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Microsoft is doing its best to prove they intend to keep Call of Duty on all platforms. Nintendo received a 10-year contract to have Call of Duty on Nintendo consoles and accepted.
Nintendo will have Call of Duty games for the first time in a long time. Although Nintendo has not released any information on how Switch will handle it, this is a first step toward a bright future.
This deal may be in response to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warning that Microsoft’s acquisition of Blizzard-Activision wasn’t good for the consumer. The CMA believes that Microsoft would make these games exclusive and stated that Call of Duty shouldn’t be part of the purchase.
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Brad Smith’s tweet that Nintendo accepted this deal might be to show that Microsoft is willing to keep things from being exclusive, like with Bethesda.
This deal with Nintendo is similar to a deal with Sony that Microsoft tried to make with the same terms. Sony likely ignored such a deal to keep from helping Microsoft get permission to buy Activsion-Blizzard.
As the CMA was concerned about exclusivity, this Microsoft-Nintendo deal demonstrates the contrary.
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While this deal may show a good future for Call of Duty, exclusivity may come eventually. Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, was interviewed by Telegraph after Microsoft acquired Bethesda.
When asked whether he would regret not releasing new PlayStation games, he gave a vague response. Howard said, “Well, we’re still… I will just say I want everybody to have the ability to play it in some fashion.”
It was later confirmed that Starfield, Elder Scrolls, and other Bethesda IPs would not release outside of Microsoft consoles.
The final ruling for the UK is due by April 26, but not before other companies get a word in. A panel of leaders from multiple gaming companies will present their views on the acquisition to EU regulators.
Whether Microsoft will be able to buy Acquisition-Blizzard is still up in the air, but deals like this are crucial to that decision.
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