Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story
2021
How did Nintendo go from a niche playing card producer to a global gaming juggernaut? This series pulls back the curtain on the secretive company.
Starring:Sean AstinWil WheatonAlison HaislipCliff BleszinskiHoward PhillipsPhil SpencerTom KalinskePerrin KaplanChris KohlerTommy Tallarico
Directed by:Jeremy Snead
Season 1
S01:E01 - Play Your Cards Right
The birth of Nintendo begins when an entrepreneur finds a way to sidestep gambling laws.
S01:E02 - A Trojan Horse
The once-mighty U.S. gaming industry is reduced to a pile of rubble.
S01:E03 - A Sleeping Giant
Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forward into the 1990s.
S01:E04 - Forward Motion
As PlayStation and Xbox wage war on the industry, Nintendo faces an identity crisis.
S01:E05 - Reset Button
Apple leads a seismic industry shift, and Nintendo faces its most difficult decade since 1889.
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