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Seven Fascinating Facts of Nintendo History
Dive into the world of Nintendo, the gaming giant with a history as rich and amazing as the games it has graced us with, as we uncover seven fascinating facts about this iconic company. 1. The Origin of Mario’s Name: Back in 1981, Nintendo of America was preparing to release its soon-to-be iconic game, Donkey… Read More »
The Extraordinary Saga of Sega: 7 Unusual Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
Born amidst the sun-kissed shores of Hawaii as an American enterprise, Sega initially served as a key distributor of coin-operated jukeboxes, games, and slot machines to military installations. The company made an unexpected move to Japan following the US government’s decision to outlaw slot machines in 1952, marking a new chapter in its corporate narrative.… Read More »
Nintendo’s Resurgence: Reviving the Video Game Industry Post-1983 Recession
The video game industry in the US faced a significant downturn in 1983, seeing a sharp drop in revenue from $3.2 billion to a mere $100 million by 1985. However, the slump was mitigated when Nintendo launched the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), a move that is often credited with the industry’s subsequent resurgence. Source
From Silicon & Synapse to Blizzard: A Name Evolution in Gaming History
The video game developer and publisher known today as Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., originally started out as Silicon & Synapse, Inc., established on February 8, 1991. Due to unfortunate confusion with silicon-based breast implants, they altered their name to Chaos Studios, Inc. in 1993. However, to avoid conflict with Chaos Technologies, they underwent another name change… Read More »
Acclaim
The video game maker “Acclaim” was named by its founders in such a way that it would appear before their former employer “Activision” and “Accolade,” another company established by ex-Activision employees, in alphabetical listings, following the same logic as that behind the establishment of Activision itself by ex-Atari employees. Source
