The Untold TRUTH Of Nintendo

Summary by Krater

This video traces the history of Nintendo from its 1889 origins making handmade playing cards in Kyoto through its ventures into toys, love hotels, and taxi services, to its rise as a gaming giant under the leadership of Fusajiro, Sekiryo, and Hiroshi Yamauchi, detailing how it survived near-bankruptcy, legal battles with Universal, and the 1983 video game crash to eventually conquer the market with the NES and Game Boy.

From the video

Answers: What is the history of Nintendo and how did it become so successful?

• Nintendo history
• Fusajiro Yamauchi
• Hiroshi Yamauchi
• Hanafuda playing cards
• Yakuza influence on playing cards
• Nintendo Koppai
• Sekiryo Yamauchi
• The Ultra-Hand toy
• Gunpei Yokoy
• Game & Watch
• Space Invaders arcade game
• Nintendo of America Inc.

What it concludes

• Nintendo started as a small shop in Kyoto producing hand-painted Hanafuda playing cards in 1889.
• Nintendo secured national distribution in Japan through a partnership with the Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation in 1907.
• Hiroshi Yamauchi fired all family members working for Nintendo when he became president to establish absolute control.
• Gunpei Yokoy's Ultra-Hand toy sold 1.2 million units and saved Nintendo from financial disaster in 1966.
• The 1983 video game crash caused the gaming industry to lose 97% of its value between 1983 and 1985.
• The Nintendo Entertainment System completely rejuvenated the American video game market after selling 6 million units in its second year.