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/
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WTF Fun Fact – Sex In A Box Game
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)
WTF Fun Fact – Gambling Rats
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
WTF Fun Fact – Nintendo’s Other Businesses
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
WTF Fun Fact – China Mobile Games Dominance
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
WTF Fun Fact – Solve The Rubik’s Cube
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
WTF Fun Fact – No Nintendos
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
WTF Fun Fact – Twister Or Pretzel
The party game of Twister was originally called Pretzel, but Milton Bradley changed the name in 1965 due to trademark issues. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Devil’s Game
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/