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Game Over by David Sheff — WisdomDeck honest review
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Game Over

by David Sheff

How Nintendo conquered the American market in the 1980s: Yamauchi, Miyamoto, Tetris, the NES, ruthless business tactics. Still the best Nintendo history.

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you want a business history of video games.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Control the platform.
  2. Quality over quantity.
  3. Negotiate hard.

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Read the Tetris chapters.

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Nintendo's conquest.

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