The Sony PlayStation, originally known as the Game Player, was never meant to be a Nintendo competitor. It was designed in partnership with Nintendo to exclusively play Nintendo games on compact discs. Nintendo backed out of the deal at the last minute and Sony went ahead and launched the console they had built. – WTF Fun Facts
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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 – 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
this ceo took a pay cut instead of blaming workers
This CEO took a pay cut instead of blaming workers – WTF fun facts
nintendos mario is named after a real person
Nintendo’s Mario is named after a real person – WTF fun facts