Did you know that Star Fox wasn't even supposed to be released
to the public? It was just a testing program for the Super FX Chip but the designers liked it so much they told Nintendo to market it!
Did you know that the Metroid game was
not popular at all in Japan? But Nintendo bit the bullet and released in
the U.S. only to be a smash hit!!
Did you know that Virtual Boy Sold 1,000,000 systems in 1 week? Why
wasn't it that popular? Because more than half of them were returned!
Did you know More than 40% of American homes own a Nintendo system.
Nintendo's magazine, Nintendo Power, is the most widely-read
video game publication in North America, with a readership of over 750,000.
Mario is recognized by more children than Mickey Mouse.
It took a team of 16 people over 3 years to make Super Mario World for the Super NES.
Mainly all NES games are collector's items now due to the fact that
they stopped making them. But, did you know that Mike Tyson's
Punch-Out was discontinued? They had to take his name off of it
after he was sent to prison. So if you're like me, and own a
copy, congratulations! You own a game that was recalled!
Both the Legend of Zelda and Zelda 2 were suppose to be endless. Each new
quest the stages switched around. But the games both froze when the stages
switched into certain places, and the idea was scratched.
Star Fox 2 was released in Japan, but never made it to North America because
we got Donkey Kong Country instead, Japan didn't.
Did you know that the Super NES was going to have a CD add-on but it was never
released?
Did you know that the Rumble Pack went through a lot of different
names while in development. The names included the Jolt Pack,
Jumping Pack, and Force Pack.
Did you know that Nintendo had planned to release Star Fox 2
in North America. But I guess when Nintendo of Japan started
making Star Fox 64 they just decided not to release it.
Did you know that Link has always been a lefty? He's been that
way ever since the original Zelda on the NES.
Did you know that the company of Nintendo is over 100 years
old? It started off making playing cards. It also made toys and
then started making video games. The word Nintendo means we'll
always try our best. It is something like that.