How Nintendo Saved and Redefined the Game Industry

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Gaming is a huge industry and an important part of many people’s lives. With Xbox E3 this past weekend, it’s great to take a look back at how we’ve gotten to this point.

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The Nintendo Entertainment System, as it was known in the United States, was far from the first home console, but to most people, it might as well have been. To this day, regardless of what hardware is actually being used, some segments of the population refer to gaming as “playing Nintendo.” The NES achieved this status and successfully saved a failing industry by virtue of good timing and a whole lot of innovation. Here are just a few of the ways Nintendo re-imagined home consoles.

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