This news story caught us by surprise, but Microsoft's Bill Gates told a German financial magazine he would be interested in purchasing the Japanese gaming company.
“Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has told a German financial magazine that he remains interested in buying Nintendo, stating that “if Hiroshi Yamauchi phones me, I will pick up at once.”
Gates told WirtschaftsWoche magazine that he would immediately make an offer for the company if Yamauchi, who remains the largest shareholder in the firm despite retiring from his position as president over two years ago, indicated willingness to sell.”
Yamauchi will likely not sell his company any time soon as the company has been in his family for over a century.
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