Learn the History of Nintendo in PLAYING WITH POWER: THE NINTENDO STORY Trailer
Nintendo is getting a documentary miniseries with Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story from Jeremy Snead and Sean Astin. The five-episode series will tell the entire story of the giant game company from its days making cards to having some of the best sales of its life with the Nintendo Switch. Playing With Power will feature a number of prominent guests to help tell the story including Xbox’s Phil Spencer, Alison Haislip, Chris Kohler, Natalie Casanova, and even ex-president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé.
Written and directed by Jeremy Snead, executive produced by Sean Astin and featuring interviews from Wil Wheaton and Alison Haislip to Ron Judy (Co-Founder Nintendo of America), Nolan Bushnell (Co-Founder Atari), and Tom Kalinske (Former CEO Sega Of America), the docuseries covers the origins and journey of Nintendo from the 1800s until today. Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story joins the growing list of exciting new Crackle Original Series and will be available to watch for free when it makes its World Premiere on March 1, 2021 exclusively on Crackle.
Playing With Power: The Nintendo Storypeels back the curtain on the famously-secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global videogame industry by storm. Discover the humble beginnings of a gaming business that began many decades before the invention of television, and ride along the bumpy road of hits, misses, and wild ideas that turned Nintendo from a local playing card maker into a worldwide household name. Narrated by Sean Astin, the electrifying story is presented by an ensemble of Nintendo personnel, celebrity icons, and industry veterans including Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, former Nintendo CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé, and head of Xbox Phil Spencer.
Playing With Power will stream on Crackle starting March 1. All five episodes are written and directed by Snead with Astin serving as executive producer. You can check out the trailer for the series below.