Reggie Fils-Aimé Makes His Debut

Reggie Fils-Aimé Makes His Debut

In 2004 Nintendo was in a bit of a rut. Sales of its Gamecube console had been less than expected, and Nintendo had begun to build a reputation as a company that makes games for little kids. When Reggie Fils-Aimé was hired as Executive Vice President of Sales...
Henk Rodgers Teaches Nintendo How To Sell

Henk Rodgers Teaches Nintendo How To Sell

Prior to the release of the Nintendo Game Boy in 1989, Henk Rodgers was simply a game developer and salesman. A salesman who knew how to get his foot in the door of major developers from whom he wished to acquire rights to titles. One of those developers...
Review: Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset (Xbox)

Review: Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset (Xbox)

Turtle Beach has always worked hard to stay at the forefront of the gaming headset space by providing devices that push the industry forward while still providing the comfort and familiarity of what gamers are used to. While there is a lot of fierce competition out there, Turtle...
Film Review: Tetris

Film Review: Tetris

On June 6th, 1984, a game was introduced in Russia that would eventually take the world by storm. This game would not only sell millions upon millions of copies but would also give Russia their first lesson in capitalism. Tetris was introduced into a changing world, and its...
Shigeru Miyamoto Weighs in on Tetris

Shigeru Miyamoto Weighs in on Tetris

In the mid eighties, Tetris was being quietly passed around the video game industry. When it made it's way to Nintendo, Then Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi asked game industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto to try it out. When Yamauchi asked Miyamoto a few days later if Tetris was any...
Goodbye to a Legend; The Passing of Bernie Stolar

Goodbye to a Legend; The Passing of Bernie Stolar

Growing up in the 90's, I was enamored with the "Console war," the battle between Sega and Nintendo. I found myself strictly on the Nintendo side, but was also intrigued by Sega. A friend of mine had Genesis and would spend hours, sometimes days on it. While I...
Creating Color for the Colorblind: Dr. Don McPherson

Creating Color for the Colorblind: Dr. Don McPherson

Dr. Don McPherson is the co-founder of EnChroma, a company responsible for possibly the most groundbreaking technology in the field of color deficient vision. What was once considered to be moderately treatable with lenses that only work outdoors has now been refined with the invention of technology that...