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Heard an interesting fact about Nintendo today.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 11/16/21 at 6:16 pm
Nintendo was created in 1889.
Their early business was playing cards, mafia, and managing brothels.
Haven't fact checked the mafia and brothels thing there, but the first checks out.
I had no idea the company was that old.
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Hmmm, seems true. That's sort of cool and weird.
Their early business was playing cards, mafia, and managing brothels.
Haven't fact checked the mafia and brothels thing there, but the first checks out.
I had no idea the company was that old.
Edit
Hmmm, seems true. That's sort of cool and weird.
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 11/16/21 at 6:27 pm to i am dan
ETA: This dork has an entire website dedicated to collecting Nintendo stuff from before they did video games.
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 11/16/21 at 6:33 pm to imjustafatkid
Wonder how much those cards are worth now.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 7:17 pm to i am dan
There's a really cool doc series on Crackle called "playing with power" on Nintendo that really dives into their early history. Definitely recommend if this interests you.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 7:36 pm to i am dan
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Wonder how much those cards are worth now.
About $350
Posted on 11/16/21 at 8:00 pm to i am dan
A cool video on YouTube about the subject
Video by Rare Earth
Nintendo's history is pretty cool
P.S: I completely forgot about the reason they were created... freakin' Western Civilization Evangelicals and governing morals go together like young moms and pyramid schemes
Video by Rare Earth
Nintendo's history is pretty cool
P.S: I completely forgot about the reason they were created... freakin' Western Civilization Evangelicals and governing morals go together like young moms and pyramid schemes
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 11/17/21 at 10:16 am to i am dan
Doesn't surprise me about the Yakuza. The show on netflix called "High Score" might talk about the playing cards but not sure...either way it's a great watch. Think it was 5 episodes.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 1:26 pm to BaddestAndvari
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freakin' Western Civilization Evangelicals and governing morals go together like young moms and pyramid schemes
What's wrong with morals?
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