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Ben Ramsey
Ben Ramsey
@ramsey@phpc.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Maybe I learned this long ago and forgot—it happens—but…

TIL Nintendo was founded in 1889.

They made arcade games for yakuza-run gaming parlors.

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Dr. Professor Fred Rococo
Dr. Professor Fred Rococo
@morgan@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@ramsey https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48606526

#nintendo
#yakuza

BBC Newsround

History of Nintendo: Where did Nintendo come from?

Over a century ago, a small card company in the Japanese city of Kyoto was created. Little did anyone know what the legacy of that card company would become and the games that it would be responsible for.
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Ben Ramsey
Ben Ramsey
@ramsey@phpc.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@morgan I was joking about the arcade games, but yes, they made hanafuda cards, which were probably used in yakuza gambling clubs.

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Anthony, of course
Anthony, of course
@anthony@bitbang.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@ramsey they made (and still make) hanafuda cards

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