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Nintendo is in a great moment, after the Mario Bros movie has become one of the highest grossing animated films, and the highest grossing in history as far as video game adaptations are concerned. For this reason, the company does not want to be involved in any type of external controversy, which would have motivated the Japanese company to ask the judge in charge of the purchase of Activision Blizzard to dismiss your summons for the case.
As the CMA is about to deliver its final decision on the deal, the FTC is still in an investigative phase that is expected to last until late summer, at which time the competition agency’s final decision will be issued. American. To come to a correct conclusion, large companies such as Sony, Take-Two, Valve or Nintendo itself have been cited.
Nintendo asks the judge to dismiss its summons for the case of the FTC in the purchase of Activision Blizzard
However, Nintendo of America’s legal counsel has filed a motion to vacate or cancel the FTC’s subpoena (via tweaktown), in which Senior Vice President of Publisher and Developer Relations Steve Singer is due to give sworn testimony before a group of FTC lawyers. It must be remembered that Singer was the one who reached the agreement with Microsoft to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles for the next 10 years, which is why the FTC would have asked him to testify.
The attorney for the complaint allegedly served Singer’s subpoena on March 29 or 30, 2023. Therefore, Singer’s subpoena is untimely and should be quashed.
However, it seems that the intentions of the Japanese company do not go there. But, Why is Nintendo asking the Judge to dismiss its summons in this case? Very easy. According to the document sent by the company’s lawyer, Leonard Gordon, the company should not comply with the subpoena because it was filed too late. The FTC served the subpoena almost a month late, since it was sent on March 29 or 30, when the last day was the 3rd of the same month.
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Gordon continues to ensure that there were no compelling reasons for the FTC to let the aforementioned period pass, which is why it should be enough for them not to have to be present at the trial that will determine whether or not the purchase of Activision Blizzard is approved in the USA.