How Nintendo Grew To Dominate The Video Game Industry!

What if I told you that Nintendo didn’t start with video games at all — but with handmade playing cards in 1889? In this episode of Cartoon Time Machine, we’re diving deep into the rise and evolution of Nintendo, exploring how a small family business in Kyoto transformed into one of the most influential gaming companies in the world.

From Donkey Kong to the NES… from the console wars to the Wii… from the Game Boy to the Nintendo Switch… Nintendo has reinvented itself again and again. Its characters — Mario, Link, Samus, Kirby, Pikachu — became global icons. Its consoles shaped generations. And its innovations kept the company alive through some of the toughest battles in gaming history.

In this video, we explore:

🎮 Nintendo’s surprising origins as a playing-card company
🕹️ How arcade hits like Donkey Kong launched Mario into stardom
📺 How the NES revived the collapsed video game market in the 1980s
🏆 The Golden Era: SNES, Zelda, Metroid, Mario, and the franchises that defined gaming
⚔️ The fierce console wars between Nintendo, Sega, and later Sony
🚀 How the Wii and DS reinvented what gaming could be
🔄 Nintendo’s comeback with the Nintendo Switch in 2017
🌍 How Nintendo expanded beyond gaming with theme parks, films, and global culture

Nintendo’s story isn’t just about consoles — it’s about creativity, resilience, and the power of reinventing yourself. For over 130 years, Nintendo has shaped the way the world plays.

👇 Tell me in the comments:
What was YOUR first Nintendo console? NES? Game Boy? N64? Switch?

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Video Chapters:
– 00:00 - Introduction
– 00:56 - The Humble Beginnings
– 01:38 - Entering the Video Game Market
– 02:30 - The Golden Era of Nintendo
– 03:16 - The Console Wars
– 04:04 - Reinvention and Resilience
– 04:55 Nintendo Today and Beyond
– 05:45 - Lesson Learned
– 06:13 - Ending

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