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After Nintendo had established themselves
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The Story of Nintendo

After Nintendo had established themselves making these playing cards, they tried a bunch...

After Nintendo had established themselves making these playing cards, they tried a bunch of different
things before they landed on what would eventually
make them so successful

Full Transcript

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After Nintendo had established themselves
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making these playing cards,
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they tried a bunch of different things before they landed
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on what would eventually make them so successful.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:36
Uploaded
Mar 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Entertain Me Productions,Tudor Productions

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Movie Summary

Over 133 years in the making, from humble beginnings manufacturing 'Hanufuda' cards came the world's most recognized video game companies.
So they tried a whole range of different companies, - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
So they tried a whole range of different companies,
He went into the food business making instant rice, - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
He went into the food business making instant rice,
And that one seemed to go okay - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
And that one seemed to go okay
So by the early seventies, Nintendo was struggling. - The Story of Nintendo 00:05
So by the early seventies, Nintendo was struggling.
It spent a fortune trying all these businesses, - The Story of Nintendo 00:09
It spent a fortune trying all these businesses,
The outlandish ventures - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
The outlandish ventures
Desperately searching for ideas, - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
Desperately searching for ideas,
Around that time, - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
Around that time,
And instead of telling him off for that, - The Story of Nintendo 00:11
And instead of telling him off for that,
The ultra hand was distributed - The Story of Nintendo 00:05
The ultra hand was distributed
Such simplistic ingenuity spurred new ideas for the company. - The Story of Nintendo 00:06
Such simplistic ingenuity spurred new ideas for the company.
Soon a toy department was made in Kyoto, - The Story of Nintendo 00:11
Soon a toy department was made in Kyoto,
♪ Love tester ♪ - The Story of Nintendo 00:13
♪ Love tester ♪
The early seventies came rolling in, - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
The early seventies came rolling in,
Around that time in the early seventies, - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
Around that time in the early seventies,
"Pong" had come out in 1972 - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
"Pong" had come out in 1972
Atari became the first in the race, - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
Atari became the first in the race,
It was inspired by a game - The Story of Nintendo 00:06
It was inspired by a game
Atari leap towards mainstream distribution, - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
Atari leap towards mainstream distribution,
Hiroshi hired employees from sharp electronics - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
Hiroshi hired employees from sharp electronics