Beforehand we coated how Nintendo offered unlawful taking part in playing cards to the Yakuza, operated a taxi firm and ran a love resort.
The corporate has at all times taken dangers and made daring choices, however how far can they go this time?
This story begins with the third President of Nintendo–Hiroshi; and the way his staff stole inspiration from America, and pocketed thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
That is half 2 of Nintendo’s race to survival.
Watch half 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMUCKtAaTaY
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Different Sources:
[Photos] Sekiryo Kaneda: Makalah Terbaru
Fusajiro Yamauchi: nintendo.fandom.com
Hiroshi Yamauchi: @NintendoMemo / Twitter
Gunpei Yokoi: The Dot Eaters
Takebara Kahei, rawpixel.com: https://flic.kr/p/2k8rJmh
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/feedback/27giy5/old_nintendo_hanafuda_cards/
Toshiyuki IMAI / flickr: https://flic.kr/p/8rmGWv, https://flic.kr/p/8rmHar, https://flic.kr/p/8rmH3a
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[Videos] https://pastebin.com/me4CZrVN