Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

By Jeff Ryan and Jeff Ryan

Book Overview

Nintendo has continually set the standard for video game innovation, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape. The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game. Jeff Ryan shares the story of how this quintessentially Japanese company found success in the West. Lawsuits, Hollywood, die-hard fans and and stand-offs with Sony and Microsoft are all part of the drama. Even non-gamers will find this a fascinating story of ambition and redemption.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591844053
• ISBN13: 9781591844051
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Portfolio
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher