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And they started as a playing card company and instead of growing to include video games, they pivoted and abandoned the old business.
by alanfalcon 9y ago
And they started as a playing card company and instead of growing to include video games, they pivoted and abandoned the old business.
- eric_h 9y agoAccording to Wikipedia they tried a number of pivots before settling on video games, including love hotels and taxis[0]. 0)http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=34 http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=34
- djur 9y agoNintendo actually still produces some traditional games, including mahjong and hanafuda cards, and sells them in Japan. https://kotaku.com/the-traditional-games-nintendo-continues-to-sell-1797706749 https://kotaku.com/the-traditional-games-nintendo-continues-...
- Isamu 9y agoHey, thanks! I wondered about the card game they played in "Summer Wars", now I know it was Hanafuda. Or rather it was Koi-Koi, payed with Hanafuda cards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi-Koi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi-Koi
- aikinai 9y agoThey didn't abandon the old business. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/hana-kabu_items/ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/hana-kabu_items/