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Nintendo's Origins

2023/3/16
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本集节目讲述了任天堂从一家传统的扑克牌公司发展成为全球领先的游戏公司,以及其在游戏产业低迷时期成功转型的故事。节目中详细介绍了任天堂早期与日本黑社会的关系,以及山内溥在公司发展中的关键作用。山内溥虽然从未玩过电子游戏,但他却具备极强的判断力,能够识别出成功的游戏和人才。节目中还介绍了宫本茂在任天堂游戏设计中的重要贡献,以及《大金刚》和《超级马里奥兄弟》等经典游戏对任天堂成功的推动作用。此外,节目还分析了任天堂在市场策略、产品研发和分销渠道等方面的创新,以及其对游戏产业格局的影响。 节目中还分析了任天堂在美国市场的发行策略,以及其与雅达利公司合作失败的原因。任天堂通过独特的零售策略、锁卡芯片技术以及对第三方游戏开发商的严格控制,成功地控制了游戏产业的生态系统,并取得了巨大的成功。节目最后对任天堂的七大权力进行了分析,并探讨了其在商业史上的地位。

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Video games have grown into a massive industry, surpassing Hollywood and the music industry combined. Nintendo's pivotal role in reviving the video game industry and achieving a near-monopoly is a remarkable story.
  • Video game market size exceeds $100 billion annually.
  • Nintendo played a key role in the industry's resurgence.
  • The history of video games and Nintendo is intertwined.

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You may think you know the Nintendo story: a plumber named Mario, a princess named Zelda… and didn’t they buy the Seattle Mariners at some point? We thought we knew it too. And then we started researching and were blown away.

The lovable Disney-like Nintendo that we know today is a 130 year-old a playing card company (i.e. gambling), forged in the shadowy world of the Yakuza and shaped by a four-generation cycle of bitter family betrayal. And its unlikely transformation into a global multi-billion dollar media monopoly was led by an iron-fisted patriarch who — amazingly — never played a video game in his life! Get ready for one of our favorite stories Acquired has ever told — we couldn’t make this one up if we tried!

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