Well today I learned what Hanafuda playing cards are
demo_knight7567 on
I require context
Ebb_Legitimate on
And Nokia didn’t start with phones ;D
aznkidjoey on
No done said 1980s, just 80s. 1880s is the 80s
ObiWilKenobi7 on
Dracula, wearing blue Levi’s, sipping Coca-Cola, playing Nintendo. Fighting samurai and cowboys… Historically accurate!
Breddit2099 on
They didn’t say what 80’s to be fair
StarPrime323 on
At one point Nintendo tried making “love hotels”
Fawkingretar on
From Hanafuda Cards, to Love Hotels, to Toys to Video Games, Nintendo gotta have the most diverse pre-video game history of any game company.
CutsSoFresh on
They also had indirect ties with the yakuza
Classic_Waltz1874 on
Exactly one century prior
Crusaderofthots420 on
Fun fact, during its early days, Nintendo was fully connected to the Yakuza, due to them supplying playing cards, that the Yakuza then used for illegal gambling.
Flairion623 on
I wonder if they’re still making playing cards? Or have they given the job of making Mario card decks to someone else?
TriDeathGamer on
I thought they started as a card company?
Lagoserter on
lets hope they go bankrupt and end as a company in the 2020s
Madmonkeman on
At one point they had love hotels. Pretty genius if you think about it because it would then have the potential to result in a pregnancy. This creates a kid who then becomes their future customer when they make children’s video games.
Ludoki on
In the words of Michael “Vsauce” Stevens:
“The Eiffel Tower’s inauguration and the Wall Street Journal and Starry Night and Coca-Cola and Nintendo and Adolf Hitler all began in 1889.”
alienith on
Fun fact: Nintendo has only had 6 presidents in its entire history
spawndoorsupervisor on
It seems like this meme format doesn’t really fit the topic. Nintendo wasn’t doing medical experiments on PoWs or other horrible things. They were just a diversified business making money off popular things.
ehlathrop on
They did
Constant_Pie1095 on
Nokia sold toilet paper first i think
RabbitCity6090 on
And now all companies are turning into ai datacenters.
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Well today I learned what Hanafuda playing cards are
I require context
And Nokia didn’t start with phones ;D
No done said 1980s, just 80s. 1880s is the 80s
Dracula, wearing blue Levi’s, sipping Coca-Cola, playing Nintendo. Fighting samurai and cowboys… Historically accurate!
They didn’t say what 80’s to be fair
At one point Nintendo tried making “love hotels”
From Hanafuda Cards, to Love Hotels, to Toys to Video Games, Nintendo gotta have the most diverse pre-video game history of any game company.
They also had indirect ties with the yakuza
Exactly one century prior
Fun fact, during its early days, Nintendo was fully connected to the Yakuza, due to them supplying playing cards, that the Yakuza then used for illegal gambling.
I wonder if they’re still making playing cards? Or have they given the job of making Mario card decks to someone else?
I thought they started as a card company?
lets hope they go bankrupt and end as a company in the 2020s
At one point they had love hotels. Pretty genius if you think about it because it would then have the potential to result in a pregnancy. This creates a kid who then becomes their future customer when they make children’s video games.
In the words of Michael “Vsauce” Stevens:
“The Eiffel Tower’s inauguration and the Wall Street Journal and Starry Night and Coca-Cola and Nintendo and Adolf Hitler all began in 1889.”
Fun fact: Nintendo has only had 6 presidents in its entire history
It seems like this meme format doesn’t really fit the topic. Nintendo wasn’t doing medical experiments on PoWs or other horrible things. They were just a diversified business making money off popular things.
They did
Nokia sold toilet paper first i think
And now all companies are turning into ai datacenters.
That’s a yikes from me dawg.