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What a fun & interesting read! Thanks to #blameitonlitsy

An interesting look at the history of Nintendo in America through the lens of the company‘s super famous mascot. I‘ve had Nintendos on and off. I‘ve owned an NES, SNES, and a Wii, but I wouldn‘t say I‘m obsessed. Ryan captures what makes Nintendo special and why consumers still flock to it. What he shared makes sense as to why I‘ve preferred N over the Xbox One and PS3 I‘ve owned. Games are higher in entertainment over skill. #roll100

With Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow still fresh in my mind, I think this account of not only Nintendo‘s rise but video game culture in general makes a nice companion. Supposedly, there are some factual errors, which is a shame because I quite enjoyed it. It‘s not a deep dive, but it gives a casual gamer like myself a bit of insider information and like Zevin‘s novel, a warm fuzzy feeling of nostalgia.

Light and fun, this history of Nintendo is an easy read. Look elsewhere if you want in depth reporting, but as a primer, you could do worse.

This was at its best early on when describing the lesser known years of Nintendo and of Shigeru Miyamoto, but it devolved into a pretty droll recitation of more modern hardware specifications and fairly common knowledge about gaming in general. Also the author kept saying “a” instead of “an” preceding an acronym like “snes” for example (a ess-enn-ee-ess) which drove me nuts, compounded by the fact that I listened in audio.

This audiobook has some egregious mistakes in proper names and titles. Referring to the “Mario Party” series as “Mario‘s Party” and misnaming Samus Aran as Samus “Arau” are enough to make even a casual fan cringe. I‘m not sure if these mistakes were in the print or misread by the narrator, but wow, either way... You can‘t write a history book while continually confusing proper names throughout and expect to be taken seriously. 😳

#24in48 #readathon #betterthanzero

I may have to plan this readathon down to the minute next time. I do worse each time!

The current #24in48 #audiobook . Need to sleep and need to read more. Dilemma!

Time for some sleep. Most of the past few hours I have just spent listening to audiobooks. I just can't get into print books much lately. #24in48 #readathon

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YES! My awesome friend surprised me with an original refurbished Nintendo system, along with 5 Of my favorite games! @MrBook and I are taking a break from reading to play. 😁 Takes me right back to those glorious uncomplicated childhood days! 🙌🏻🎮

Guess what @BookBabe & I are playing?! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! Wonderful #Christmas gift from a good friend of ours ☺. Anyone wanna come over and play? We also have Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, Paperboy, and Duck Hunt. Come on over & we'll have a #LitsyTournament!!! (BookBabe says I lean as I play 😆.)

Though a little out of date, this book provides a great history of the Nintendo Corporation focusing its narrative on Mario and the games in which he appears. I enjoyed the concept tremendously. I was, however, upset by Ryan, who had earlier panned the sexualization of female avatars, frequently using the term "casual gamer" interchangeably with "women," and the implication that women were not interested in games with "too many buttons." #gaming

I haven't read this, but I was looking around for an #80stoyinbookform for the #Octphotochallenge and came across a book about Mario and Nintendo. I realized video game history would be really interesting to read about more! Something to consider for the future! Any recs?
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