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The Complete History of Nintendo

Posted by timothy on from the modulo-the-really-juicy-bits dept.

SlappingOysters writes "Gameplayer are running a comprehensive feature on the history of Nintendo that runs through all 119 years of their existence, from humble card maker to gaming powerhouse. It is documented in chronological order and includes a stack of trivia about the company that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all Nintendo fans. As an interesting side note, it links to a sister article that explores how Mario can improve your sex life."

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  1. Not a history by Darundal · · Score: 4, Informative

    It is more of a timeline of the company that ends at 2006. Although, if anyone is interested in a good account of Nintendo's history, check out the book Game Over: Press Start to Continue by David Sheff. It is a bit dated, and doesn't cover anything newer than the n64 (and that depends on when the copy you look at was produced) but it goes into great depth regarding Nintendo's history.

    1. Re:Not a history by bigbigbison · · Score: 3, Informative

      Unfortunately, it is also out of print. It is a pretty fun book and more or less the best Nintendo book. Maybe one of these days it will be back in print.

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  2. Re:8 pages? by dafrazzman · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think he was pointing out how unprofessional this article is. I, for one, agree. Each of those pages has at most a few hundred words of text. It's a smallish article spaced out very unnecessarily.

    If I turn off adblock and script block, it's even worse. Nothing on there needs to work, it's all ad junk and clutter. It may be interesting, but the quality of the site is not so good. I feel like slashdot should maintain a higher standard than this.

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  3. 1400 pages about Nintendo history by FornaxChemica · · Score: 3, Informative

    This looks like an enhanced version of the company history Nintendo gives to the press, the one you can see on the European site too:
    http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/service/corporate_2001.html

    Much more interesting, at least if you speak French, is the "History of Nintendo", so far only one book has been published:
    http://editionspixnlove.fr/collectiondetail.php?ID=6

    The book is 228 pages long and showcases 500 Nintendo toys and games prior to 1980 (took them 6 years of research!). The whole series will have 6 volumes totalling more than 1400 pages. Flabbergasting I daresay.

  4. Re: I wish it were true.... by halsver · · Score: 3, Informative

    Exactly, we are all aware that geeks are the best lovers.

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  5. NES in 1987????????? by keepper · · Score: 3, Informative

    1987 - The Famicom is released in the US and Europe as the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). Selling for $300, it would sell 60 million units worldwide.

    Uh... maybe i'm wrong.. but i remember getting my NES x-mas of 1985.... and wikipedia confirms this...

    Great "article".. they can't even copy paste well.