Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Name: Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
Released: 2021-03-01
Rating: 7.333

2021 · 1h 0m · TMDB 7.3/10 (3 votes)

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.

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About Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

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.

Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 3 votes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5

Seasons and episodes

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Season 1

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S1 E1Mar 1, 202160 min

Play Your Cards Right

The birth of Nintendo begins in 19th-century Japan, when a young entrepreneur finds a way to sidestep local gambling laws. His scrappy family business holds fast through war, cultural revolution, and a run-in with Disney to bring the world a certain barrel-hurling ape.

S1 E2Mar 1, 202160 min

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 Company” is quietly developing a machine that could revive gaming in a big way. But can they convince retail giants to buy back into a market they just escaped?

S1 E3Mar 1, 202160 min

A Sleeping Giant

Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forward into the '90s. The invention of CD technology gives way to new gaming possibilities, but as Nintendo buys into this exciting new paradigm, they inadvertently create their own worst enemy.

S1 E4Mar 1, 202160 min

Forward Motion

As PlayStation and Xbox wage war on the industry, Nintendo faces an identity crisis. Do they keep treading water with the diminishing returns of the GameCube? Or is it time for a hard left turn? A revolution is brewing.

S1 E5Mar 1, 202160 min

Reset Button

Plunging stock, natural disaster, a death in the family, and yet another failed console plague Nintendo. Not to mention a seismic industry shift led by Apple. Nintendo faces their most difficult decade since 1889, yet the Donkey Kong Company is never afraid to switch things up.