Microsoft Commits To Bringing Call Of Duty To Nintendo Post-Activision Acquisition

In the wake of Microsoft’s ongoing acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one of the most contentious arguments against it has been Call of Duty’s continued presence on PlayStation platforms. Xbox head Phil Spencer has repeatedly promised that the juggernaut franchise will still appear on its main rival’s platforms, but that hasn’t stopped Sony from touting the loss of the series as its primary debate against the acquisition. Spencer stated that he was happy to keep Call of Duty on Sony hardware long-term, but he has extended the promise to Valve and Nintendo. 

Spencer made the announcement on Twitter last night about Microsoft’s 10-year-old commitment to bring Call of Duty back home to Nintendo. Spencer stated in a second tweet that the series will continue to be available on Steam. Of course, all of this hinges on the approval of the publisher’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which continues to be scrutinized in ongoing approval processes from government regulators. 

Call of Duty has yet to appear on Switch, and the last entry to launch on a Nintendo platform was 2013’s Call of Duty: Ghosts, which appeared on Wii U. In 2023, the series will not have another entry, but it should by that time, provided it is successful. So, we don’t know when Call of Duty is coming back to Mario. 

In other recent Xbox news, the publisher announced it’s raising the price of first-party Xbox Series X/S games to $70 in 2023.