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World of Nintendo
nintendo's store within a store merchandise program
The World of Nintendo was a merchandise marketing program that Nintendo rolled out to major retailers to standardize how Nintendo products were being marketed and sold in retail outlets and department stores. The program featured a store within a store design which carried official Nintendo merchandise.
The purpose of the program was to push Nintendo branded merchandise as Nintendo already established a strong foothold in the video game industry during the mid 1980s. Their video game hardware and software were already extremely popular, and the company was in the process of branching out to animated cartoons, breakfast cereals and various merchandise. Wanting to capitalize on the momentum of their video game popularity the World of Nintendo was design to market Nintendo branded toys, board games, backpacks, t-shirts, school supplies, plush toys and hats along with many other various items.
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Crash Bandicoot
Naughty Dog developed platformer
Crash Bandicoot is an action platformer developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Players take on the role of a genetically altered bandicoot named “Crash” whose goal is to prevent Dr. Neo Cortex’s plans for world domination and rescue his girlfriend Tawna, a female bandicoot being held captive by Dr. Cortex.
The game’s conception began in 1994 when development studio Naughty Dog caught the attention of Mark Cerny of Universal Interactive Studios. In 1994, Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin created a game for the 3DO titled “Way of the Warrior” and presented it to Mark Cerny. Cerny was impressed with the game and signed Naughty Dog to a three-game deal with Universal Interactive Studios.
This Week In Gaming
| Events That Took Place On January 23rd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Years Ago |  | Birth of Howard Phillips | Nintendo Spokesman Co-editor of Nintendo Power | 1958 |
| 20 Years Ago |  | PaRappa the Rapper 2 | PlayStation 2 | 2002 |
| 5 Years Ago |  | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | Windows | 2017 |
| Events That Took Place On January 24th | ||||
| 25 Years Ago |  | Tomb Raider (Japan) | Saturn | 1997 |
| 22 Years Ago |  | Crazy Taxi | Dreamcast | 2000 |
| 5 Years Ago |  | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | 2017 |
| Events That Took Place On January 25th | ||||
| 75 Years Ago |  | Patent filed for Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device | Earliest documented video game | 1947 |
| 31 Years Ago |  | Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (Europe) | Genesis | 1991 |
| 3 Years Ago |  | Metroid Prime 4 development restarted & given to Retro Studios | Switch | 2019 |
| Events That Took Place On January 26th | ||||
| 59 Years Ago |  | Birth of Kensuke Tanabe | Video Game Designer and Producer | 1963 |
| 32 Years Ago |  | DuckTales (Japan) | Famicom | 1990 |
| Events That Took Place On January 27th | ||||
| 28 Years Ago |  | Disney’s Aladdin (Europe) | Super Nintendo | 1994 |
| 18 Years Ago |  | Sonic Heroes | PlayStation 2 Xbox | 2004 |
| 7 Years Ago |  | Dying Light | PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC | 2015 |
| Events That Took Place On January 28th | ||||
| 8 Years Ago |  | Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition | PlayStation 4 Xbox One | 2014 |
| 6 Years Ago |  | Rise of the Tomb Raider | PC | 2016 |
| Events That Took Place On January 29th | ||||
| 26 Years Ago |  | Duke Nukem 3D | PC | 1996 |
| 24 Years Ago |  | Biohazard 2 (Japan) a.k.a. Resident Evil 2 | PlayStation | 1998 |
| 21 Years Ago |  | Phantasy Star Online | Dreamcast | 2001 |