After the dissemination of information of Microsoft’s intention to purchase Activision Blizzard, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer said that the company will be able to launch Call of Duty on Nintendo’s platforms in the future as a result of this agreement.
After making his first announcement, Microsoft has now formally inked an official legal deal with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms over the course of the next ten years. This agreement also specifies that the games will be released on the same day as the Xbox version and will have the same features and material in identical form.
Now that we’ve crossed the dotted line, we’re officially obligated to provide Xbox games to Nintendo’s players over the next decade. This is simply one more step in our mission to make Xbox games and Activision products like Call of Duty accessible to a larger audience across a wider variety of devices.
Call of Duty is coming
Call of Duty will now be available to Nintendo players on the same day as it is released for Xbox, with full feature and content parity, as a result of recent negotiations and the signing of a legally binding agreement between Microsoft and Nintendo. This will allow Nintendo players to enjoy Call of Duty in the same way that Xbox and PlayStation gamers do. We are dedicated to delivering long-term equitable access to Call of Duty across all gaming platforms. This will result in additional player options and more market competition within the gaming industry.
Given that most recent Call of Duty games will have problems operating on a platform like Nintendo Switch, it remains to be seen whether Microsoft will be able to meet its half of the deal, despite the fact that the arrangement itself appears promising. In addition, there has been strong criticism from regulating authorities about Microsoft’s intention to buy Activision Blizzard, which, in the event that the acquisition does not go through, would throw a monkey wrench into the arrangement. Keep an eye out for more developments as they become available.
