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Never forget how Nintendo made its money.
Making playing cards? ๐คจ
For whom?
Gamblers.
Which is pretty weird for a law firm with a gaming side business.
The richest gamblers learned that you didn't need to beat the house if you are the house. ๐ค๐ผ
A pretty specific subset of gamblers.
Well, they're Japanese and started in Japan, so... The Dutch? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
The type of playing cards Nintendo used to produce have a high association with the gambling underground. So I presume they mean to insinuate Nintendo is associated with the Yakuza
I can not remember if this thing I read a long time ago that pretty much confirmed that Nintendo, at one point, had Yakuza members on its board was a real news article or from a fictional book (this is somewhat of a plot point in Lucky Wander Boy)... ๐ค
It's one of those things that's been rumored about since I was a kid, tho.
I saw something similar. I wouldn't be surprised if there still is some Yakuza connection remaining. There's bound to be some rich, influential yakuza members that were like "Nintendo? Neat, i'mma join this" and got a position somewhere. If not by money, by influence.