• The rise of Nintendo [Infographic]

  • Did you know that Nintendo started in 1989 as a playing card company, the ever popular Mario was originally a carpenter and not a plumber, failed businesses of the gaming giant include taxi service, toy vacuum and even love hotels? More interesting in a neat infographic after the jump.

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