Over 133 years in the making, from humble beginnings manufacturing 'Hanufuda' cards came the world's most recognized vid | dG1fajlfZlJQUE82V2M
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00:00 In 1949, Sekiryo became ill, called up his grandson to his hospital bed and said, "Okay,
00:10 you give up your law degree and take over Nintendo from me."
00:13 That was Hiroshi Yamauchi.
00:16 And over the course of the next 50 years, he was destined to turn Nintendo into a multinational
00:21 conglomerate.
00:22 But at the beginning, it wasn't so easy.
00:29 I think at the core of every good Nintendo game is the joy of discovery, the joy of curiosity.
00:46 It's all about discovery.
00:47 It's all about going out into the world and seeing what you can find and seeing what you
00:51 can uncover.
00:53 It's a company that's really defined video games throughout its history.
00:57 We grew up with Nintendo.
01:02 Nintendo's most important legacy is saving the video game console industry.
01:07 It was a pioneer in game design.
01:11 It was a pioneer in broadening out the video game audience.
01:18 On September 23, 1889, Fusajiro Yamaguchi began manufacturing Hanafuda, Japanese playing
01:25 cards of floral design.
01:26 Fusajiro was born in Kyoto, and it was here that he established Nintendo Kopai.
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