Nintendo Playing with Controversy
TCW Podcast Episode 154 - Nintendo Playing with Controversy In part two of our look at the history of Nintendo, we cover the aftermath of Hiroshi Yamauchi's father abandoning the family. He ended up growing up under the care of his grandparents. Unfortunately, after a stroke suffered by his Grandfather, Hiroshi Yamauchi had to take over control of Nintendo in his early twenties. Because of this early ascension to power, Hiroshi Yamauchi was subject to a controversy that was the greatest challenge to his authority. The strike of employees at Nintendo. A Brief History of US Troops Playing Cards: https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/a-brief-history-of-us-troops-playing-cards-and-a-magicians-trick-honoring-veterans/ Vintage Playing Cards from Postwar Japan: https://globalvoices.org/2020/11/30/newly-found-vintage-playing-cards-shine-a-light-on-post-war-occupied-japan/ Abroad in Japan Love Hotels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fso4yjbgceY Disney Playing Cards: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Disney_playing_cards Nintendo Playing Cards Advertisement: https://twitter.com/nintendomemo/status/797612245266157568?lang=he Nintendo Popeye Trump Cards: http://blog.beforemario.com/2013/07/nintendo-popeye-trump-cards-sano-popeye.html Walt Disney Character Dominoes: http://blog.beforemario.com/2016/05/nintendo-mickey-mouse-card-ca-1961.html New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1 Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/