft: Can I buy you?
Nintendo: No, I have a dream...
EA: No. I would never give away my *-EVIL-* *empire*
Square: Money? How much?
Midway: YES
Microsoft: No.
And 21 years later that bungie studio is working with their rival
I wish Nintendo bought EA so they would stop the microtransactions and making EA such a bad company
"HELL NO" Does any else see the irony in EA's statement "history of putting its toe is in the water and when thing don't work out, they abandon it!!!! LMAO
I read the article last night And found it hilarious, it was amazing
2:18 Wow, sounds like a certain other company.
Microsoft: hey can we be friends?
Everyone: no
Microsoft: I’ll give you 5 bucks
Nintendo has a charm and reputation that is literally magic. when they get it right its a total knockout.
People need to realize that Nintendo actually has a lot of savings stored up in banks. They could lose money for over 30 years and still not go under or sell any assets. This is actually pretty common for Japanese companies too, it's why they basically don't care about their crazy high national debt.
I like how you referenced Elton John's im still standing
Legend says they are still laughing
?
Who else is watching this after the email leaks today?
They brought Rare but it was a good decision (except Bolts and Nuts) because we got a Microsoft character in Smash Ultimate.
Yeah but Banjo theoretically could have been in Melee if Nintendo bought Rare instead
@@TheDerpyDolphinRare was second party to Nintendo for years, which is why they did so much work with the donkey kong IP. In fact all the modern Kong designs were created by Rare and had to be left behind when Nintendo divested from Rare for creative and personal differences. So in a very real sense Rare characters have always been in smash.
@@TheDerpyDolphin I still wouldn't happened because melee was rushed.
This is like the 5th video about this topic that I've watched so far lol
Another thing the video didn't mention is that SEGA and Microsoft were in talks to add a Dreamcast emulator to the X-Box, so you could play your Dreamcast disks on it. The only reason it didn't happen was that they couldn't agree how to handle the online.
at that time, nintendo still produce good to great game on their home console and doing it, today.
Yup even if this year has sucked, at least we got a medicore 3d all stars and 3d world world port, and some other new things.
@@c456ex9 true.
Ha, crazy story, love it! :)
Gonna have to go look up Elton John - I'm still Standing while I play a mental montage of Nintendo standing triumphantly :)
yet another upload from my favorite underrated channel!
Ah yes, the WiFi router, the mini fridge, and the toaster, the legendary 3
I actually am genuinely curious how Nintendo would have turned out under Microsoft's ownership.
The PlayStation consoles: *exist*
Microsoft:
And I took that personally.
Just one line, that was enough to create a rival. Not a worthy one, but still an existing one.
Video Game Story Time, are you the CZcamsr Jack Trust?
Thank god they didn’t buy Rare back then!
Telling me another story right before bedtime 😊🥱😴
the title already sound like comedy gold
Scott Cawthorn and Toby Fox should collab on a game together.
Their storytelling is legendary!
Moral of the story: modern consoles were created out of spite
Nintendo being the top earning (or gross) company in Japan .
Also Japan: Do you remember that time you tried to buy me Microsoft?
4:25 Halo? That character looks like Doom Slayer from the Doom series.
Fun fact: Bungee used to be Rare, which we all know good and well started on Nintendo!
I'm glad now Microsoft wants to put some of their games in the switch
We could of had Forza Horizon series on Switch.
@@dummy3467 ye
But then years later they became friends and added Steve to smash
Better love story than twilight
Its sooo lovely to see yall again!😁✌🏽
Is t weird that i already knew this information before Bloomberg?
(Video Idea?):
Another Question, why did Nintendo buy next level games but not the studio that produced Mario & Luigi Games? 🤔 (Don't know the Name of the Companie in the moment 😅)
Yeah 🤔
I think its something like Alphadream
The name of the company is AlphaDream, and idk why they didn't buy it... Their games were also Nintendo quality, just like the ones NextLevel Games does
It is Alphadream
because they went out of business
Nintendo probably be like “get your own exclusives!”
yea just act like halo fable gears forza and alan wake don't exist
@@Biggieclean2 ah yes my favorite game "alan wake"
Microsoft had considered teaming up with Sega as well just like how after Nintendo canceled their deal with Sony for the PlayStation add-on for their SNES, Sony actually approached Sega to make a new console and we're laughed out of the building and then the PlayStation came to be and Microsoft had actually talked to Sega later on but Sega rejected them to make their Dreamcast and then Microsoft made the Xbox. I honestly had no idea they had tried to buy Nintendo though. Honestly that's aiming too high
I read this recently in a book so maybe this was actually forgotten/not widely reported on before
Microsoft is trying to milk the entire nintendo
@Dan Smith why
Why sell a booming business? Thats sums up the reaction of nintendo
5:08 my choir in primary school actually sang this song
The thumbnail made me question myself
Could you do a Uncharted one please?
yea MicroGreed.. gotta buy everyone even Rare back then when they seen how good they was making games for Nintendo
Microsoft trying to buy Nintendo. That's like Harry Truman trying to buy the Soviet union from Starlin
Whats funny that they bought Rare thinking they will get the Donkey kong ip, it seems that things didnt change much as they still want to buy more ips.