The full history of Nintendo

[Funkstar]

All 119 years of it (i know! i had no idea!)

http://www.gameplayer.com.au/gp_docu...eatures&Page=1

"Gameplayer are running a comprehensive feature on the history of Nintendo that runs through all 119 years of their existence, from humble card maker to gaming powerhouse. It is documented in chronological order and includes a stack of trivia about the company that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all Nintendo fans. As an interesting side note, it links to a sister article that explores how Mario can improve your sex life."

via: http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/09/07/2147226.shtml

Warning: the site is partially broken in IE7 and very broken in Opera 9.52. Been emailing the editor in cheif about it.

[Stewart]

Yup, they made playing cards millions of years before they were a gaming company. I've already swotted up on the Big N, but I'll give it a read.

[Funkstar]

It's actually not as good as I first thought.

Unless there is loads cut off because of the layout errors, becasue i didn't see any any of the hand helds in the timeline, or the Cube or N64.

[spazman]

Interesting titbit i didnt know,

Trivia - Star Fox, released in the US in 1993, was the first 3D polygon game to ever appear on a home console. It made use of the cartridge’s Super FX chip to create 3D effects. The chip and game were developed in the UK, by Argonaut Software

[BigFatCat]

As taken on holiday whilst in Kyoto:

http://server6.theimagehosting.com/i...pg&album=27270

Pointed out on Johnny Hillwalkers English walking tour of some of places off the beaten track, highly recommended. I've got a card somewhere too.

[Bazzlad]

I recommend you read this book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Over_(book)

A little biased against how they do things, but a great and very informative read!

[jonathan_phang]

Interesting titbit i didnt know,

Trivia - Star Fox, released in the US in 1993, was the first 3D polygon game to ever appear on a home console. It made use of the cartridge’s Super FX chip to create 3D effects. The chip and game were developed in the UK, by Argonaut Software

Yeah, I remember reading all about it in my SNES mag of choice - Super Play - and going oooh. It then made me research what a DSP chip was... and the road to geekiness was found (okay, it was found and travelled quite a while before, but artistic license and all that...)

Then nothing really that good came of the FX chip... Shame... Still, nice read in the link...

[kafei]

Awesome, thanks for the link