Episode 27: The State of Nintendo, Nintendo VS. Sony PlayStation, Top 5 Nintendo Products

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

"It's me, Mario!" From its humble origins as a playing card company to its decades of innovation, we discuss the history and future of Nintendo! How did Nintendo defeat Atari? Who is Shigeru Miyamoto and how did he influence the video game industry? Will the 3DS survive competition from Apple and Android's smartphones and tablets? Why did the Wii U launch fail? Will Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Kirby, Yoshi, Zelda, and Starfox return Nintendo to its glory? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, which company is here to stay – Nintendo or Sony PlayStation? We press start on our top 5 Nintendo products. Special guest, Nintendo superfan Moira Fogarty.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 1:05:50: The state of Nintendo.
• 1:05:51 – 1:21:10: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Nintendo VS. Sony PlayStation.
• 1:21:11 – 1:50:00: Top 5 Nintendo products.

Links

• The Rise of Nintendo
• Who is Shigeru Miyamoto?
• Nearly half of all video-gamers are women
• How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?
• King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
• Adding female characters to new 'Assassin's Creed' would 'double the work,' says Ubisoft
• Ubisoft is sitting on finished Wii U games waiting for larger install base
• How Nintendo draws Mario Maker design cues from an SNES classic
• It’s time for Nintendo to move beyond white characters
• Nintendo apologizes for lack of same-sex options in upcoming sim game
• Mario's creator is fighting for the heart of the Wii U, but it might be too late
• Nintendo E3 2014 in under 5 minutes
• What Nintendo Is Doing Right
• How we’d save Nintendo
• How Nintendo plans to reignite Wii U sales
• Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews "Super Smash Bros."
• Tetris: Splitting the Iron Curtain
• Kids react to Game Boy
• Mario Kart Honest Trailer
• Moira's Super Mario Bros. Quilt
• Penny Arcade - Child's Play Auction Dinner (Moira's Quilt)
• Nintendo's long lost Knitting machine
• Chibi-Robo!
• Captain N: The Game Master Explores the Nintendo Universe!
• Moira's audiobooks

Top 5 Nintendo Products

Moira:

1. Dr. Mario
2. Wii Sports
3. Chibi-Robo!
4. Donkey Konga
5. Paper Mario

Conrad:

1. Moira's Super Mario Bros. 8-bit quilt
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
5. Tetris

Ali:

1. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
2. Mario Kart
3. Game Boy
4. Nintendo 64
5. Nintendo Power

Honorable Mentions:

• Metroid Prime

• PuzzleQuest

• WarioWare

• Rayman Raving Rabbids

• Game Boy

• Wii
• Nintendo Power Glove
• R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)
• Donkey Kong (arcade)
• Super Mario Bros. (cartoon)