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Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan — WisdomDeck honest review

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Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

by Jeff Ryan

Nintendo through Mario: from Donkey Kong to the Wii, with the company's strategy of reinvention. Lively and accessible.

Read it if…

you want Nintendo's story through its mascot.

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Skip it if…

you want the deeper account; see Game Over.

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Three things you will actually use

Characters are assets.
Reinvent the hardware.
Fun is the strategy.

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Read the Donkey Kong chapter.

Our verdict

Nintendo via Mario.

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