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William D’Angelo
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Sony is arguing that Microsoft’s 10-year commitment with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms is misleading, according to an internal report from MLex and reported by ResetEra user Idas.
The report says Activision Blizzard can supply Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms now, however, they don’t as Nintendo’s audience is younger and “is not interested in the first-person shooter and a previous version of the game on its console was a commercial flop.”
The last Call of Duty game on a Nintendo platform was 2013’s Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Nintendo Wii U. It should be noted the Wii U was a commercial failure having only sold 13.56 million units lifetime.
Sony argues that the licensing agreement Microsoft has with Nintendo is designed to make Microsoft appear to be cooperating with regulators.
Sony claims the Nintendo’s Switch would not be able to run Call of Duty easily and the hybrid console may never be able to. It could potentially take years to develop a version of the franchise compatible with the Switch, which would make the 10-year deal meaningless.
Sony says it is easier for Nintendo to enter into an agreement with Microsoft than them as “Nintendo doesn’t need to worry about equal treatment for its subscription service or cloud gaming service as those are not areas where it currently competes aggressively.”
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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