Microsoft announced its intention to make Call of Duty available on Nintendo hardware for at least 10 years last year. Brad Smith confirmed that all of the paperwork had been signed in addition to the contract having been successfully negotiated.
Microsoft seeks to persuade government representatives from the United States, the European Union, and Great Britain to adopt its vision for video games. The company plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in order to make its Call of Duty productions available to other interested parties.
The company has officially acknowledged that the contract has been signed. The Americans had previously stated that they had offered Nintendo a fantastic 10-year partnership. In a statement, Brad Smith says that players should anticipate more than just Call of Duty:
We’ve now signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo’s gamers. This is just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more players on more platforms. pic.twitter.com/JmO0hzw1BO
— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) February 21, 2023
How exactly does Microsoft want to bring its titles, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, to the Nintendo Switch platform? It would appear that the only option available is the cloud, and the language about distributing “Xbox games” on Big N hardware suggests that interested parties might subscribe to Xbox Game Pass…