{"product_id":"super-mario-how-nintendo-conquered-america-1591845637","title":"Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1591845637\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ryan, Jeff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive story of the rise of Nintendo.In 1981, Nintendo of America was a one-year-old business already on the brink of failure. Its president, Mino Arakawa, was stuck with two thousand unsold arcade cabinets for a dud of a game (Radar Scope). So he hatched a plan.Back in Japan, a boyish, shaggy-haired staff artist named Shigeru Miyamoto designed a new game for the unsold cabinets featuring an angry gorilla and a small jumping man. Donkey Kong brought in $180 million in its first year alone and launched the career of a short, chubby plumber named Mario.Since then, Mario has starred in over two hundred games, generating profits in the billions. He is more recognizable than Mickey Mouse, yet hes little more than a mustache in bib overalls. How did a mere smear of pixels gain such huge popularity?Super Mario tells the story behind the Nintendo games millions of us grew up with, explaining how a Japanese trading card company rose to dominate the fiercely competitive video-game industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161747419424,"sku":"NEW1591845637","price":14.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71LiXcbuRzL.jpg?v=1786134603","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/super-mario-how-nintendo-conquered-america-1591845637","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}