“There was no other path but this one.”.
Today, it’s very easy to fall into the trap of believing the Nintendo Famicom’s success in Japan was a foregone conclusion or that Nintendo was 100% convinced about its chances of success, but that apparently wasn’t the case.
With Famitsu recently celebrating the console’s 43rd anniversary, Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka (better known today as Chip Tanaka) has shared some interesting recollections about the uncertainty inside Nintendo in the run-up to Famicom’s release in 1983 — something he’d be keenly aware of, having been involved with the development of the internal sound chip for the Nintendo Famicom (h/t: @JJtheTexan).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“There was no other path but this one.”.
Today, it’s very easy to fall into the trap of believing the Nintendo Famicom’s success in Japan was a foregone conclusion or that Nintendo was 100% convinced about its chances of success, but that apparently wasn’t the case.
With Famitsu recently celebrating the console’s 43rd anniversary, Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka (better known today as Chip Tanaka) has shared some interesting recollections about the uncertainty inside Nintendo in the run-up to Famicom’s release in 1983 — something he’d be keenly aware of, having been involved with the development of the internal sound chip for the Nintendo Famicom (h/t: @JJtheTexan).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
