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Super Mario

How Nintendo Conquered America

By: Ryan Jeff, Jeff Ryan

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Paperback | 25 September 2012 | Edition Number 1

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The first princess Mario saved was Nintendo itself In 1981, Nintendo of America was a one-year-old business already on the brink of failure. Its president Mino Arakawa, was stuck with two thousand unsold arcade cabinets for a dud of a game 9radar Scope). So he hatched a plan. Back in Japan, a boyish, shaggy-haired staff artist named Shigeru Miyamoto designed a new game for the unsold cabinets featuring an angry gorilla and a small jumping man. Donkey Kong brought in $180 million in its first year alone and launched the career of a short, chubby plumber named Mario. Since then, Mario has starred in over two hundred games, generating profits in the billions. He is more recognizable then Mickey Mouse, yet he's little more than a mustache in bib overalls. How did a mere smear of pixels gain such huge popularity? Super Mario tells the story behind the Nintendo games millions of us grew up with, explaining how a Japanese trading card company rose to dominate the fiercely competitive video-game industry. 'Reveals so much of how Nintendo got where they are-it's an excellent read.' John Romero, cocreator of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake 'Anyone from a casual Mario fan to a professional video-game developer will find this book well worth their while.' Cliff Bleszinkski, design director, Epic Games, and cocreator of Unreal and Gears of War 'A thorough history of Nintendo's victories, written by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable fan.' Publishers Weekly

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Introduction: Mario's Inside Story	p. 1
Arcade Fire	p. 7
Baby Mario: The Birth of Nintendo of America	p. 9
Mario's Artist: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Creation of Donkey Kong	p. 19
Mario's Brawl: The MCA Universal Lawsuit	p. 33
Mario's Early Years: The Video Game Crash of 1983	p. 45
Super 8	p. 57
Mario's Island: Japan and the Famicom	p. 59
Mario's Sunshine: Super Mario Bros. And the Nintendo Entertainment System	p. 69
Mario's Bomb: The Lost Levels	p. 81
Mario's Smash: Super Mario Bros. 3	p. 89
Mario's Brothers: The Nes and the Game Boy	p. 101
Mario's Drift: Sega, the Genesis, and a Very Fast Hedgehog	p. 107
Sweet 16	p. 117
Mario's Clash: The Sonic-Mario Showdown	p. 119
Mario's Galaxy: Spinoffs Galore	p. 129
Mario the Juggler: Mario Paint	p. 139
Mario's Advance: Nintendo's Discs	p. 139
Mario's Kart (Ridge): Virtual Boy and Other Three-Dimensional Fun	p. 159
Third Prize Is YouÆre Fired	p. 173
Mario's World: The N64	p. 175
Mario's Communication Kit: The Nintendo DD	p. 185
Mario's Melee: The Gamecube	p. 195
Mario's Time Machine: The Game Boy Advance	p. 207
Mario's Saga: Sunshine and Darkness	p. 213
Wii are the Champions	p. 227
Mario's Revolution: The DS	p. 229
Mario's Princess: The Wii	p. 239
Mario's Party: Three Days in The Life of Nintendo	p. 251
Mario's Legend: The Future of Nintendo	p. 265
Mario's Misfortune: How Nintendo Survived 2011	p. 277
Thanks, Mario, But Our Notes and Acknowledgments are in Another Castle	p. 293
Bibliography	p. 297
Index	p. 301
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