How a Factory Worker Saved Nintendo from Shutting Down

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When Nintendo was in dire straits, a young factory worker completely turned the company around.

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0:16 Nintendo building plate: Taken in Kyoto, Japan, May 1st, 2006, by Eckhard Pecher. User: Arcimboldo Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5) via Wikimedia Commons
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1:50 Game Over by David Sheff