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Mini episode: How Nintendo created the Playstation
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Mini episode: How Nintendo created the Playstation

And somehow created their worst video games with Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips

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Sonyโ€™s Playstation is a globally dominant video game brand, often times beating Nintendo's own efforts in the space they pioneered. But did you know that Nintendo actually had a hand in creating the Playstation. It's a bizarre corporate story that not only involved Nintendo and Sony (two Japanese companies) but also Philips, the Dutch electronics manufacturer.

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