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A lot of these facts either came from the Nintendo Wiki (http://nintendo.wikia.com/), or from published media, two examples being Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan (http://www.supermariobook.com/) and Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World by David Sheff (Purchase on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Game-Over-Nintendo-Conquered-World/dp/0679736220). If this is a topic that legitimately interests you, just search "Nintendo" under books on Amazon to read more about it.