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In the email, Spencer stated that “Nintendo is THE prime asset for us in Gaming…”.

He continued, explaining that “gaming is our most likely path to consumer relevance.”

Phil Spencer CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

An email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer discussed the company potentially purchasing Nintendo.

We have seen these efforts earlier than 2020 with Xbox and Nintendo working together to push cross-platform play.

This was back in 2000 and Microsoft was “laughed out of the room”.

We’ll have to see how Nintendo reacts to the news from this leak.

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An email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer discussed the company potentially purchasing Nintendo.

Email showing Microsoft’s intent to buy nintendo

An email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer discussed the company potentially purchasing Nintendo.

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