Nintendo: Playing with Power

TCW Podcast Episode 014 - Nintendo: Playing With Power

 

We discuss the state of the industry after the crash before Nintendo came onto the scene, and the difficulties in relating with the modern viewpoint to the situation at the time. We cover how Nintendo entered the US market and set up policies that would be ridiculous today, but were necessary for the industry to recover and grow. We cover how as Nintendo grew they were eventually sued for anti-trust, and price fixing, but were exonerated. Still this led to them easing up on their control in the early 90's.

 

Advanced Video System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEA2ePG8m-4

 

A few unlicensed games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpsj8023qE

 

Pacman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdT0lrm4b2s

 

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

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