{"product_id":"super-nintendo-hardcover","title":"Super Nintendo (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and\nthe company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Keza MacDonald pulls back the curtain on the Nintendo dream factory.” —Walt\nWilliams, author of \u003ci\u003eSignificant Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into\none of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eSuper Nintendo,\u003c\/i\u003e lifelong gamer and a renowned video games\njournalist Keza MacDonald traces Nintendo back to its quirky beginnings in\n1889, illuminating its singular ethos, its endlessly innovative leaders and\ndevelopers, its massive cultural impact, and, most of all, the video games\nthemselves, which have inspired joy and creativity in millions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLeaping from game to game, \u003ci\u003eSuper Nintendo \u003c\/i\u003etells the remarkable\nstory of the people who brought us Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Pokémon, Animal\nCrossing, Splatoon, and more—not to mention the SNES, N64, Game Boy, Wii,\nSwitch, and a host of other wacky gizmos—and charts the delights they’ve\noffered over the decades. MacDonald draws on private interviews with icons like\nShigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, who continues to leave his stamp on the\ncompany, and takes readers on a trip to the secretive Nintendo HQ—making her\none of the few Western journalists to have set foot inside the building. Along\nthe way, she uncovers the driving force behind these creative triumphs: a\nwillingness to take risks and place long-term success over short-term profits.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA carousel of wonders, \u003ci\u003eSuper Nintendo \u003c\/i\u003ewhisks you back to the\ncouch in the den, a controller in your hands for the very first time, staring\nup at a screen of infinite possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKEZA MACDONALD is video games editor at \u003ci\u003eThe\nGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere she writes the \"Pushing Buttons\" newsletter.\nHaving previously held editorial roles at \u003ci\u003eIGN\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKotaku\u003c\/i\u003e,\ntwo of the biggest specialist games websites in the world, she is also the\ncoauthor of \u003ci\u003eYou Died: The Dark Souls Companion \u003c\/i\u003ewith Jason\nKillingsworth and regularly appears on TV and radio as a video games expert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897212235983,"sku":"9780593802687","price":34.88,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_597580ae-b811-4d7e-a5b6-3c50cab7ddf9.webp?v=1773045919","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/super-nintendo-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}