Activision: ten years of Call of Duty on Nintendo

American publisher Microsoft wants to offer a ten-year license for Call of Duty on Nintendo consoles.

While the European Commission is currently negotiating with Microsoft in the context of the $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, the biggest acquisition in the video game industry, to have a real case for potential competitor disloyalty that worries Sony, Google, Nvidia. like other tech and entertainment giants, the Redmond-based firm is strategically addressing the concerns of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the United Kingdom, the EU of the European Union, or even the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the United States. stating that Call of Duty would be available on Nintendo consoles within ten years.

Call of Duty… but also Xbox games for Nintendo

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said:

Microsoft and Nintendo have already negotiated and signed a ten-year legal agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo gamers – on the same day as Xbox, with full features and content – so they can experience Call of Duty like Xbox and PlayStation gamers. We are committed to providing equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms over the long term by giving more players more choice and increasing competition in the gaming market. This is part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision games like Call of Duty to more players on the more platforms.

The post posted above clearly implies that Microsoft plans to bring Call of Duty along with other Xbox (famous “occasional”) exclusives to the Nintendo console. A somewhat hypocritical way of showing regulators that the American publisher has no intention of depriving players, unlike what has been done with ZeniMax Media and therefore Bethesda (Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush).