MattyGrovesOrMe
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From the 'Patent Notice' section of the NY Times, Oct 8, 1955
heaven has smiled on the Nintendo Company
out0v0rder said:Their love hotel business didn't have a happy ending.
Cygnus X-1 said:It would be interesting to have a photo of Yamauchi when he was young.
out0v0rder said:Their love hotel business didn't have a happy ending.
He was the president from 1949 to 2002.LaneDS said:I had a similar thought... what was his role with the company in 1955? Was he the emperor then?
LaneDS said:I had a similar thought... what was his role with the company in 1955? Was he the emperor then?
Cygnus X-1 said:It would be interesting to have a photo of Yamauchi when he was young.
FoxHimself said:1887? But they weren't around then?
It's so weird thinking about the context of that ad. "Nintendo Robot Video System," and the entire wording of the article, which carefully avoids the use of the word "video game," or "gaming" at all, due to the fact that Video Gaming was seen as a played-out trend due to the '84 Gaming Crash. Hence why R.O.B. is so prominent in those initial ads and showcases despite the fact that history shows us that R.O.B. was used in like one game and didn't work all that well. :lolMattyGrovesOrMe said:Fast Forward 30 Years, Fall of 1985, and the NY Times gives you this:
"Actual shadows?"
Archives. Hours of Entertainment.
Mama Robotnik said:The Playing Card NPD days must have been amazing.
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Why would you do that? said:One day, I'm gonna create a company named like "Our Success Depends on Our Diligence Co., Ltd." or "We're Destined to Mercilessly Crush the Competition Inc." People will love us. Maybe.
Is that for real ? "Asians have inferior business sense" !? :lolEmCeeGramr said:
Stumpokapow said:http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/06/yakuza_boxart.jpg
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Tenks said:They were too busy producing casual playing cards for the polio mom crowd. Explaining the rules of poker on every card ruined the entire playing card experience for me. I had to switch over to a different brand where the cards were printed using significantly more DPI because the jaggies produced by the Nintendo playing card company ruined the immersion I had while playing blackjack.
Long story short. The Nintendo trading cards, while fundamentally sound, lacked execution and were nothing more than a fad. This is why you don't see the company producing trading cards any more.
NetMapel said:Is that for real ? "Asians have inferior business sense" !? :lol
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Oh my god.EmCeeGramr said:
I have one request, just finish the sentence :lolEmCeeGramr said:
Yamauchi didn't seek a deal with Disney to promote their cards, Disney begged him to use their characters!Stumpokapow said:Young Hiroshi Yamauchi
Needs to include reference to Nintendo spokesperson Reginald Fitz-Arnold denying claims of an HD card upgrade.Drkirby said:I have one request, just finish the sentence :lol
Vinci said:Wikipedia says they were founded in 1889.
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No, instead of HD, Pachter should insist that Nintendo invest in Pantone Color technology, printed on glossy plastic, instead of archaic card stock and offset printing!MattyGrovesOrMe said:Needs to include reference to Nintendo spokesperson Reginald Fitz-Arnold denying claims of an HD card upgrade.
Teknoman said:No.
Also lol at "realistic 3d images" in the 139.99 ad.