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How Nintendo Pivoted From Card Games to Video Game Empire
Episode 26 of The Pivot Podcast explores how Nintendo, founded in 1889 as a playing card company, survived multiple existential crises — from the rise of television to the smartphone revolution — by defying conventional wisdom. Lucas and Luna break down the strategic decisions that kept Nintendo relevant: the pivot to toys in the 1960s, the gamble on home consoles in the 1980s, the rejection of mobile gaming until the 2010s, and the Switch's hybrid bet that saved the company after the Wii U disaster. They discuss why Nintendo focuses on software integration over hardware specs, and how…
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