Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Season 1 Episode 3: A Sleeping Giant

Mar 01, 2021NR1h8.2

Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forward into the '90s. The invention of CD technology gives way to new gaming possibilities, but as Nintendo buys into this exciting new paradigm, they inadvertently...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Play Your Cards Right

1. Play Your Cards Right

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

The birth of Nintendo begins in 19th-century Japan, when a young entrepreneur...

Episode 2 A Trojan Horse

2. A Trojan Horse

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

The once-mighty U.S. gaming industry is reduced to a pile of rubble. But unbe...

Episode 3 A Sleeping Giant

3. A Sleeping Giant

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

Somewhat shaken after a tussle with Sega, Nintendo confidently presses forwar...

Episode 4 Forward Motion

4. Forward Motion

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

As PlayStation and Xbox wage war on the industry, Nintendo faces an identity ...

Episode 5 Reset Button

5. Reset Button

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

Plunging stock, natural disaster, a death in the family, and yet another fail...


Info about Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Crackle

Genres:Documentary