Call of Duty on a Nintendo console is possible, according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. As Kotick took the witness stand yesterday during the Microsoft v. FTC trial for his part of the testimony, a lot of interesting information about the franchise was revealed.
This included a statement from Kotick that he wouldn’t consider bringing Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass as a day one game. He said it’s not good for business and that it’s just not a good commercial value. What he would consider though is bringing the franchise to Nintendo. In the midst of all the questioning, Kotick was asked about the possibility of Call of Duty on Nintendo and whether it was possible for players to ever see a title release on the platform. To which Kotick responded “I actually think we will likely make a Call of Duty game for a Nintendo console.”
Call of Duty on Nintendo is possible, but might not happen for Switch
Contrast to what PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan believes, there are surely some Nintendo console owners who would like to have access to the CoD franchise on Nintendo.
And that reality is looking more and more likely thanks to statements from Kotick. That doesn’t guarantee it will happen. But it at least confirms Kotick would consider it. However, it might not happen for Switch owners. The Switch is more than six years old at this point. So if a CoD title was released on Nintendo’s platform, it’s more likely it would happen with whatever comes after the Switch. That being said, a Switch release doesn’t seem impossible.
Kotick stated during his testimony that he regretted missing an opportunity to bring a Call of Duty game to Switch. And when asked about a possible Switch release, he says “if it was something where we could make a great game, we would likely consider it.” This is anything but a confirmation that it will happen. It is interesting though to see there would be consideration for it.
2023-06-30 15:14:10