Microsoft Vows to Release Call of Duty on Nintendo Consoles if Activision Deal is Approved

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has made a public commitment that if Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard King gains approval, the popular Call of Duty series will be made available on Nintendo platforms. In a recent statement, Spencer revealed that Microsoft has pledged to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo for a decade following the merger. Moreover, Activision's bestselling franchise is set to continue its release on Steam, with Spencer assuring that Call of Duty titles will launch simultaneously on Valve's platform and Xbox after the acquisition is finalized. The company's goal, according to Spencer, is to make more games accessible to a broader audience. Notably, the last time a Call of Duty game was released on a Nintendo console was in 2013 with Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Wii U. This development comes as Microsoft prepares to defend its acquisition plans in a US court, amidst reports of a potential lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission. Meanwhile, in the UK, Microsoft and Sony have reasserted their positions to the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the proposed merger.