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Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

2021 1 Seasons 5 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Documentary

Peel back the curtain on the famously secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global videogame industry by storm. Discover the humble beginnings of a gaming business that began many decades before the invention of television, and ride along the bumpy road of hits, misses, and wild ideas that turned Nintendo from a local playing card maker into a worldwide household name.

Peel back the curtain on the famously secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global videogame industry by storm. Discover the humble beginnings of a gaming business that began many decades before the invention of television, and ride along the bumpy road of hits, misses, and wild ideas that turned Nintendo from a local playing card maker into a worldwide household name.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Play Your Cards Right

The birth of Nintendo begins in 19th-century Japan, when a young entrepreneur finds a way to sidestep local gambling law

EP 2

A Trojan Horse

The once-mighty U.S. gaming industry is reduced to a pile of rubble. But unbeknownst to the world, the “Donkey Kong Co

EP 3

A Sleeping Giant

Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forward into the '90s. The invention of CD techno

EP 4

Forward Motion

As PlayStation and Xbox wage war on the industry, Nintendo faces an identity crisis. Do they keep treading water with th

EP 5

Reset Button

Plunging stock, natural disaster, a death in the family, and yet another failed console plague Nintendo. Not to mention

Popular Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Narrator