Nintendo asks FTC judge to dismiss testimony subpoena in Activision merger case

Nintendo of America legal counsel asks FTC law judge to dismiss a subpoena that would require Nintendo executives to testify in the Activision merger case.

[SullysCigar]

The plot thickens...

[S2Killinit]

Plot thickens indeed.

the person who negotiated w MS regarding COD on Nintendo does not want to be subpoena’ed. Interesting indeed. For those who dont know, his testimony would be under oath. Any lies during subpoena would be a felony

[SullysCigar]

My point exactly. I could have made that clearer in my original post lol

[Fishy Fingers]

Why would Nintendo willingly participate in a court case attempting to block a merger that they stand to benefit more from going through?

FTC not checking their diary has handed them the easiest of outs.

[darkrider]

Benefit? The switch it's a huge success without Cod.... And if Cod worked on the switch activision would put years ago.... It would have done all to achieve that. Money

[Fishy Fingers]

True. The bigger benefit, get involved, gain absolutely nothing. Throw out the option to have gamings biggest IP on your platform while potentially damaging the relationship with the likely new owner of a major publisher with an IP catalogue thats already on their platorm.

You smart.

[porkChop]

"And if Cod worked on the switch activision would put years ago"

Activision doesn't do anything unless they think it's going to be a crazy success. COD will sell on Nintendo, it just won't sell as much. That's not good enough for Bobby.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@Guilty_Spark,
I don't think they care much either way, COD on Switch would probably be compromised in some way to get it to run to an acceptable standard anyway.

[sparky77]

Yep the FTC is screwed when trying to block this.

Nintendo wants it's to go through hence why they are making it difficult for the FTC.

[S2Killinit]

No one wants it to go through except MS and the xbox fans who have been so deprived of games that they are cheering the taking of multiplatform games from others even though xbox gamers were going to get these games anyway.

Hope MS chokes on this acquisition.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Nintendos voice in this.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Nintendo voice is “letttttsaaago!!”

[gold_drake]

i feel like they dont wanna get in the middle of this haha. cant blame them at all

[Flakegriffin]

Nintendo doesn’t care because at the end of the day they’ll still outsell Xbox with or without CoD.

[wesnytsfs]

They care because they will ad another game to their catalog. The only people crying are fanboys and not because they will not still get their COD on their console of choice but because it will be on gamepass.

[Flakegriffin]

@Wesnytsfs

Sounds like fake outcry that you made up. If Nintendo cared then they’d care a long time ago. It’s just like Valve. They don’t need CoD to be successful. Neither does Sony nor Nintendo. Nobody is crying specifically because it may come to Gamepass.

[Hofstaderman]

Sorry Nintendo has been doing just fine without COD and other third party games too. They have truly carved out a unique niche which is working for them.

[ThePacemaker]

‘They care because they will ad another game to their catalog‘

Add what exactly? Oh you mean a 400p/20 FPS game on their system?
If this thing could work on Switch, greedy Activision would have done it YEARS ago.

[Knightofelemia]

Well playing nice and sharing the same bed with Microsoft does come with a price.

[kidsautovn]

I don't know

[S2Killinit]

Hmmm the person who negotiated w MS regarding COD on Nintendo does not want to be subpoena’ed. interesting indeed. For those who dont know, his testimony would be under oath. Any lies during subpoena would be a felony.

[richardmmorales]

lol this site is full with playstation fanboys. why should Nintendo even been subpoenaed now? after all this time. not to mention it was the FTC and all these regulators who said Nintendo wasn't part of this market. When trying to block the merger.