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Nintendo's Origins

Acquired

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Atari's Famicom, Atari of America, Nintendo of America

Atari and Warner's are keeping these negotiations going just to keep Nintendo tied up. Atari reports a $283 million loss as part of Warner's earnings in TQ 1983 and the third quarter. A year before, I think like we said at the top of the episode, Atari had been half of Warner Brothers entire revenue and 60% of its operating income. And now it's reporting a $536 million quarterly loss. So this probably would have happened. This definitely would have happened if the timing were different."

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