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The Story of Nintendo

Over 133 years in the making, from humble beginnings manufacturing 'Hanufuda' cards came the world's most recognized video game companies.

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Jake Hickman

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Entertain Me Productions,Tudor Productions

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Tristan Donovan

Alexandra Perry

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There's different translations, - The Story of Nintendo

There's different translations,

Just super interesting, - The Story of Nintendo

Just super interesting,

The idea should remain malleable - The Story of Nintendo

The idea should remain malleable

It is ever changing, - The Story of Nintendo

It is ever changing,

I have a wonderful electronic invention - The Story of Nintendo

I have a wonderful electronic invention

On September 23rd, 1889, - The Story of Nintendo

On September 23rd, 1889,

Fusajiro was born in Kyoto - The Story of Nintendo

Fusajiro was born in Kyoto

During such time, - The Story of Nintendo

During such time,

Nintendo is one of the world's
biggest gaming companies. - The Story of Nintendo

Nintendo is one of the world's biggest gaming companies...

They're a Japanese company
and they've actually been going - The Story of Nintendo

They're a Japanese company and they've actually be...

They started making playing cards, - The Story of Nintendo

They started making playing cards,

And that was about the same time as well - The Story of Nintendo

And that was about the same time as well

As you can see, - The Story of Nintendo

As you can see,

Nintendo's earliest and best customers - The Story of Nintendo

Nintendo's earliest and best customers

They ran lots of illegal gambling dens - The Story of Nintendo

They ran lots of illegal gambling dens

And because no one wanted cheating going on - The Story of Nintendo

And because no one wanted cheating going on

So Nintendo had a great business early on - The Story of Nintendo

So Nintendo had a great business early on

Yamauchi found great success - The Story of Nintendo

Yamauchi found great success

Before long, he had
established a new shop in Osaka - The Story of Nintendo

Before long, he had established a new shop in Osaka

It was in 1929 when
yamauchi decided to step down - The Story of Nintendo

It was in 1929 when yamauchi decided to step down

Fusajiro remained
uninvolved with the company - The Story of Nintendo

Fusajiro remained uninvolved with the company

And the founder of the
company continued until 1929 - The Story of Nintendo

And the founder of the company continued until 1929

It was occupied most,
there wasn't much food, - The Story of Nintendo

It was occupied most, there wasn't much food,

I mean, the country had to
rebuild from absolute scratch. - The Story of Nintendo

I mean, the country had to rebuild from absolute scratch.

And from that came this kind of, you know, - The Story of Nintendo

And from that came this kind of, you know,

The years following world war II - The Story of Nintendo

The years following world war II

Markets for electronics were established - The Story of Nintendo

Markets for electronics were established

Among such technological innovations, - The Story of Nintendo

Among such technological innovations,

Akihabara is an
electronics district in Tokyo, - The Story of Nintendo

Akihabara is an electronics district in Tokyo,

You'd have these kind
of multi-story arcades - The Story of Nintendo

You'd have these kind of multi-story arcades

It was really kind of very,
kind of geeky mecca if you like. - The Story of Nintendo

It was really kind of very, kind of geeky mecca if you like.

You know, if you were into
electronics and you are in Tokyo, - The Story of Nintendo

You know, if you were into electronics and you are in Tokyo,

After the death of Sekiryo, - The Story of Nintendo

After the death of Sekiryo,

Being young and inexperienced, - The Story of Nintendo

Being young and inexperienced,

In 1949, Sekiryo became ill, - The Story of Nintendo

In 1949, Sekiryo became ill,

And over the course of the next 50 years, - The Story of Nintendo

And over the course of the next 50 years,

But at the beginning, it wasn't so easy. - The Story of Nintendo

But at the beginning, it wasn't so easy.

Strikes would take place - The Story of Nintendo

Strikes would take place

He chose to fire a handful of employees - The Story of Nintendo

He chose to fire a handful of employees

With a traditional imperialist demeanor, - The Story of Nintendo

With a traditional imperialist demeanor,

The first step, - The Story of Nintendo

The first step,

However, due to Japan's strict restrictions - The Story of Nintendo

However, due to Japan's strict restrictions

Luckily, the company
now called Nintendo Kurata - The Story of Nintendo

Luckily, the company now called Nintendo Kurata

The new product would
sell 600,000 units in one year, - The Story of Nintendo

The new product would sell 600,000 units in one year,

They also had a deal with Disney - The Story of Nintendo

They also had a deal with Disney

And so this sort of made Nintendo - The Story of Nintendo

And so this sort of made Nintendo

And so that was another stepping stone - The Story of Nintendo

And so that was another stepping stone

Once again,
the company name was changed - The Story of Nintendo

Once again, the company name was changed

So in the beginning, - The Story of Nintendo

So in the beginning,

Visiting Cincinnati in the United States - The Story of Nintendo

Visiting Cincinnati in the United States

He'd gone to examine - The Story of Nintendo

He'd gone to examine

However, on his arrival, - The Story of Nintendo

However, on his arrival,

To Hiroshi, the scale of the facility - The Story of Nintendo

To Hiroshi, the scale of the facility

Concerned for the company's future, - The Story of Nintendo

Concerned for the company's future,

After Nintendo had established themselves - The Story of Nintendo

After Nintendo had established themselves

So they tried a whole
range of different companies, - The Story of Nintendo

So they tried a whole range of different companies,

He went into the food
business making instant rice, - The Story of Nintendo

He went into the food business making instant rice,

And that one seemed to go okay - The Story of Nintendo

And that one seemed to go okay

So by the early seventies,
Nintendo was struggling. - The Story of Nintendo

So by the early seventies, Nintendo was struggling.

It spent a fortune trying
all these businesses, - The Story of Nintendo

It spent a fortune trying all these businesses,

The outlandish ventures - The Story of Nintendo

The outlandish ventures

Desperately searching for ideas, - The Story of Nintendo

Desperately searching for ideas,

Around that time, - The Story of Nintendo

Around that time,

And instead of telling him off for that, - The Story of Nintendo

And instead of telling him off for that,

The ultra hand was distributed - The Story of Nintendo

The ultra hand was distributed

Such simplistic ingenuity
spurred new ideas for the company. - The Story of Nintendo

Such simplistic ingenuity spurred new ideas for the company.

Soon a toy department was made in Kyoto, - The Story of Nintendo

Soon a toy department was made in Kyoto,

♪ Love tester ♪ - The Story of Nintendo

♪ Love tester ♪

The early seventies came rolling in, - The Story of Nintendo

The early seventies came rolling in,

Around that time in the early seventies, - The Story of Nintendo

Around that time in the early seventies,

"Pong" had come out in 1972 - The Story of Nintendo

"Pong" had come out in 1972

Atari became the first in the race, - The Story of Nintendo

Atari became the first in the race,

It was inspired by a game - The Story of Nintendo

It was inspired by a game

Atari leap towards mainstream distribution, - The Story of Nintendo

Atari leap towards mainstream distribution,

Hiroshi hired employees
from sharp electronics - The Story of Nintendo

Hiroshi hired employees from sharp electronics

Soon in cooperation
with Mitsubishi electric, - The Story of Nintendo

Soon in cooperation with Mitsubishi electric,

So after Nintendo had been
going for quite a long time, - The Story of Nintendo

So after Nintendo had been going for quite a long time,

So at the time, - The Story of Nintendo

So at the time,

Atari had already been
producing them for quite a while. - The Story of Nintendo

Atari had already been producing them for quite a while.

Classics like "pong" had been around - The Story of Nintendo

Classics like "pong" had been around

So Nintendo decided that
they would try and get in on this - The Story of Nintendo

So Nintendo decided that they would try and get in on this

And when they did, - The Story of Nintendo

And when they did,

But it wasn't actually meant
to be Nintendo's console. - The Story of Nintendo

But it wasn't actually meant to be Nintendo's cons...

Mitsubishi had created it for
another company that went bust - The Story of Nintendo

Mitsubishi had created it for another company that went bust

So Nintendo's very first console, - The Story of Nintendo

So Nintendo's very first console,

It was a very, very simple
device, but it paved the way. - The Story of Nintendo

It was a very, very simple device, but it paved the way.

I think Shigeru Miyamoto,
who would go on to make - The Story of Nintendo

I think Shigeru Miyamoto, who would go on to make

I think he designed like the outer casing - The Story of Nintendo

I think he designed like the outer casing

So it paved the way for
one Shigeru Miyamoto - The Story of Nintendo

So it paved the way for one Shigeru Miyamoto

In response, - The Story of Nintendo

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Over 133 years in the making, from humble beginnings manufacturing 'Hanufuda' cards came the world's most recognized video game companies.

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Director: Jake Hickman

Writer: Jake Hickman

Production: Entertain Me Productions,Tudor Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 4.7

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Released: 15 May 2023

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