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.
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<p>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.</p><p>Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access to new ones, and they’re always ad-free. ... Show More
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Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Long Runway | 1
<p>In the 1950s, facing humiliation after the Suez Crisis, Britain sets out to prove that it can still be a global superpower by creating the world’s first supersonic passenger jet.</p><p><br></p><p>Need more Business Movers? With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, early access t ... Show More
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Activision Blizzard: What Microsoft Got for $69 Billion
Last year, Microsoft closed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. In the months that followed, interest rates rose, expectations changed, and Microsoft Gaming eliminated 8% of its workforce.
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Rapid Response: EA’s march to 1 billion gamers, with CEO Andrew Wilson
<p>While EA’s pursuit of 1 billion users may sound ambitious at first, once you hear CEO Andrew Wilson explain the developers’ strategy to get there, the 1 billion mark starts to almost sound conservative. Wilson returns to Rapid Response to shed light on EA’s recent announcement ... Show More
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When Nintendo (and Mario) Rescued Video Games
September 27, 1986. You’re a kid in the mid-80s. You get home from school, flip on the TV, and see something strange: a commercial where a giant egg hatches behind a family’s console, revealing a toy robot. His name is R.O.B. — the Robotic Operating Buddy — but he's just an acces ... Show More
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How Oura Ring is redefining health tech, with CEO Tom Hale
<p>After using an Oura Ring helped him through a stressful transition, Tom Hale decided he wanted to help the health tracker reach new heights. Tom has led the company in a chapter of impressive growth since becoming CEO in 2022. In this episode, he sits down with host Jeff Berma ... Show More
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