The iconic game Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 gaming system was created by a group of only 9 people, 8 of which had never worked on a video game before. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://uproxx.com/gaming/goldeneye-n64-facts/
When Milton Bradley Company introduced Twister in 1966 as a game of physical skill, it was denounced by their competitors as ‘sex in a box’. It is one of the first games where human bodies are used as playing pieces. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(game)
Researchers taught rats how to gamble and they learned how to play it safe and maximize their ‘winnings’. However, when they introduced flashing lights and sound they changed their behavior and went for the high-risk, high-reward option. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/flashing-lights-and-sounds-turn-rats-into-gamblers
Nintendo started as a playing card company in 1889 and over the years has operated a taxi company called “Daiya” as well as an hourly ‘love hotel’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-theyve-tried-to-forget-gambling-gangster-5784314
China is the world’s largest mobile games market, accounting for over 25 per cent of global revenue. Domestic games revenue in China is expected to reach a staggering total of $42 billion by 2022. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-08-chinas-games-market-expected-to-reach-usd42-billion-by-2022
An international team of scientists and Google engineers have discovered that the Rubik’s cube puzzle can always be solved in 20 moves or less. – WTF Fun Facts
The Nintendo Entertainment System became so popular in the 1990’s that Nintendo Corp. had to campaign against calling all video game consoles a ‘nintendo’ in order to prevent their trademark from becoming generic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/04/random-heres-why-nintendo-doesnrt-want-you-using-the-word-nintendo-to-describe-video-games
The party game of Twister was originally called Pretzel, but Milton Bradley changed the name in 1965 due to trademark issues. – WTF Fun Facts
The numbers on a roulette wheel when added together sum up to 666. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.casino.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-a-roulette-wheel/
Contestants on Jeopardy! are not allowed to bet $69, $666, $14, $88, or $1488 during final Jeopardy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.avclub.com/jeopardy-producers-have-stripped-contestants-of-their-1834356162
Penn & Teller created a video game in 1995 called ‘Desert Bus’. In the game, the player drives an 8-hour bus route in real time between Tucson and Vegas. The scenery never changes from rocks and road signs and once the player reaches the destination, they have to turn around and drive back. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/desert-bus-the-very-worst-video-game-ever-created
Urban Outfitters used to sell a board game called Ghettopoly with bonus cards that read: “You got yo whole neighborhood addicted to crack. Collect $50 from each playa.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jan/21/games.shopping
Tetris can help you with traumatic events – WTF fun facts
Self-driving cars ‘play’ Grand Theft Auto to learn to drive – WTF fun facts
