Microsoft and Nintendo enter into historic Call of Duty agreement
techradar.comA historic long-term legal agreement between Nintendo and Microsoft has been struck to bring Call of Duty back to Nintendo consoles
Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said a “binding 10-year legal agreement” was announced between Microsoft and Nintendo, promising to bring the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo Switch players.
According to Microsoft’s announcement(opens in new tab), Call of Duty will be brought to Nintendo players “the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity – so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy [the series]. We are committed to providing long-term equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms.”
This has huge ramifications for the gaming industry as a whole, as well as Nintendo Switch owners. There's not been a Call of Duty game on a Nintendo console since Call of Duty: Ghosts back in 2013. The return of the world-renowned FPS series to Nintendo platforms comes as something of a surprise, but not an unwelcome one.
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/JmO0hzw1BOFebruary 21, 2023
This announcement comes in the shadow of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) impending lawsuit against Microsoft caused by the latter’s ongoing efforts to buy Activision Blizzard – the makers of Call of Duty. The FTC has argued that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard would create a monopoly within the gaming industry and breach US anti-trust laws.
It’s no coincidence that Brad Smith’s announcement ends by stating that “[Microsoft] are committed to
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