The idea was simple, launch the Donkey Kong arcade game and let it see how the American market would react. Instead, the game had a bug that made the game play terribly or simply not at all, Donkey Kong would have to be shelved. With all the monitors now needing to be recalled something had to be done to recoup losses. Enter Genyo Takeda Nintendo programmer who had the idea of making a boxing game never seen before, Punch Out!!.
With Genyo Takeda's programming expertise the game was a Smash hit and put Nintendo on the map in the western markets. Failure to launch perfectly stuck with the higher ups at Nintendo and instilled the idea that no game should be shipped haphazardly and needed to do something to ensure their brand name was met with quality.
Shigeru Miyamoto was to be given another chance to create a game for the home console market that would wow audiences for the planned launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System; however, Genyo Takeda would be given some liberties on what titles should be released in the west as well. It was the start of a very peculiar time for the company.
POD: Donkey Kong Arcade game becomes unplayable in 1980 so Punch Out needs to be rushed to Arcades, how will Nintendo react?
Butterfly Effect: Donkey Kong is not known for Nintendo's quality, but instead Punch Out and leaves other game developers in the forefront of the Western Market as of now. Genyo Takeda will be more involved at Nintendo in future titles and will change the overall viewpoint on how the average gamer sees Nintendo.
Future Threadmarks
Hey Little Mac
Hello from Japan
A Bolder Nintendo
Note: Some ideas credited to @TheFaultsofAlts
With Genyo Takeda's programming expertise the game was a Smash hit and put Nintendo on the map in the western markets. Failure to launch perfectly stuck with the higher ups at Nintendo and instilled the idea that no game should be shipped haphazardly and needed to do something to ensure their brand name was met with quality.
Shigeru Miyamoto was to be given another chance to create a game for the home console market that would wow audiences for the planned launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System; however, Genyo Takeda would be given some liberties on what titles should be released in the west as well. It was the start of a very peculiar time for the company.
POD: Donkey Kong Arcade game becomes unplayable in 1980 so Punch Out needs to be rushed to Arcades, how will Nintendo react?
Butterfly Effect: Donkey Kong is not known for Nintendo's quality, but instead Punch Out and leaves other game developers in the forefront of the Western Market as of now. Genyo Takeda will be more involved at Nintendo in future titles and will change the overall viewpoint on how the average gamer sees Nintendo.
Future Threadmarks
Hey Little Mac
Hello from Japan
A Bolder Nintendo
Note: Some ideas credited to @TheFaultsofAlts
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