{"id":3940,"date":"2021-03-01T17:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerforemdd.com\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2021-05-13T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:09:34","slug":"monday-motivation-a-story-of-a-plumber-and-his-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2021\/03\/01\/monday-motivation-a-story-of-a-plumber-and-his-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Motivation: A Plumber and His Brother Save Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3940\" class=\"elementor elementor-3940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3a1a22 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3a1a22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-225870c\" data-id=\"225870c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b04f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66b04f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pexels-tomasz-filipek-1637437-1080x380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vantage-thumbnail-no-sidebar size-vantage-thumbnail-no-sidebar wp-image-3947\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a1572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4a1572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday Motivation: A Plumber and His Brother Save Video Games<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4e9379 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4e9379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f28c0\" data-id=\"47f28c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b0433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b0433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1983, video game consoles weren&#8217;t as popular as you see today. In fact, it was during this time that the United States saw a large-scale video game recession. The market was over-saturated. While video games continued to pour from companies across the globe, consumers purchased less and less.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming products from companies like Atari and Mattel had put a bad taste in the mouths of many American households. The constant product issues often left families frustrated or bored. These reasons led many to purchase a personal computer instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years later, the video game market was still oversaturated and underwhelming. But one man believed he had just the thing to change it. And so, Hiroshi Yamauchi headed to New York City to introduce the Nintendo Entertainment System.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The year 1985 met Yamauchi with a lot of rejection. Retailers scoffed at the thought of placing the NES on their shelves. At some point, Yamauchi agreed to set up the consoles at various stores in hopes that audience engagement would increase sales. It took a full year for the Nintendo Entertainment System to gain any support in the U.S.. and we have a plumber and his brother to thank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the popularity behind Nintendo Entertainment Systems is due to the release of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Mario<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Since it\u2019s release, Super Mario has sold over 58 million copies. It is considered one of the top ten best-selling games <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the winter of 1986, Hiroshi Yamauchi finally accomplished his dreams. Nintendo Entertainment Systems flew off the shelves across America and continue to be a staple in American households. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-021f9f7\" data-id=\"021f9f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4b0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d4b0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/635778374066312423-HVCP-SM-scrn01-R-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3944\" 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In fact, it was during this time that the United States saw a large-scale video game recession. The market was over-saturated. 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