Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America Book

Introduction: Mario's Inside Story 1

Part 1 Arcade Fire 7

1 Baby Mario: The Birth of Nintendo of America 9

2 Mario's Artist: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Creation of Donkey Kong 19

3 Mario's Brawl: The MCA Universal Lawsuit 33

4 Mario's Early Years: The Video Game Crash of 1983 45

Part 2 Super 8 57

5 Mario's Island: Japan and the Famicom 59

6 Mario's Sunshine: Super Mario Bros. And the Nintendo Entertainment System 69

7 Mario's Bomb: The Lost Levels 81

8 Mario's Smash: Super Mario Bros. 3 89

9 Mario's Brothers: The Nes and the Game Boy 101

10 Mario's Drift: Sega, the Genesis, and a Very Fast Hedgehog 107

Part 3 Sweet 16 117

11 Mario's Clash: The Sonic-Mario Showdown 119

12 Mario's Galaxy: Spinoffs Galore 129

13 Mario the Juggler: Mario Paint 139

14 Mario's Advance: Nintendo's Discs 139

15 Mario's Kart (Ridge): Virtual Boy and Other Three-Dimensional Fun 159

Part 4 Third Prize Is You're Fired 173

16 Mario's World: The N64 175

17 Mario's Communication Kit: The Nintendo DD 185

18 Mario's Melee: The Gamecube 195

19 Mario's Time Machine: The Game Boy Advance 207

20 Mario's Saga: Sunshine and Darkness 213

Part 5 Wii are the Champions 227

21 Mario's Revolution: The DS 229

22 Mario's Princess: The Wii 239

23 Mario's Party: Three Days in The Life of Nintendo 251

24 Mario's Legend: The Future of Nintendo 265

25 Mario's Misfortune: How Nintendo Survived 2011 277

Thanks, Mario, But Our Notes and Acknowledgments are in Another Castle 293

Bibliography 297

Index 301