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"The History of Nintendo in America\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe History of Nintendo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. The Crash\n\nThe video game crash of the early 1980s was caused by very few controls on hardware and software and manufacturers. Designers released poor-quality games, including big-budget tie-ins like the E.T. game for Atari, which flopped so badly that all extra copies were taken to a landfill.\nArtwork courtesy of MBAOnline\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Nintendo Comes to America\n\nNintendo enjoyed some success in America due to arcade cabinets. Plus, Donkey Kong had become a huge success.\nAfter the Famicom had done well for two years in Japan, it was time to bring it to America. The Nintendo Entertainment System reached U.S. test markets in October 1985, then became widely available in 1986.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. A Century Later...\n\nFusajiro Yamaguchi founded Nintendo in 1889 as a playing card company. It specialized in hand-drawn cards used in popular games of the time. In Japanese, the name Nintendo means \"leave luck to heaven,\" and relates to the card games the company produced.\nOne hundred years later, and it was finally making a big splash in America.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Better Hardware and Games\n\nNintendo's consoles remain relevant thanks to its strategic franchises. For many Americans, the NES was their first real introduction to Mario, and Super Mario Bros. was the first huge game success that told a powerful story. \nAdd to that the magically engrossing action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda, which took players into the mystical world of Hyrule to meet Link for the first time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Top Consoles\nNintendo consoles have historically done well, though it has completely dominated the competition in the handheld market.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Top Consoles\nGames like Tetris, Brain Age and Nintendogs, along with Mario, were accessible to everyone. They pushed high sales of Nintendo's handhelds, which beat out many consoles for the most units sold over time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Nintendo Wii\nThe Wii signaled a revolutionary jump forward in gaming for its radically different motion controls. The pack-in game of Wii Sports tremendously boosted the system's appeal \u2014 it became easy for anyone to virtually bowl, golf or box.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Handheld Sales\nDespite competition from Sony or other companies, Nintendo has been able to dominate the handheld market. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Handheld Sales\nRecent years have seen the rise of mobile phone and tablet gaming threaten handhelds, but Nintendo's newest handheld, the 3DS, has sold 6 million units in the U.S., so far.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. The Power Glove\nThe Power Glove was Nintendo's first foray into motion controls for the Nintendo Entertainment System. However, it was complicated to set up, very difficult to use, and few games were compatible.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Nintendo's Franchises\nBeyond the scope of Mario, Nintendo owns The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Kirby, Star Fox, F-Zero and Pikmin. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Franchise Comparison\nOf course, you can't forget about Pok\u00E9mon, the second most popular gaming franchise ever. This Nintendo exclusive also helped sell millions of portable systems and spawned a television show, movies, toys and a trading card game.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Nintendo Profits\nFive years after the release of the Wii U, Nintendo was still more profitable than Microsoft or Sony, in terms of games. The Wii proved to be a hit that had longevity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNINTENDO-MBA-15\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Credits\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNintendo has earned almost of 30 years of success in the American game market. Millions of people recognize iconic characters like Mario, and the company has sold consoles and handhelds in the hundreds of millions.\nBut Nintendo came to America during a rocky time for video games, when bad systems and cheap, derivative games saturated the market. So, how did it manage to teach Americans to embrace gaming as something families could enjoy together?\nSEE ALSO: Meet the Super Fan Who Waited in Line for a Month for a Wii U\n\nNow, as Nintendo releases its newest console, we take a look at its commanding authority in the U.S. market since 1985.\nGallery courtesy of MBAOnline. Thumbnail courtesy of Shardayyy, Flickr."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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