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Seven Fascinating Facts of Nintendo History

Dive into the world of Nintendo, the gaming giant with a history as rich and amazing as the games it has graced us with, as we uncover seven fascinating facts about this iconic company.

1. The Origin of Mario’s Name: Back in 1981, Nintendo of America was preparing to release its soon-to-be iconic game, Donkey Kong. However, financial challenges led to an unforgettable visit from the company’s landlord, demanding overdue rent. This altercation happened in front of the company’s president, Minoru Arakawa. In a unique twist, the team decided to name Donkey Kong’s protagonist after their relentless landlord, hence the legendary “Mario” was born.

2. Shigeru Miyamoto’s Safety First Policy: Renowned for creating the likes of Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto is an invaluable asset to Nintendo. Such is his importance to the company that they have barred him from biking to work, emphasizing that his safety is paramount.

3. Nintendo’s Hint Hotline: If you were a gamer stuck in a Nintendo game during the 90s, your best bet would’ve been the Nintendo Power Line. This hotline, active until 2010, was a go-to source for game hints, solidifying Nintendo’s support for their gaming community.

4. The $9,000 Kid Icarus: In an astonishing discovery, a man from California stumbled upon a pristine, unopened copy of a 1987 Nintendo game called Kid Icarus in his mother’s attic. Incredibly, the game, still in its original shopping bag with a receipt indicating its price of $38.45, was auctioned for a staggering $9,000.

5. The Stubborn Ape – Donkey Kong: When Shigeru Miyamoto proposed the name “Donkey Kong,” intending to convey “stubborn ape” to the American audience, he was met with laughter from Nintendo of America. Despite this initial response, the name stuck and has since become synonymous with Nintendo’s gaming history.

6. Nintendo’s Best Selling Games: Out of the 50 best-selling video games of all time, an impressive 26 were developed by Nintendo, a testament to the company’s enduring popularity and innovative game design.

7. Nintendo in a Time Capsule: In a testament to Nintendo’s cultural impact in the 1990s, a time capsule was buried at the old Nickelodeon Studios. It encapsulated items important to children of that era, including a Nintendo Gameboy, a Back to the Future VHS, and CDs from pop icon Michael Jackson. This highlights the status Nintendo had in shaping the childhood of an entire generation.

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Here Are Great Games for Couples For Couples to Play Together

Video games have the ability to bring us together, and also tear us apart if we rage quit enough times. But there’s often friction in a relationship in which one person commits a lot of time to games and the other is uninterested. It can create a divide, and that’s no fun. Which is why answering this question can be so crucial:

What is the best video game for couples to play? from AskReddit

This was posed to the experts at r/AskReddit and tens of thousands of comments followed. We’ve ranked the top ten responses according to popularity and provided some trailers so you can get a peek for yourself if you’re looking for something to play with your SO!

10. Don’t Starve Together

My wife and I play Dont Starve Together a lot on the PC.

We both have our own PCs and it is such a great time.

– LOSTonABC

9. Terraria

Terraria is our go to game to play together.

My wife never got into 3D FPS controls, but grew up playing Mario and DK, so the 2D approach in Terraria is great for her.

It’s a lot of fun, and it works well using phones / tablets as well.

– daltonovich

8.Pokemon GO

If one of you is a gamer but the other isn’t: Surprisingly, Pokemon GO.

Go for a walk, talk to each other, catch critters.

Nice casual date!

– Smash_Gal

7. Snipperclips

Snipperclips.

It’s for two people and it’s where people work together.

– mcboy973

6. Overcooked

Overcooked, if you love a cooperation challenge.

It could also ruin your relationship.

– Decimaelstrom

5. Stardew Valley

My boyfriend and I played it single player on ps4 and just alternated days in a “takesies turnsies” fashion and had a great time with it!

– Ambitious_Macaroni

4. Gang Beasts

Trust me you will laugh yourselves to death.

– CheekyFeller

3. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

You both pilot a spaceship and have to cooperate to complete the levels.

It’s super fun and the music is great.

– walruspit12345

2. Lego Games

My wife doesn’t really like video games but she loves playing co-op Lego Jurassic Park with me.

So I think most of the LEGO games would work. They are also great if you want to play with your kids.

– MidvalleyFreak

1. Little Big Planet

My husband and I have never laughed harder when we were playing the Boom Town level and one of us kept setting off the bombs.

– foxbluesocks

If you’re seeking a nice fun game to pass the time with your partner at home, check out some of those titles! Game on!

What would you add to this list?

Tell us in the comments.

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Great Tumblr Posts About Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nintendo has never really been about pushing the limits of technology. They focus on novelty, and wide appeal, and just, well, fun games.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons might have seemed like an unlikely pick for one of the best selling games of all time – but with a whole lot of people being stuck at home meant that New Horizons became Nintendo’s third most successful game launch ever.

Naturally, that means the internet is talking about it a lot. And some of the best takes are coming from Tumblr.

15. The Great Gamesby

“So we beat on, boats against the current…”

https://starridge.tumblr.com/post/615238338780233728/my-sister-just-said-tom-nook-trying-to-get-kk

14. Jock Jams

Non-toxic masculinity.

https://8rcs.tumblr.com/post/613674959449030656

13. Mail call

She’ll lick the stamps.

https://feminist-space.tumblr.com/post/614068917845082112/raviravioli-i-love-the-new-animal-crossing

12. Let’s get political

Ya’ll, it’s a game.

https://green-shell.tumblr.com/post/613955833223675904/im-having-a-full-blown-argument-with-my-sister-in

11. Out of patience

I JUST NEED A FOOTBALL FISH.

https://spaghetti-resetti.tumblr.com/post/614603102323195905/me-just-trying-to-catch-some-new-fish-for-my

10. Art imitates life

Damn, I gotta be broke in my fantasy land too?

https://natsukashi-isle.tumblr.com/post/614638510401519616/timmy-you-cant-afford-that-because-youre

9. JOIN US

We’ve got bugs.

https://mayorbree.tumblr.com/post/615315505438474240/villager-i-really-wanna-move-here-me-ok-please

8. Arachnophobia the game

Not this millennial, I tell ya what.

https://hellforcertain.tumblr.com/post/614425530146734080/animal-crossing-devs-okay-well-put-tarantulas

7. Get outta here

The Gang Plays Animal Crossing

https://beetle.tumblr.com/post/614535856638803968

6. Furniture is important

This is the weirdest market ever.

https://molamolacrossing.tumblr.com/post/614296527303753728/me-please-god-a-coffee-table-a-couch-id-take

5. Adorable kidnapping

Video games clearly cause violence.

https://retrogamingblog2.tumblr.com/post/613432935533674496/how-to-get-out-of-debt

4. Trash pandas

One man’s trash is two raccoons’ treasure.

https://mcprincessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/614993658946666496/reese-in-new-leaf-i-wont-pay-you-for-trash

3. 6 feet, please

No animals allowed to cross.

https://retrogamingblog2.tumblr.com/post/613614119295287296/just-to-be-safe

2. My Immortal

This is the evan-escence of the game.

https://killjoysofthekorn.tumblr.com/post/614649832030781440/timmy-wake-me-up-tommy-%E1%B5%82%E1%B5%83%E1%B5%8F%E1%B5%89-%E1%B5%90%E1%B5%89-%E1%B5%98%E1%B5%96-%E1%B6%A6%E2%81%BF%CB%A2%E1%B6%A6%E1%B5%88%E1%B5%89-timmy

1. Strongly Agree

Every time a bell is spent, an angel gets its wings.

https://kolo5430.tumblr.com/post/190929817754

With players clocking hundreds and hundreds of real-time hours in the game, I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more good posts soon.

Have you played New Horizons yet? What did you think of it?

Let us know in the comments.

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The Sony PlayStation was never meant…

The Sony PlayStation was never meant to be a product. It was intended to be a new console that would play exclusively Nintendo games on CDs. Instead Nintendo backed out of the deal at the last minute. Sony went ahead and launched what would become the most successful console of all time.