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The man who brought Tetris to the world was "p***ed off" when Nintendo made Dr. Mario: "It's not as good"

"Dr. Mario is sort of a blatant attempt at making another Tetris"

Nintendo's fearsome CEO once called Shigeru Miyamoto in to ask if Tetris was any good, who replied 'your secretaries and accountants are all playing at lunchtime and after work, and that's never happened before'

Nintendo's fearsome CEO once called Shigeru Miyamoto in to ask if Tetris was any good, who replied 'your secretaries and accountants are all playing at lunchtime and after work, and that's never happened before'

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Nintendo history comes full circle as it puts the Switch 2 logo on the baseball team its late president Hiroshi Yamauchi bought 33 years ago

Nintendo played a crucial role in baseball history for the Seattle Mariners

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‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story

Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for 32 years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giant

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Before Nintendo hired Shigeru Miyamoto, it tried to patent the kid's toy he made and brought to his interview: "I remember thinking, 'this is a shrewd company!'"

"I mean, I was able to get the patent rights without filing the fee myself, so it was all good"

Unearthed magazine shows Nintendo laid the groundwork for the Switch 27 years ago with Pokemon Stadium and a failed N64 add-on

"You can play it anywhere you want"

Unearthed interview with Satoru Iwata shows how the DS informed 20 years of Nintendo: "When it comes to entertainment, I think we know the best"

"Everything Nintendo is going to create shall be very varied and revolutionary"

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40 years of the Nintendo Famicom – the console that changed the games industry

40 years of the Nintendo Famicom – the console that changed the games industry

Entering a crowded field, the Nintendo Famicom came to dominate the market in the 1980s, leaving a family orientated legacy that continues to be felt today

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Tetris Cast: Where You've Seen The Stars Of Apple TV+'s Movie About The Video Game

Tetris Cast: Where You've Seen The Stars Of Apple TV+'s Movie About The Video Game

Check out who plays whom in Apple TV+'s Tetris cast, including Taron Egerton.

26 years ago, an underrated N64 launch game changed Nintendo forever

26 years ago, an underrated N64 launch game changed Nintendo forever

One of the best and most nostalgic games ever made from the early era of 3D gaming has finally landed on Nintendo Switch Online.

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