It's true. A few months before the realease of the X-Box, Microsoft offered Nintendo $26 billion to step down from the hardware industry and work with Microsoft. Thats almost a third of what Bill Gates owns. Microsoft was intimidated by Nintendo and then tried to but them out in fear. Nintendo declined the offer like ribeye mentioned. Also Microsoft also wanted rights over Conker as well. Thats all they wanted. PD, and Conker. To Hell with everything else is thier thing.

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