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An edition of Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (2011)

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This is a history, review, and business analysis book, covering the Mario games by Nintendo, on various sytemes. It gives a overview of the companies history, as well as a game by game analysis of the gameplay elemts that changed from one game to the next, from games like Donkey Kong, to the Super Mario, and spinn off series. There are also reviews of the Super Mario Bros., film and the cartoons. It looks at the series characters, as well as his team-ups with Sonic the Hedgehog. There are no illustrations, only text. There is a hardback version ISBN: 9781591844051 {Hardback} released on August 4, 2011. Audio book version, Blackstone Audiobooks, narrated by Ray Porter (August 31, 2011). And a Paperback version ISBN: 9781591845638 {Paperback} September 25, 2012, for $16.00 US, $17.00 Canada, and £9.99 UK.

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Portfolio/Penguin
Language
English
Pages
309

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Video games, Videogames, Games, Pastimes, Hobbies, Adventure Games, Puzzle Games, RPG, Role Playing Game, RPGs, Electronic Entertainment, Sports Games, Racing Games, Video Game Analysis, Nintendo Entertainment System, NES, Family Computer, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, FDS, Video Game Reviews, Reviews, Sonic the Hedgehog, Wii, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Super Mario 64, Mario Paint, Mario Artist, 64DD, Game & Watch, Nintendo video games, Nintendō Kabushiki Kaisha, Video Games Industry, Electronic games industry, Computer games, programming, Nintendo? Kabushiki Kaisha

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2011, Blackstone Audiobooks
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Table of Contents

Introduction! Mario's Inside Story. 1
Part 1. Arcade Fire. 7
1. Bady Mario the Birth of Nintendo of America. 9
2. Mario Artist: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Creation of Donkey Kong. 19
3. Mario's Brawl: The MCA Universal Lawsuit. 33
4. Mario's Early Years; The Video Game Crash of 1983. 45
Part 2. Super 8. 57
5. Mario's Island: Japan and the Famicom. 59
6. Mario's Sunshine: Super Mario and the Nintendo Entertainment System. 69
7. Mario's Bomb: the Lost Levels. 81
8. Mario's Smash: Super Mario Bros. 3. 89
9. Mario's Brothers: the Nes and the Game Boy. 101
10. Mario's Drift: Sega, the Genesis, and a Very Fast Hedgehog. 107
Part 3. Sweet 16. 117
11. Mario's Clash: The Sonic-Mario Showdown. 119
12. Mario's Galaxy: Spinoffs Galore. 129
13. Mario the Juggler: Mario Paint. 139
14. Mario's Advance: Nintendo's Discs. 149
15. Mario's Kart(ridge): Virtual Boy and Other Three-Dimensional Fun. 159
Part 4. Third Prize Is You're Fired. 173
16. Mario's World: The N64. 175
17. Mario's Communication Kit: the Nintendo DD. 185
18. Mario's Melee: The Gamecube. 195
19. Mario's Time Machine: The Game Boy Advance. 207
20. Mario's Saga: Sunshine and Darkness. 213
Part 5. Wii Are the Champions. 227
21. Mario's Revolution: The DS. 229
22. Mario's Princess: The Wii. 239
23- Mario's Party: Three Days in the Life of Nintendo. 251
24. Mario's Legend: The Future of Nintendo. 265
25. Mario's Misfortune: How Nintendo Survived 2011. 277
Thanks, Mario, but Our Notes and Acknowledgments Are in Another Castle. 293
Bibliography. 297
Index. 301

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Library of Congress
HD9993.E454N5767

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
309
Dimensions
21.5 x 14 x 2 centimeters

Edition Identifiers

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OL27022356M
ISBN 13
9781591845638

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OL16116640W

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