Gates' Nintendo quip got lost in translation
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
A German financial magazine, WirtschaftsWoche, reported yesterday that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he was interested in buying video-game and console maker Nintendo.
Many Web sites and several news services picked up the report, and Microsoft's public-relations team shifted swiftly into gear for damage control and denial. Its corporate statement was that Microsoft did not comment on "rumors or speculation."