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The Story of Nintendo

Also the name Wii U, people just thought it wasan extension of the Wii, they didn't...

Also the name Wii U, people just thought it was
an extension of the Wii, they didn't realize it was
an entirely new beast

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Also the name Wii U,
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people just thought it was an extension of the Wii,
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they didn't realize it was an entirely new beast.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:44
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.
Yeah, the Wii U was Nintendo's worst selling console. - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
Yeah, the Wii U was Nintendo's worst selling console.
It was pretty much a disaster financially. - The Story of Nintendo 00:05
It was pretty much a disaster financially.
It came off the back of the Wii, - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
It came off the back of the Wii,
The idea was to kind of combine an iPad like tablet - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
The idea was to kind of combine an iPad like tablet
And when they were developing it, you know, - The Story of Nintendo 00:09
And when they were developing it, you know,
It looked like a kind of Fisher-price version of an iPad. - The Story of Nintendo 00:06
It looked like a kind of Fisher-price version of an iPad.
And consumers looked at it went, - The Story of Nintendo 00:14
And consumers looked at it went,
Though the new version of the Wii - The Story of Nintendo 00:09
Though the new version of the Wii
An asset that went under the radar - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
An asset that went under the radar
The Wii U, however, was the most powerful console - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
The Wii U, however, was the most powerful console
The game pad was a new idea, - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
The game pad was a new idea,
In 2017, we were introduced to the Nintendo switch. - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
In 2017, we were introduced to the Nintendo switch.
I mean it was such a success for Nintendo - The Story of Nintendo 00:20
I mean it was such a success for Nintendo
And it was like, why don't we take both of these - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
And it was like, why don't we take both of these
Nintendo doesn't really see itself as a competitor - The Story of Nintendo 00:08
Nintendo doesn't really see itself as a competitor
All Nintendo is interested in is interesting innovation, - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
All Nintendo is interested in is interesting innovation,
Nintendo is so known for innovating with their hardware - The Story of Nintendo 00:07
Nintendo is so known for innovating with their hardware
All of the big console companies - The Story of Nintendo 00:10
All of the big console companies
It felt like a bit of a natural progression from the Wii - The Story of Nintendo 00:09
It felt like a bit of a natural progression from the Wii
So the thing about the switch - The Story of Nintendo 00:14
So the thing about the switch