Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What's the secret to video game success? Luck? Motion controllers? Mustachioed plumbers? Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story brings together the creators of Video Games: The Movie and Executive Producer Sean Astin to peel back the curtain on the famously-secretive company that would take the gaming 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. The electrifying story is presented by an ensemble of Nintendo personnel, celebrity icons, and industry veterans including Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, Reggie Fils-Aimé, and Phil Spencer.

Series details

• Title: Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-03-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Crackle
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 53860
• IMDb ID: tt14016778
• TVDB ID: 396377

Cast and credited roles

• Wil Wheaton — Actor, Internet Personality
• Sean Astin — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-03-01; final listed air date 2021-03-01; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.