Nintendo was Almost Bought by a Billion Dollar Empire
🤑Did you know that Nintendo was almost bought by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway? 🤯 That’s right—there was a time when one of the world’s most powerful investment firms considered acquiring the gaming giant. But despite being interested, they ultimately decided not to go through with the deal. So what happened? Why did Berkshire Hathaway walk away? And how could this have changed Nintendo’s future? In this video, we dive into the fascinating story of how Nintendo nearly became part of Warren Buffett’s empire—before everything fell apart.
👥 We are Remco and Tycho, born and raised in Amsterdam, lifelong friends hosting the weekly NintenDUO Podcast — a Nintendo podcast where we dive into the latest Nintendo news, Nintendo Directs, Nintendo Switch 2 rumors, Smash Bros battles, Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, indie games, and more. We’ve been playing Smash Bros competitively since 1999 (Tycho insists Dr. Mario is better than Ganondorf, Remco strongly disagrees). With decades of Nintendo history behind us and a casual living-room setup (cats included), our conversations are unscripted, authentic, and full of laughs — kind of like a Nintendo Direct, except with worse lighting and better jokes.
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Nintendo was almost bought...
06:19 Why would you play World of Warcraft?
10:52 Spending Daddy's money on Loot boxes
14:56 Are Freemium Games really Free?
17:20 Buying DLC: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
21:35 Micro-Transactions in Mobile Games
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