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→Trivia: This could be better written (especially the Bethesda section), but I thought it was interesting to point out. Bandai Namco technically counts too, though since that's a merger of two companies, it's a bit dicey to put them in the same boat.
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*As Microsoft produces the Xbox line of game consoles, it is the first, and so far only, company with content featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series which currently competes with [[Nintendo]]. It is the second company with content featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to compete with Nintendo at any point in its history, following [[Sega]] and preceding [[SNK]], although both other companies stopped making consoles prior to providing content for ''Super Smash Bros''. | *As Microsoft produces the Xbox line of game consoles, it is the first, and so far only, company with content featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series which currently competes with [[Nintendo]]. It is the second company with content featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to compete with Nintendo at any point in its history, following [[Sega]] and preceding [[SNK]], although both other companies stopped making consoles prior to providing content for ''Super Smash Bros''. | ||
*Currently, all Microsoft properties represented in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series are franchises that became property of the company via way of acquisition of their development companies. | |||
**{{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}} was jointly owned by Nintendo and [[Rare]] prior to Microsoft's acquisition of the latter company in 2002. | |||
**{{uv|Minecraft}} was owned solely by [[Mojang Studios]] prior to Microsoft's acquisition of the company in 2014. | |||
**{{uvm3|Fallout}} and {{uvm3|The Elder Scrolls}} were owned by ZeniMax Media (by way of Bethesda Studios) prior to Microsoft's acquisition of the company in 2021. | |||
***Additionally, ''Fallout'' was originally owned by Interplay Entertainment before selling the IP to Bethesda Studios. | |||
*Microsoft is the third third-party company to be introduced to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as DLC, the first two being [[Square Enix]] and [[Atlus]]. | *Microsoft is the third third-party company to be introduced to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as DLC, the first two being [[Square Enix]] and [[Atlus]]. | ||
*Microsoft is the first major Western third-party company to be introduced to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | *Microsoft is the first major Western third-party company to be introduced to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||