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Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

2021 · 1 season

A nostalgic, briskly told corporate history that mixes archival clips and talking heads into an easy, informative ride through gaming's past.

Created by: Jeremy Snead
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sean Astin

Overview: 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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Created by: Jeremy Snead
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sean Astin

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Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
ambition
art
identity
work
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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