Nintendo wants to buy Niantic outright from Google, but Google wants to buy Nintendo instead.
>>344692169
sauce ?
>>344692401
I'm actually buying both of them.
Doesn't The Pokemon Company, which is only partially owned by Nintendo, also have a stake in Pokemon Go?
>>344692169
>"It is rather flattering that a company as impactful in the market as Google wishes to buy us, but sadly we must decline. We have had similar offers in the past, some from smaller companies, and even some from bigger companies, and we have always remained steadfast in our endeavors to bring quality gaming titles to our platforms. I do not see how wanting to buy just Niantic from Google, is being seen by them as wanting to buy a arm and a leg from their company. I believe in remaining steadfast to the progression of both our companies remaining separate, we can both benefit from this proposition." CEO Kimishima stated as a response to Google's proposition.
>>344692623
there are bigger companies than Google ? did Apple make them an offer or what ?
there would be absolute vitriolic hatred towards google if that happened.
OI VEY
>>344692169
I'm pretty sure that's impossible due the laws that prevents companies from buying foreign ones or something
>>344692169
Niantic became independent last year
>>344693354
There are no such laws.
Nintendo isn't a defense contractor.
Anybody can technically buy it as long as the shareholders decide to sell.
Japanese shareholders are notorious for rejecting buyout offers though.
>>344693354
Square Enix bought Eidos
I though western companies couldnt buy japanese ones.
>>344693508
>Google makes self driving cars.
>Google buys Nintendo.
>Mario Kart becomes real.
>>344692169
I thought Google changed their name to Alphabet?
>>344693093
There are several tech companies bigger than Google. Most of them are Chinese.
>>344693990
No, Google is still bigger than the largest Chines tech company, Alibaba.
>>344693780
Sears Tower syndrome, the holding overcompany is Alphabet but no one calls them that
>>344694094
Alibaba's a tech company?
I thought it was one of those "finger in every pie" companies.
>>344693646
Since when is Mario Kart self driving?
>>344694424
They thought Ouya was a good investment after it had bombed.
I don't know how they exist, desu.
>>344694601
All of your opponents should be driving for themselves, or else you are working too hard.
>>344694771
I thought Razer bought Ouya
>>344693262
Nah, google would keep support for the wiiU, NX and 3ds, but everything after that would be though android and on mobile behind an always online app to be sure piratefags don't just share Zelda.apk
>>344693646
Lurk more before you post newfag or else you end up with retarded shit like this
>>344692169
I thought Nintendo couldn't be bought out because it's an old ass foreign company?
>>344692960
THANK FUCKING GOD POKEMON DIDNT WANT TO BE BOUGHT BY GOOGLE
THANK. GOD.
>>344693354
No such law. and even if there was if there is a will there is a way. Businesses have never let international law get in the way of what they want.
>>344692719
Yeah, all the pokemon shit is technically owned by a weird split 3 company thing, Niantic are just a 4th in the pot with this.
>>344695901
Why is is that you keep trying to derail pokemon threads with >>>/pol/ shit?
>>344693093
I'm willing to bet Suckerberg tried to buy Pokemon at some point
>>344692169
>>344692960
>Source: OP's skanky pooper
>>344696816
>>344695901
I agree
I'm honestly not sure how I'd feel about a purchase of Nintendo by Google. On the one hand it would probably be the end for Nintendo's current hardware strategy, but on the other hand Google would probably do something intelligent like shift the games over to open APIs and tie them to a single account.
>>344696816
>MY SAFE SPACE IS UNDER ATTACK HELP
Install Pokemon Go and start jogging fat tumblr whale
>>344696816
he's pointing out that Google is an awful company you fucking sperglord
>>344692960
Provide sources or else this is just some autistic creative writing.
>>344692169
>there will be smartphones developed especially for Pokemon Go!
>>344697051
It is, but not because of that.
Google is an advertising company. >90 % of it's revenue comes from advertising. Why is it so successful? Because it has so much user data and is always finding ways to get more. Advertisers somehow believe that this will help them gain customers through "targeted advertising".
>>344692169
nintendo is going to bet everyithing to make a copy of pokemon go and is going to fail like the wii u
>>344695901
The child molesters life DID NOT MATTER maybe that minnesota guy was innocent but why in the fuck are people defending the fucking kiddie diddler?
>>344692960
>We have had similar offers in the past, some from smaller companies, and even some from bigger companies
>bigger company than google
couldn't this only be apple? what else is bigger than google other than oil companies maybe
>>344697647
Microsoft
>>344697979
ms is currently slightly smaller than google
>>344697647
>he doesn't know
Oh my sweet summer child.
