Doug Bowser gave Phil Spencer a Nintendo Switch – can be seen on the shelf during broadcasts

During video conferencing Phil Spencerdedicated to news Xbox, in the background you can see a rack with various types of devices. Among the many controllers, brand badge and other things worth Nintendo Switch… Why does the head of the gaming division Microsoft show a competitor’s console? The audience racked their brains trying to answer this question for many months. We now know the reason.

It turns out that the President gave the Nintendo Switch to Spencer Nintendo of America Doug Bowser along with the rest of the team. Phil spoke about this personally during the recent release of Kinda Funny Gamescast.

Microsoft and Nintendo in the United States are close to each other, so the companies are on friendly terms with each other.

“The Switch was a gift from Nintendo. Doug Bowser and his team, based near us – we’re both in Redmond, Washington – that was their gift. I have another console that I play at home, and they gave this one to me at the start, when the system just went on sale. “

It is worth recalling that Jeff Grubb previously stated that “pretty much everything” on Spencer’s shelf is a hint of sorts. Although there doesn’t seem to be any collaboration between Microsoft and Nintendo at the moment. Late last month, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate added Dragonborn character costume from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda Softworks (owned by Xbox).

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