Will Apple Buy Nintendo?
Apple‘s history with videogames has been a grim one. Their unwise attempt to place a simple version of Mac OS 7 into a game system didn’t go over well. The Bandai Pippin (the name of the console) was released in 1996 and was ripped apart by the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and the Sega Saturn. Contributing to the failure was the $599 dollar price tag at launch. The Pippin quickly fell into obscurity.
Even computer games haven’t gone well for Apple. Macintosh only receives best-selling PC games and often has to wait six to twelve months for the company to port the game. Apple’s doomed gaming affairs may be turned upside-down…
Back in May, GameSpot ran a report on a secret division of Apple that focuses on videogames. Mike Lampbell, the technical director at LucasArts, is supposedly in charge. Speculation has led to one popular theory: The team is in charge of bring games to the iPod.
This just begs the question, “Why would Apple draft such a big name in the industry to make such simple gaming titles?” Well, they probably didn’t. Online conspiracies suggest that the company is preparing for the begginings of what very well may be the biggest video game buy out in history…
‘Apple may buy Nintendo.’ The thought may seem crazy at first, but it is logical. Apple’s market cap is $51.7bn compared to Nintendo’s $23.1bn proving that it is an affordable purchase. The motives behind the buy out make sense: Apple wants games, and Nintendo wants style. Apple has been trying to achieve the power of videogames ever sense the mid-90s, and Nintendo has taken a stylish turn with their console design for the Wii and the DS Lite. The two companies would compliment each other perfectly.
If the conspiracy does come true, the process will be most likely be a friendly takeover or merger. In the case of a merge, Apple would probably try to persuade Nintendo in forming a new company.
Despite which way it is done, the Apple/Nintendo empire will provide some tough competition for Microsoft. Both the Wii and the Xbox 360 would be backed by a major computer company. Will these plans even materialize? More importantly, how would such a merger effect the video game industry? Only time will tell.
Via Crave
Apple‘s history with videogames has been a grim one. Their unwise attempt to place a simple version of Mac OS 7 into a game system didn’t go over well. The Bandai Pippin (the name of the console) was released in 1996 and was ripped apart by the Nintendo 64, Playstation, and the Sega Saturn. Contributing to the failure was the $599 dollar price tag at launch. The Pippin quickly fell into obscurity.
Even computer games haven’t gone well for Apple. Macintosh only receives best-selling PC games and often has to wait six to twelve months for the company to port the game. Apple’s doomed gaming affairs may be turned upside-down…
Back in May, GameSpot ran a report on a secret division of Apple that focuses on videogames. Mike Lampbell, the technical director at LucasArts, is supposedly in charge. Speculation has led to one popular theory: The team is in charge of bring games to the iPod.
This just begs the question, “Why would Apple draft such a big name in the industry to make such simple gaming titles?” Well, they probably didn’t. Online conspiracies suggest that the company is preparing for the begginings of what very well may be the biggest video game buy out in history…
‘Apple may buy Nintendo.’ The thought may seem crazy at first, but it is logical. Apple’s market cap is $51.7bn compared to Nintendo’s $23.1bn proving that it is an affordable purchase. The motives behind the buy out make sense: Apple wants games, and Nintendo wants style. Apple has been trying to achieve the power of videogames ever sense the mid-90s, and Nintendo has taken a stylish turn with their console design for the Wii and the DS Lite. The two companies would compliment each other perfectly.
If the conspiracy does come true, the process will be most likely be a friendly takeover or merger. In the case of a merge, Apple would probably try to persuade Nintendo in forming a new company.
Despite which way it is done, the Apple/Nintendo empire will provide some tough competition for Microsoft. Both the Wii and the Xbox 360 would be backed by a major computer company. Will these plans even materialize? More importantly, how would such a merger effect the video game industry? Only time will tell.
Via Crave
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