Is Call of Duty Nearing Nintendo Switch After Microsoft Wins Court Battle Against FTC?

Microsoft has finally crossed one big hurdle in its race to own Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. The platform holder has big plans for its newly purchased subsidiary. But one thing that fans are wondering about now is the 10-year commitment.

As a gesture of goodwill and to show people that Microsoft does not want the Call of Duty series all to itself and its Xbox consoles, they signed some contracts. These contracts claimed that if the deal goes through, the Call of Duty series would come to Nintendo’s platforms and PlayStation consoles every year for the next 10 years. Does Microsoft’s recent win mean Nintendo Switch players should be excited about a Call of Duty game next year?

Call of Duty is one step closer to the Nintendo Switch now

Nintendo’s consoles are unique in their own way; they have always had some exciting titles to attract buyers. Third-party support has been plentiful, but Nintendo’s first-party games have always been the main attraction for buyers of these consoles.

But this does not mean Nintendo’s console never had extensive third-party support. Their most successful console before the Nintendo Switch was the Wii. That motion-controlled console was an instant success, and many publishers saw that. Activision was one of them, and they released watered-down versions of their Call of Duty games on that console.

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Those games had their own charm; they were fun to play. The best part was that they even had that multiplayer version that everyone loved so much. They did the same for the Nintendo DS console. The severely underpowered console was getting a COD game on a yearly basis when the PSP had only one such game in its library.

And now, if Microsoft decides to keep its end of the bargain, this series will once again come back to a Nintendo console. This time the console would be none other than the Nintendo Switch, of course, or its successor.

Microsoft has won the case, and Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick even claimed he overlooked the Nintendo Switch. This was indeed something that Activision should not have done. Releasing such a game on a portable console would only mean more playtime and better chances of people buying more copies to play with their friends.

Here’s to hoping the Nintendo Switch gets Call of Duty this year, or next year if they plan to make one for this console from scratch. It is indeed an exciting prospect for Nintendo Switch fans.

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