Phil Spencer keeps praising Nintendo, and after saying he was "impressed with their ability to state a bold vision and build a product that delivers on that vision" when talking about Switch, now he has openly talked about sharing IP and characters between platforms.
"I'd love to see Mario on Xbox", Spencer said in an interview, where he also acknowledges that "Nintendo has the strongest first-party of anybody". In exchange, he offers Banjo (from Banjo Kazooie) for Super Smash Bros, something that many people ask him all the time. "Certain people think I'm saying that as some sort of PR answer and I'm like, why wouldn't you?", he added.
Microsoft and Nintendo are building a great relationship around Minecraft and Spencer would like to work with them in the future if there is a chance.
"It's been a great partnership on Minecraft. In fact they put Mario in Minecraft on Wii U with the mash-up skin pack. And continuing to work with them on that and building a stronger relationship... I mean if that paid dividends down the road that lead to something else, that would be fantastic."
How do you feel about these two companies cooperating?