Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story, a five-part documentary series, will premiere on Crackle on March 1, 2021. As reported by Deadline, this new docuseries is written and directed by Jeremy Snead of Video Games: The Movie and executive produced and narrated. by Sean Astin from The Lord of the Rings.Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story will feature interviews from Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, Nintendo of America co-founder Ron Judy, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, former Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime , and Xbox head Phil Spencer.
“Producing and directing Playing with power has been a lifelong ambition of mine as an artist, gamer and filmmaker, ”said Snead. “To not only see my show come to life with so much loving care by my team and my efforts, but to have the opportunity to partner with such a talented and experienced team as Screen Media and Crackle to bring the Releasing the series to the public is just a dream come true. “
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Astin discussed how capturing Nintendo’s more than a century of history was an “ambitious goal,” but “little by little, over four years, the series really came together. I think we took a five-episode journey that the world of video games and this legendary company in a way that most people have never seen. “
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2021 appears to be continuing the trend of video game documentaries, following the lead of 2020 with hits like Netflix ‘High Score and CBS All Access’ Console Wars.
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