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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The History of Nintendo
Description: Nintendo is one of the most legendary video game companies in the world.
Many of you have probably owned a Nintendo system to play video games. If you are old enough, you might have even played some of their games in a video arcade.Â
Even if you have never played a video game, through cultural osmosis, you are probably still aware of many of its popular characters, like Mario and Donkey Kong.
Learn about the history of Nintendo and how a 19th-century company wound up making video games on this episode of E...