[Keyframe]

Not likely. Bill Gates offered 'name your price' and a golden pony to them, but old Yamauchi declined the sale. Apparently, japanese companies tied to national identity are impossible to buy (for foreigners at least).

[jdavid]

link? i'd love to see the journalism on this.

[Keyframe]

I remember this: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1027928/how-nintend... it's humorous, but not true - although it was widely reported.

[Keyframe]

I don't have any - I've read it in 'Game Over' book about nintendo, though if you google around for 'microsoft buying nintendo' there are a slew of stories about it.

[mdemare]

A golden pony is worth about $440M, maybe he should have offered a golden dragon.