Nintendo refuses to testify before the FTC; doesn't want to talk about Activision and Call of Duty for this reason

Microsoft and Nintendo signed a 10-year agreement for Call of Duty, but the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) still has doubts about this deal. So for some time now, it has summoned Nintendo to testify about the purchase of Activision Blizzard.

However, it seems that Nintendo is not at all happy about this, as it is doing everything possible to avoid testifying before the US agency. We know that the company asked an FTC judge to cancel the subpoena, as it considers it inappropriate for a simple reason.

In mid-March, the FTC asked Microsoft to reveal more details about its agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia for Call of Duty. This is because the agency doubts the true intentions of the company regarding the popular franchise.

For this reason, testimony from Nintendo is important to the agency. However, the company is totally opposed to the subpoena and has already filed a petition to cancel the meeting with the FTC.

Steve Singer, Senior Vice President of Publisher and Developer Relations at Nintendo of America, was the representative who negotiated the 10-year agreement for Call of Duty with Microsoft. For this reason, the FTC demands his testimony about the case and everything it implies.

Leonard Gordon, lawyer for Nintendo of America, states that they are not obligated to comply with this demand and can avoid the meeting with the FTC. This is because the agency filed its petition weeks after the deadline set for this process, i.e., March 3 of this year.

"The complaint attorney allegedly delivered Singer's subpoena on March 29 or 30, 2023. Therefore, Singer's subpoena is untimely and should be quashed, there is no good reason to excuse the complaint attorney's noncompliance with the subpoena deadline," the lawyer stated.

At the time of writing this, the FTC is analyzing Nintendo's arguments, so it is not clear if the company will be saved or forced to testify about the purchase of Activision Blizzard and the 10-year agreement for Call of Duty.

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