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The complete history of Nintendo, from 1889 to present

September 8th, 2008 @ 07:42

Australian site Gameplayer’s posted a pocket history of Nintendo, and it’s essential reading. The ten-page piece breaks the company’s backstory down into bite-sized chunks, including the firm’s history in the playing cards and how it was saved by the Yakuza.

Why would you not want to know that?

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Tags: history, playing cards, yakuza

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One comment on “The complete history of Nintendo, from 1889 to present”

Hero of Canton said:
September 8th, 2008 at 7:54 am

Further proof of Kazuma Kiryu’s brilliance (that one’s for Blerk).

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