A trip down memory lane.
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s North American release. Undoubtedly the most influential system of our time, the NES single-handedly reinvigorated the video game industry and gave birth to a stable of franchises that are still embraced by gamers today. Released at a time that the video game industry was considered dead in the water, The Nintendo Entertainment System launched a one-time hanafuda card company into the most successful developer and console manufacturer of all time.