Nintendo launches an American subsidiary, but the company struggles until it releases an innovative platform game that introduces the world to an iconic new hero.Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and they’re always ad-free. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free ... Show More
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Leveling Up Nintendo | Author Jeff Ryan On The Nintendo Way To Play | 5
Author Jeff Ryan discusses the rise of Nintendo in America, and how the video game company has changed - and stayed the same - in the two decades since the departure of Minoru Arakawa.Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and ... Show More
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Conrad Hilton’s Staying Power | Mi Casa Es Su Casa | 1
Future hotelier and entrepreneur Conrad Hilton learns two key lessons from his parents as he struggles to work out what he wants to do with his life.Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and they’re always ad-free. Join Wonde ... Show More
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Feb 2020
Nintendo vs Sony - Game Time | 4
This is a story about Sony and Nintendo, but it also involves a little company called Sega. Ever play Sonic the Hedgehog? That’s Sega. And during Nintendo’s domination of the US market, they were the only company able to fight back. That is, until they tried to outplay Sony.Suppo ... Show More
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Feb 2020
Nintendo vs Sony - No Surrender | 6
After years of sitting on the sidelines of the next-generation console war, Nintendo is finally ready to make its move. But, the years it’s spent building it’s reassuring family-friendly reputation is now a weakness. Nintendo children of the 80s are all grown up, and want adult g ... Show More
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Dec 2020
TikTok vs Instagram | Small Place, Big Dream | 2
It’s the mid '90s and Kevin Systrom is editing a video game. It's his first taste of coding, but it won't be his last. When he grows up, he's going to build a product used by more than a billion people. Across the Pacific Ocean, in a rural part of China, Zhang Yiming is having a ... Show More
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