LogInMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard separately subpoenaed the two companies, with Microsoft issuing a subpoena to Google and Activision issuing one to Nintendo.
Nintendo of America (NoA) and Google have been subpoenaed in the FTC case as the US regulator continues its attempts to block Microsoft's Activision deal.
According to documents filed on February 6 and February 8, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard separately issued subpoenas to the two companies. Microsoft subpoenaed Google, while Activision subpoenaed Nintendo. It's unclear now what specific information is sought by Microsoft and Activision from either company but it's likely that the two publishers may be searching for any information that could undermine the FTC's efforts to block their merger.
The FTC filed a lawsuit to block Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard in early December 2022. The agency believes that if the deal goes through, Microsoft will limit the competition in the console market.
Earlier, it was reported that Microsoft issued a subpoena to Sony in a presumed attempt to obtain information from the Japanese company that could demonstrate to the FTC that the competitor has a substantial portfolio of games, indicating that the deal with Activision Blizzard will not have an adverse impact.
Similar to what Sony did in January, both Google and NoA have requested extensions to the deadline for either limiting or killing their subpoenas, with NoA's deadline being February 16 and Google's being February 17.
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