Microsoft tried to by not only Nintendo and Square Enix. Bloomberg post the interviews discussing the deals which you can see below.
Here’s the statement about the Microsoft and Nintendo pitch Bachus made to Bloomberg:
Steve [Ballmer] made us go meet with Nintendo to see if they would consider being acquired. They just laughed their asses off. Like, imagine an hour of somebody just laughing at you. That was kind of how that meeting went.
Bloomberg also approached Nintendo of America Chairman Howard Lincoln about the meeting. His response was as follows:
Nintendo does not talk about confidential discussions with other companies. In any event, nothing came of these discussions.
Here’s McBreen’s account of the Microsoft meeting with Square.
We had a letter of intent to buy Square. In early November 1999, we went to Japan. We had one of those big dinners with their CEO and Steve Ballmer. The next day, we’re sitting in their boardroom, and they said, “Our banker would like to make a statement.” And basically, the banker said, “Square cannot go through with this deal because the price is too low.” We packed up, we went home, and that was the end of Square.
Article:Microsoft Tried to Acquire Nintendo and Square – Siliconera
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