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When Nintendo (and Mario) Rescued Video Games

HISTORY This Week

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Why Nintendo Hid Its Console as 'Entertainment'

Sally and Jeremy explain Nintendo's strategy to avoid the 'video game' label after the 1983 crash by marketing the NES as an entertainment system.

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