ARC 9: How did Nintendo End Up with Tetris?




Arcadology: Video Game History and Design show

Summary: In the late 1980s, Tetris for the Game Boy ended up taking the world by storm. But how did Nintendo end up with the licensing for the Russian game? In this short episode I go over a brief history of the licensing, and legal battles surrounding Tetris. Arcadology theme by: https://twitter.com/PAldousMusic Arcadology on the web: http://www.arcadology.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/arcadology Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/arcadology