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Product Details: Paperback: 494 pagesPublisher: Cyberactive Media Group (April 15, 1999) First Gamepress edition January 1999Language: English, ISBN-10: 0966961706, ISBN-13: 978-0966961706Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches, Shipping Weight: 14.4 ouncesAverage Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews), Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #314,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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And no, I am in no way affiliated with the book or the author, but the book provides a really fascinating look at the insides of Nintendo as it rose to glory in the early nineties.
EDIT: The book I linked to is "Game Over Press Start To Continue" by David Sheff (for those who don't feel like clicking on the link)
Game Over - The original and still the definitive. Anyone who thinks Nintendo is in trouble should read this - Nintendo has already looked trouble in the eye and punched it in the mouth.
The story is written in this book and would make a good comedy/spy thriller hybrid if done well.
It's not directly about Miyamoto, but this book is probably the best "Miyamoto biography" that exists.
Not a lot out there (that I know of) focuses on the fall half, but I feel like you'd appreciate these:
From For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American Arcade by The Verge
Replay: The History of Video Games
The Arcade Experience: A Look Into Modern Arcade Games and Why They Still Matter
Game Over: Press Start To Continue, The Maturing of Mario
I love books on gaming history. If you're interested, I'd recommend Steven Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games and David Sheff's Game Over
For anyone who's interested with learning more about Nintendo, I suggest reading Game Over Press Start To Continue. It's actually a really great read.
That's a weird one.
I've seen this version recommended; it doesn't have a Kindle version that I know of: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Press-Start-Continue/dp/0966961706/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481671222&sr=1-3&keywords=Game+over
I have the Kindle edition of this version that is still in print: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Nintendo-Conquered-World-ebook/dp/B0060AY98I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1481671157&sr=1-1&keywords=game+over+how+nintendo+conquered+the+world.
I'm not sure how similar the content is between the two. The version out of print was published in 1999 and has chapters added by a different author. I suspect it is an updated edition of the version that is still in print.
From Game Over: Press Start to Continue by David Sheff:
> When the game was complete, Miyamoto had to name it. He consulted the company's export manager, and together they mulled over some possibilities. They decided that kong would be understood to suggest a gorilla. And since this fierce but cute kong was donkey-stubborn and wily (donkey, according to their Japanese/English dictionary, was the translation of the Japanese word for stupid or goofy), they combined the words and named the game "Donkey Kong."