8.6/1018 votes#1 - Play Your Cards Right
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2021
The birth of Nintendo begins in 19th-century Japan, when a young entrepreneur finds a way to sidestep local gambling laws. His scrappy family business holds fast through war, cultural revolution, and a run-in with Disney to bring the world a certain barrel-hurling ape.
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8.4/1017 votes#2 - A Trojan Horse
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/1/2021
The once-mighty U.S. gaming industry is reduced to a pile of rubble. But unbeknownst to the world, the “Donkey Kong Company” is quietly developing a machine that could revive gaming in a big way. But can they convince retail giants to buy back into a market they just escaped?
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8.2/1013 votes#3 - A Sleeping Giant
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2021
Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forward into the '90s. The invention of CD technology gives way to new gaming possibilities, but as Nintendo buys into this exciting new paradigm, they inadvertently create their own worst enemy.
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7.7/1013 votes#4 - Forward Motion
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2021
As PlayStation and Xbox wage war on the industry, Nintendo faces an identity crisis. Do they keep treading water with the diminishing returns of the GameCube? Or is it time for a hard left turn? A revolution is brewing.
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7.5/1012 votes#5 - Reset Button
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2021
Plunging stock, natural disaster, a death in the family, and yet another failed console plague Nintendo. Not to mention a seismic industry shift led by Apple. Nintendo faces their most difficult decade since 1889, yet the Donkey Kong Company is never afraid to switch things up.
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The Best Episodes of Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story Season 1
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Peel back the curtain on the famously secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global videogame industry by storm. Discover the humble beginnings of...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Crackle
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Play Your Cards Right" is the best rated episode of "Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Trojan Horse".