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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. Plumbers lead to greater sex? by Vertana · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does Mario leading to "greater sex" have anything to do with Nintendo's history? On a side note... I shoulda been a plumber. I never knew that plumbing and jumping would lead to better sex. Thanks for the life tip Slashdot!

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    1. Re:Plumbers lead to greater sex? by hkgroove · · Score: 5, Funny

      You haven't been reading craigslist http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/orl/740493470.html

  2. I wish it were true.... by Naughty+Bob · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Fellow geeks. Mario cannot 'improve' your sex life.

    Most mentions of Mario only have a deleterious effect on same.

    Instead, be cool, don't appear desperate, and lower your sights. Unless you are horrific, you'll do fine. Just don't rely on Mario.

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  3. 8 pages? by magus_melchior · · Score: 5, Insightful

    8 pages worth of stuff, 1/3 of which is denied by Privoxy/Adblock, and no "print version" in sight?

    At least some of the big journos have done something right. Print version style sheets.

    Okay, rant over.

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    1. 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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  4. busy schedule by emart · · Score: 5, Funny

    video gaming has never, doesn't, and will never improve the sex life of any one. unless it happens to be a female who plays video games, in which case every male video game player wishes to have sex with her.

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  5. Re:Not a history by Haoie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes, that's a good book.

    The Ultimate History of Video Games [Steve Hunt] is also a very worthy read. The focus isn't on Nintendo, but still worthwhile.

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