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THE INSANE STORY OF NINTENDO - At first, Nintendo had nothing to do with video gaming. Its president Hiroshi Yamauchi didn’t even play video games. Instead, Nintendo made hanafuda playing cards which were used to gamble, and their biggest customer was the Yakuza (essentially the Japanese Mafia). So, how did a small family-run card business turn into one of the best-selling gaming companies of all time - responsible for some of the most iconic characters ever created like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and so many more? As well as creating countless iconic consoles like the Gameboy, Wii, Switch and NES. It’s time to take a journey through Nintendo’s epic history. We'll not only cover Nintendo's strange origin story and the full Nintendo history, but also the birth of Mario, the Kirby vs King Kong lawsuit, the console wars with Sega, how Nintendo betrayed Sony, and so much more from Nintendo's crazy past. This is the insane story of Nintendo - a MagnatesMedia business documentary.
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The Untold TRUTH Of Nintendo
The Truth About Nintendo
How One Man Built a Gaming Empire
The Unbelievable Rise of Nintendo
How Nintendo Revolutionized Gaming Forever
The Extraordinary Story of Nintendo
CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Story of Nintendo - Intro
01:51 Nintendo's Strange Origin Story (Chapter 1)
06:05 Succession (Chapter 2)
08:51 From Love Hotels To Taxis (Chapter 3)
12:35 The Birth of Mario (Chapter 4)
17:13 Kirby Vs King Kong (Chapter 5)
19:40 The Video Game Market Crash (Chapter 6)
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23:38 The Savior (Chapter 7)
30:06 The Console Wars (Chapter 8)
33:23 The Sony Betrayal (Chapter 9)
37:21 Shipstation Deal
38:21 Nintendo Redefines Gaming (again) (Chapter 10)
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Cant wait to watch this at 3am in bed
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Imagine what a 2-3 hour movie of this story would look like.
Amazing
You mean a more stretched out boring version? Okay Netflix...
first, do not let Netflix to make it, 2nd, universal studios shouldn't touch it, 3rd, all woke agenda banned from production, then you can make the movie and everyone and their grandpas would watch it.
would be sued to all hell for nintendo seeing people enjoy it
There is a 6-hour "history of all video games" that a different channel did on youtube. I ended up wathing the whole thing, lol.
So Mario is named after an angry landlord who jumped up and down while yelling? Lmao that's amazing 😂
Crazyyyy frl
He’s all, “it’s a meeeee mariooo and I’m heeeere to collect reeeeent!”
@@CHRISXTR3M3GAMING 😂😂😂
A Japanese man named Mario is even BETTER😂
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Gunpei Yokoi was an absolute genius. I really enjoyed seeing a leader touring his company, seeing the potential of a random worker, and bringing his talents to the forefront. Nintendo's story shows intuition, taking gambits, and following a creed. Great video!
That part about Kirby is absolutely false. Kirby was directly named after and inspired by the Kirby vacuum which the creator of Kirby's mom had as a child growing up. That's why Kirby's powér is literally inhaling enemies and taking they're power or skill!
Man you left out the part about wii u. Where it failed hard and the ceo took responsibility and didnt fire anyone saying that he was at the end of the line for approval and it’s his fault. Instead of firing anyone or doing pay cuts for the loss he pay cut himself so everyone can keep their jobs. Then the workers were touched and created the switch.
I had forgotten about that. It was pretty funny how he went from talking about the Wii to the Switch as if there was nothing in between. 😂
Did anyone else catch that? That little toy Gunpei had was called the Ultra Hand. Zelda made a little tribute to this by giving link an ability called Ultrahand in TotK
Caught it immediately
Same here
its an easter egg in mariokart 8. part of a track. hidden
So in the beginning the Yakuza was Nintendo's biggest buyer. And now 150 years later they're the mob themselves.
3:50 okay, YOU got me invested already to this video even though I've never seen or heard about your channel. You didn't just SAY what Hanafuda Cards were, but you also taught a bit of history of how it's made which is NOT in relation whatsoever to Nintendo. A job well done!
This man did more for Nintendo then all of his ancestors combined. This man is legendary. So many hot products that are timeless and unique. Pokémon, game boy, Mario, Nintendo nes. They own that entire scene it’s crazy how they’ve impacted the entire world.
*than, not then
@@Ultamami brb editing my essay before handing it into the English teacher 🥵
@@Ultamami Where is your period? You did not even capitalize your first letter, and it is not even a complete sentence. I give you an F.
Spiderman into spiderverse< copying things is so timewasting and to hard.. waste of time!
@@metalgearsolidsnake6978?
I find it a little disappointing that you didn't mention the Nintendo DS at all. At one point it was Nintendo's most important portable console as it had one of the first touch screen technologies, and also started the normalization of wireless technology in multi-player gaming. But I guess most people don't think much of it anymore now that everything has both touch and wireless.
Could also have mentioned that the DS/3DS dragged Nintendo through the Wii U times which was not that successful as a home console (shitty marketing, the console was actually cool 😢).
@@KevinWeddiyeah the marketing was awful for the Wii U, but it had amazing games
That and the N64/3D graphics
RIP dedicated handheld games. The Vita and 3DS were the last of their kind.
Also Nintey`s first gaming blunder, the Virtual Boy.
Didn't mention the Blockbuster lawsuit. That was a big loss for them as people could rent games instead of buying.
The amount of time invested on the animation is mind blowing, weldone to you for a wonderful job
If only he spent as much time on actually getting information correct and making sure not to completely drop out huge parts of the timeline
@@yomama9390There's obviously big time periods cut out but what was flat out incorrect?
@@JJFX- Well, why don't I go straight for the jugular and start with the basic info anyone should know... That there was no "princess" in Donkey Kong. They said it out loud and flashed a character that didn't even exist yet on the screen while talking about that game.
@@yomama9390 Well yeah fair enough, they definitely mixed up Pauline and Peach. I wouldn't say it's a critical mistake to the story but it's certainly wrong.
@@JJFX- they also showed the wrong game on screen a couple of times. For example, they were talking about the success of Super Mario Bros. But we're showing footage of Mario Bros. for the arcade despite the video being about the NES game. They also were referring to Japanese people rather oddly. You wouldn't really refer to yamauchi by his first name in most context, but they repeatedly kept using first names instead of surnames, which isn't really how you would do that
“A late game is only late until it ships, a bad game is bad until the end of time” Could almost say that shigeru delaying the release of tears of the kingdom was a callback to this mentality, and I’m still so grateful for it
You do know that delayed games can still be awful? But since you think Tears of the Kingdom is an amazing game that clearly does say a lot about your knowledge
@@anonanonymous9670 listen man tears of the kingdom is an amazing game stuck on a shity console
@@atomic_comic616 Tears of the Kingdom did have a lot of potential Hopefully the next open-world Zelda is better, I don't hate the game but it just felt like a massive chore to play compared to other games
@@anonanonymous9670 bro what is wrong with you the reception for ToTK has been overwhelmingly positive. What makes you think it's a good idea to imply someone is unknowledgeable because they really enjoyed a game that wasn't up to par in your opinion?
Yeah. The game was actually done in 2022. They just spent a whole year polishing it lol.
Nintendo had such a grip on developers in the 80s, it's why the Master System or Mark 3 didn't do as well because Nintendo wouldn't let people make games for the NES if they also made games for a SEGA console.
This video is a masterpiece. I can't believe movie studios hasn't picked it up and turned it into a movie
While this documentary is amazing, Nintendo's history is not the property of this man-history is public domain so it would be weird to pay money to a youtuber to make a movie about easily-accessible information.
@@Chloceandoc movies get made all the time. The reason it hasnt been made is the company image would be tarnished and the makers sued.
Nintendo would NOT let this happen lol theyd want to avoid be seen in a negative light seeing as how they like advertising to kids
There's way to many errors for this to be a masterpiece. Nice post production tho
@@LordMarlle Agreed. There's quite a bit that got skipped/glossed over, and the whole build-up to its controversies was for hardly a minute of discussing it at the very end like a minor footnote. It played like a Nintendo advertisement unfortunately.
This might have been the first video I've seen with two sponsors but this video is still an interesting history of Nintendo. I had no idea they started as a gambling card company and went through so many challenges.
I’m sure this is simply the first of many. Advertisers see the value in imbedded ads, KZheadrs can get the bag, and the majority of us will just skip to the meat of the vid
It's just how it starts. Soon it will be three, then four, then more than half the video will be nothing but ads.
does anyone actually listen to the selling out? i always skip!
*cough* sponsorblock *cough*
@@idkfpv6435 *cough* Linus Tech tips *cough*
Love them or hate them, they still provided endless hours of entertainment and some of the best franchises of all time to millions of people I started a war in the replies. Its not that deep people
But at the same time they are slowly killing themselves. Nintendo isn’t even close to Xbox sells let alone PS. They need to make Mario , DK and many others for all platforms.
@@bleeday2075 Sony or Microsoft will not be what kills Nintendo, it will be cell phone games, Apple VR and valve hardware.
And I'll enjoy many more... on MESEN, BSNES, RMG, Dolphin, Cemu, Yuzu, SameBoy, mGBA, DeSmuME, and Citra :)
@@bleeday2075bro what are you on Nintendo right now is the biggest gaming company in the world the ceo of Xbox even admitted that Xbox is no where near Nintendo and Sony.
@@LinkthepichuMicrosoft is way bigger than Sony, $100B bigger… They have more money than Nintendo & Sony combined.
Thank you for putting the sponsor mid way through instead of the beginning, the transition was flawless
You are forgetting one of the biggest chapters, which was the 64 bit phase of going 3d. That was insane when it came out and everyone was talking about it.
Criminal.
The N64 was not mentioned😢 IMHO that was one of Nintendo’s greatest systems. It used texture mapping before Sony did on the 32-bit PS. While carts were limited in memory, there were not the same load times as with CD based games. The controller was revolutionary in ability to be used multiple ways.
Ikr N64 should have atleast been mentioned,but it was still a great video
He left out the ds and psp as well
@@elflacoaldairand the original Gameboy advance too
N64 was a fail but got up in 2009 that y check n64 fail documentary
I *hated* those N64 controllers
the amount of inaccuracies in this video is insane
A game is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to.
I still have my original NES, a top loader, and a SNES. I got into other systems after those, like PS, Dreamcast. I still love Nintendo. The 80's was a great time for kids.
I’ve heard 70% of this told a separate stories. This is the best Nintendo doc out there. I legit learned a lot of new things about them. Definitely subscribing.
I learned that Mortal Kombat was on the NES. Who knew?
No, there are mistakes and inconsistencies all around.
do u have credible sources somewhere? I am intrigued@@punishedblowstein1111
@@inthefadeA friend and I rented Mortal Kombat II from Blockbuster ( yes I'm aging myself) for SNES and there was no blood, I remember they were trying to ban the game due to all the blood and gore back then.
Not exactly, there was some inconsistencies and incorrect information regarding Nintendo's past, he didn't even mention Gunpei Yokoi who created the original Gameboy and died in a car crash 🤔
Without the internet, those Nintendo magazines were everything!! Its been over 3 decades since I thought of that magazine, but if you could convince your mom to buy one, you were in heaven!!
Nintendo Power!! We couldn't afford them but the were cool to look at in check out lines
Yep I comvinced my mom for a subscription.
Left a few things out i would like to see you cover, but overall, this is probably one of the most definitive History Of Nintendo Docs on KZhead. Thoroughly enjoyed. GREAT JOB!
This was a great trip down memory lane. Informative and thought provoking. Taking chances pay off big. I remember not sleeping for weeks playing Final fantasy until my dad grounded me from playing. I would cover up the red light with a shirt or something play until he got home. And when he went to bed and stopped when he woke up. Good times.
I worked for a Japanesse company before the pandemic and witness first hand how they can be overly protected with their IP's. However, in my experience their "decline" is due to their lack of adaptability and resist to change. It's fascinating how the Japanesse people were so creative, out of the box and innovative back in the days. I hope their younger generation can plea a case to their elderly leaders and reference their superior innovative quality in the past.
I wonder if you placed a graph of their creativity over a graph of their population demographics you’d see a correlation. Japan has an old person problem.
Not much of a younger Japanese generation anymore... Their AVERAGE age is almost 60!
Nintendo is on life support from the Zelda and Pokémon franchise.
Japan is always known as one of the leaders in the Auto industry and Electronics industry. Kindly note Sony and Panasonic are Japanese brands with American offices. Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan , Toyota are more reliable than any car made in Detroit.
@@SthanisnI bet you had not seen the New Mario Bros Wonder. That will sell like hotcakes as evidenced by the Internet Reactions to it..
Gunpei Yokoi was really the brilliant mind behind the company, good thing Hiroshi had good business sense to capitalize on it. Obviously Miyamoto was crucial for their ultimate prolonged success, but Gunpei was the one really thinking outside of the box.
Nintendo would have been very successful without Miyamoto, but without Gunpei, we probably wouldn't have heard of them in the west.
Miyamoto changed the way to make videogames by introducing his industrial design experience into development. Then everyone started to do the same. He had a huge influence on videogames industry for decades.
@@philosophicaltrucker9279 agreed. miyamotot gets too much credit
Gunpei is the invetor of the D-pad, that's one the reason of my subjective belief that Nintendo invented the videogames ( or at least video games as we know them)
He also the Father of Metroid tragically he diede in a incindent during the 90s
This is the first video I've ever seen of your channel. Amazing work definitely subbed.
What a piece man. Thank you for this incredibly well written and insightful documentary. I love it. Have my sub! 💕
I grew up with Nintendo,starting with the release of the NES. I was about 6 years old when I first saw one. I played Super Mario World for the first time and I have been a lifelong Nintendo fan. The new consoles and game never cease to amaze me.
yay
God bless you ❤ Jesus loves you
@@reignellwalker9755 Jesus loves you too! Rejoice!
Yes, my husband bought the first NES. Our son was 4 & he was hooked! Watching him & his dad playing & making their way through the different worlds, etc. Our son was first to ‘save the Princess’! Then the game reversed, different colors & such. Nic actually still has that console & all games to this day! (Us parents got hooked on the Monopoly game)! Brings back wonderful memories 🙌
So, basically, Gunpei carried the business while Hiroshi nerfed it and brought it near bankruptcy many times.
But it was Hiroshi who made the decision to believe in Gunpei and understood the market. Idk just another pov.
If there was no Gunpei, there would be no Nintendo. His toy creations saved the company and then his handheld contributions lifted Nintendo into the limelight.
Was disappointed there was no mention of his death in this though.
Tbf Hiroshi did push the Famicom/NES which went on to be massively successful
The absolutely best ad placement I have seen on KZhead in a long time. Made staying immersed in the first rate story telling so much easier. Could literally tell which was the spam ad that KZhead placed. Hats off to you and your team. Cheers!
This is one of the most immersive, entertaining and well edited videos I've seen, I can tell a lot of passion went into making it. Keep up the good work! :)
Except there was a lot of incorrect "facts" he presented. Not at all impressive!
Fact is you don't really have to love Nintendo to appreciate their efforts and the entertainment they brought to millions. When they try to destroy you but can't they come back for a collaboration.
"A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time." I wish SEGA would have understood this in the development of later Sonic titles. Mainly '06
You forgot to mention that Shigeru Miyamoto basically produced clones of Namco games from Pac Man to Pac-Land for the Family Computer especially Super Mario Bros
I always knew Gunpei was the man but now I realize he was literally the most important person in electronic gaming history!
As a kid I grew up with Sonic, Alex the Kid, Golden Axe, Altred Beast, Mario Kart and Tetris until Gran Turismo came along. Then it was CounterStrike & Starcraft. Now I'm just an old grump 😔🤣
Good video, but what's with all the footage of the recent mini console reissues in place of the NES and SNES?
They sneak in a few nods to Nintendo’s history in the Pikmin series. Those first batch of collectible cards design by Yamauchi are collectibles in Pikmin 4 Koppai is the name of the planet and race that Alph and Brittany are from in Pikmin 3. Pretty neat.
this goes so in-depth but what makes this video special is that it has a precise timeline before the video game ventures which wasn't always handled with the same care as anything documented after the video game production while this video does. for that you guys deserve props for all the effort
Fellow Hamtaro fan?
@@princesspikachu3915 hamha, yes indeed. high five 🙏
What does it matter how in-depth it goes if it's littered with blatant factual inaccuracies and missing information that everyone should know
Wow what a story! Thank you for organizing and laying it out so well!
Bro your editing skills are out of this world. Huge respect and 10/10 video❤
31:17. Mortal kombat never came out for the NES. That was for the the SNES where it had no blood.
dude, your videos are so good. Like hearing about the lawsuit and how they named kirby are things i’d never even heard of. I love how this channel can make a movie out of every company
Yes, I don't think I'll be able to un envision a angry man jumping with a mustache last name Mario. 😂 Only seems fitting turned the hero lawyer into some character that would be well loved, yet who knew? ❤
My grandma bought me a NES for Christmas when it first came out. I still remember my older brother setting it up and we played it for the first time. We played zelda all night and he used to smoke pot and get the munchies so I always suggested Dunkin doughnuts during our game time as a 7 year old. Great memories.
Sounds like childhood with my big brother. Couldn’t agree more 😊
Your graphics alone makes this one of the best pages on KZhead!! But i love the info too!!
"late game is only late until it ships" "a bad game is bad forever" dude predicted warcraft 3 refunded
Great video, well put together and a nice introduction for people that knew little to nothing about Nintendo's history. There were two inaccuracies I found on my first viewing of the video, Donkey Kong was NOT always called Donkey Kong, he was Monkey Kong and due to an error in translation the name Donkey Kong stuck. Second, though cited as one of many factors in Mario's development, the former landlord was NOT the definitive source for Mario's name. It's worth noting also that Shigeru has cited his childhood of cave exploration as his main inspiration for creating Zelda. I don't think there's much else if anything to point out other than the video would have benefitted from being a tad longer but it was a good video none the less. Thank you.
There actually several many more mistakes. Like the video but they kinda stood out.
Got a Radarscope cabinet at home. Great piece of history. The first female character in DK was actually Pauline. Not Peach. Pauline makes an appearance in the Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey as the Major.
The NES system will always have a special place in my childhood memories! I had soooo much fun playing all the amazing games on the NES, Super Nes, Gameboy, N64, Wii and Switch! I love my Playstation and Xbox also, but Nintendo continues to create new and exciting worlds to play in!
Well met, the card game was indeed intended as it is. It also goes onto a philosophy I take up when starting some fan groups. Rather than chase trends, find the things that are wanted and left largely untapped. Open the door to those things wanted back, gather people, others realize there's market potential and build into it as numbers grow. A grand underdog deserves a way out, and if others aren't doing it, it can be a significant maneuver to know where you can be the return or even an adapted new trend starter on a grand idea, rather than just another tail coat rider. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with joining in on something already started, but the bold can find reward in concentrating into the ones that deserve push that aren't there yet. The grandest heroes of a movement are the ones willing to push in when it wasn't an over saturated hodgepodge. Being bold and effort means you were there when you were needed. Not just trying to chase an already over saturated mountain already turned into a well settled hill or facility. Make available the desire on a fun and smart level where not a lot of others are.
As a TITAN of gaming, it's expected it crushes it's competition, with good games. It's an unstoppable force and unlike most AAA companies, they sell fun, not gambling. For over 30 years. That's respectable.
After watching this made me realize something. That even within the span of 100 years, Nintendo have never ceased to innovate, always going for high risk high reward, which really lives up to their name "leave luck to heaven"
The N64 and the GameCube were not high risk high reward. It was simply a high risk.
@@ganjagun0025 The same can be said for the Wii, Wii U, and Switch, except for the reward.
@@ganjagun0025 True, but they both spawned some of the best games ever made, Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, Metroid Prime which only elevated Nintendo's already legendary status as game developers.
@@kevinfromsales9445 Honestly I just be talking 💩 as an adult with access to a plethora of emulators to choose from I really don't even care about these arguments. Both had things the other didn't have and that's cool.
When I opened up one of my Christmas presents many years ago to find a NES complete with SMB2, man that was insane!
bro, the amount of effort you put into these videos is insane. well done on another great video and thank you
Man, it pains me that my script was rejected. But oh well, it’s for the best. Great video as always and congrats to the new scriptwriter.
Are you really the script writer?
@@joyalpatel6000 no, a while ago they made a community post about new scriptwriter position and to apply, you needed to write a script about Nintendo. I wrote one but mine was rejected as it wasn’t what they were looking for.
Hey bro, that's more than most were willing to do, keep at it and you'll get better and land a job !
@@mavikartal7775intresting....🤔🤔🤔
Atleast you tried and gave it a shot. Keep at it the next script could be the one.
Fantastic video. Really appreciate you going into so much detail including the etiology of mario and kirby. Keep it up. I really enjoy your content.
crazy how he didnt see this
The issue with Nintendo is they keep making new systems around only a few games. Mario,Zelda. Nintendo needs to focus on creating a new fresh idea. They need to rebrand themselves.
as some one from the UK it still funny to see how big nintendo was as here I only knew one person that had a Nintendo and that was my sisters I had a master system and we had a BBC Micro, most people in the UK owned either a Sega Master System or some kind of home computer for playing games, it was easier to convince parents to buy something like a ZX Spectrum or Commodore system as you could use it for "Education" and that was seen as a good reason to own one, I had a BBC Micro cus that the computers we had at school best part ose one of the school computers had dual disk drive so I would save pocket money buy floppy's and copy all the games we use to play in school, two of the ones I remember was a game called Pop & Grannies Garden, we also never had a video game colapse like the USA thanks to home computers being far more popular for gaming than consoles at the time.
Makes me so grateful and happy to see how far the gaming industry has come. Nintendo/Sega/Sony were peak childhood for lot of us throughout the years. Whatever the case is, it's been an amazing journey for all gamers and the gaming industry. Kudos to all
This brings back memories. I was a young adult with very young children when the Nintendo console came out. Played it at my neighbors for the first time, then my nephews and later my own kids. It was a lot of fun and very good memories.
The N64 is my favorite it was hardly mentioned here the best memories I have with video games is N64 and how iconic it was for me I love it I still play it every now and then
Very cool, it is nice to learn about Nintendo history, this brand is so nostalgic and bring a good vibe.
The editing and the storytelling... Top notch as always
As a creator am so thankful that u can post back on your channel.. u make nice and awesome documentaries..I would suggest you open your company in delware and incorporate ur youtube channel incase someone wants to do something ridiculous ,u can counter sue them back... coz now it's not you. U will be employed under the company and working on your channel...All in all.. I love ur notifications and videos.. Good narrations and effects.. even though I can't do these videos am learning each day and soon I will be a better creator..Thank u❤
Moral of the story, Gunpei is the real hero of Nintendo
Loved Nintendo as a child and it's still one of my favorite ways to unwind. Been a Nintendo fan for 40 years.
I wonder if the Ultra-hand ability in TOTK is a reference to the toy they made in the early days.
Good video. Some things are wrong, and sources would be nice. If something is made by AI it should also be fact checked. Just some constructive criticism.
Came to say the exact same thing. I’m glad someone else noticed.
This
"Sony's Genesis"
Nintendo is so rich with history, that's what them so special. Their experiences is so massive, sometimes success sometimes not success. THIS ARE THE STRENGTHS OF NINTENDO ❤❤❤
32:20 "Sony's Genesis" That made me laugh.
That's what AI-generated scripts get you.
Nice topic as always, can't wait for the next one :)
The original Nes did not sell for a little over 100 dollars upon release. It hit the market at $199 and it came with Gyromite and Duck Hunt in 1985. Super Mario Brothers was not included in the package until 1986. For reference- $199 was cheap for the time. The Sega Master System would also launch at $199 that same year (1986). I got both my Nes and Master System in 1986.
They also said Mortal Kombat was in the Nes... This video is not 100% accurate
@@SpecialColector Very true.
Who could have thought that Mario became more recognizable than Mickey Mouse when Nintendo bought the Disney license to use their mascots for playing cards in the earliest 20th century? *Ironic*
Your videos are very informative, and very well produced, sir! Thank you!
I was actually at the Atari dig in Alamogordo, NM. Just so happened to be my hometown, and I moved back for a bit around that time lol. It was a fun time! I was actually able to hold and take a pic with one of the carts. FYI it wasn’t just ET, it was all kinds of games, and even consoles and controllers. Actually the first item they found that told us we were right was a joystick lmao. Some kid found it while walking to the bathroom. It must have flew that way because it was very windy that day and they were digging.
@magnatesmedia 25:18 The Composer's name is Koji Kondo. You totally left out his name. He also composed the music for The Legend of Zelda.
You’re always making amazing videos❤ I don’t even have to watch it to know how entertaining it is keep up the good videos 👍🏾
I was confused that you said it was originally called Nintendo Koppai while on Wikipedia, it says that the company was Karuta. Then, I saw a footnote that '骨牌' can be read as both 'karuta' and 'koppai'. I could be wrong in the distinction here, but I think it's from how almost every Kanji has two readings, one based on the original Chinese pronunciation and one that's Japanese (like more nativized).
pretty good video, clicked on it just to see what was going on, much more interested when it turned out to be a timeline of how the company grew. Good job, i hope your videos do well ^^
I’d watch 720 unskippable ads if it meant I got to watch a full episode of MagnatesMedia. Your quality is outstanding and your research thorough.
Idk about all that, thats too much ads
Are you on the spectrum brol? @@kenben6240
that’s too many ads bruh
paid comment lol
You forgot about the Sega game gear, it was the 1st color screen portable and also had an antenna adapter to watch TV
Also missed the wii2, which was a big fail imo
Please dont ever feel rushed to release a new vid. Keep em quality and complete! Thank you
Facts!
Another great documentary! Keep up the good work! 👍
@MagnatesMedia Why did you you skip the Sega Master System - Had built in game Alex the Kidd. I am pretty sure that console would have been a competitor to the NES. Thanks for the awesome videos you produce.
I’m so excited to watch this! Thanks for keeping me entertained when I have nothing else to watch!
LOL 😂
Try harder
Ive been binging on these videos all week after discovering them. Very well done!
Imagine where the gaming industry would be today if gunpei didn't watch that businessman playing with his calculator
Despite being old enough to know this, I had no idea Mario’s first appearance was in Donkey Kong.
japan was so far ahead of us in the videogame indusrty! thank you nintendo for creating mine and my brothers childhood. for the creators, you will never realize the impact you created for children all around the world... again thank you!!! gung paii you are a legend, this never happened without you!
Really enjoyed this!! Just wish some of the facts had been properly checked, as others mention there's multiple errors on important facts and some huge chapters of Nintendo's journey totally omitted (N64 and wiiU, 3ds, etc)
I can't imagine growing up without Mario, Tecmo Bowl(&Super) and SNK Baseball Stars
"Sega marketed itself to a mature audience." (Italian audience smirks silently in the dark.)
I'm impressed, John and team! I've been watching your stuff for a long time and like to think I know a lot about Nintendo. This was excellent. Actually still learned a few things too. The research here is absolutely brilliant. Good work!
So glad you stuck around and have your channel back and running! Loved the video, so much info and super entertaining as well,
Too bad it's incredibly inaccurate and missing lots of things.
@@yomama9390 lmao get a life kid, you are out here replying to all the positive comments with "video is bad, everything does not align with what I´ve heard before", you are just wasting your time and boosting his channel in the algorithm at this point
@@Zneakys But hes right. A Lot of Information in this video is wrong. But your attitude shows exactly what is wrong with society nowadays. You are not allowed to critique something anymore, you are only allowed to be positive (what I call the "Positivity Cult"). This leads to tons of wrong information being thrown around as "facts" because you are not allowed to tell someone he is wrong anymore. Its also the reason, why bad quality products make a lot of money nowadays etc.
The hanafuda art referred to as "swords" are pine trees and the "mountains" are supposed to represent Susuki Grass.
the NES was $100 and you could rent games from blockbuster. What a time to be alive