Nintendo's Battle Against Video Game Rentals

there was no better feeling than coming home from school on Friday night and your parents saying "you want to go rent something at the video store?"

I love that this channel doesnt try to be funny snarky or cute, just the history presented well!

Renting games in the 90s was fierce. We had a local independent store that had all the latest releases. One weekend we got Desert Strike and it was awesome. You'd also meet friends randomly at the video store. Those were the days.

Nintendo: I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those pesky Blockbusters.

I rented Mario Kart SNES like 50 times from the local rental store; I could've bought it probably twice for the amount of money that I (my mom) spent lol

"Today, there are only 51" Oh dayum, this must be an old video.

It is always comforting to know that Nintendo hasn't changed at all since then.

Wow, video game rentals are still illegal in Japan. That one blew my mind.

God, I miss brick and mortar places. It used to be such a good time, going to the Blockbuster or the Hollywood video or the moviestop. It was a night out with the family. Mama and Daddy would get a movie for themselves and us kids would get a videogame and stay up till late trying to get as much fun out of the game as possible for the amount of days we were allowed to keep it. It was always so much fun just going to these places. Digital media is superior - yes. But it is still a shame that my kids will never know the fun of going out with the family to find that one treasure in the video store.

I remember renting the SNES console when it first came out. It used to come inside a cool black suitcase.

Rentals are good. It encourages trial and makes for a smarter future purchase. Forces Industry to make good games.

For a man that '"didn't like lawyers", Yamauchi sure liked lawsuits a lot 🤔

Hello and welcome to a brand new episode! Today we are learning about Nintendo's attempt to end video game rentals. I'm sure most of us have fond memories of going to the video store and picking out a game or movie, so enjoy the wave of nostalgia!

Only 51 Blockbuster Video's in the country, and I can confirm 3 of those are in Anchorage, Alaska.

the closest i ever got to a N64 is my dad renting the entire console from blockbuster with mario 64 for 3 days.... i remember waking up at 6am just to play lololol

Never knew this. Quite incredible actually. And now there is only 1 Blockbuster left

If I remember correctly, Nintendo also sued the makers of the Game Genie. They weren't happy with that device but they lost that case too lol.

They fought a long legal battle. Ironically, their best fight against rentals was actually making long RPG's that took a while to complete.

I remember the times in the early 2000’s when rental store were selling their inventories, you could get your dose of nes, super nes and others for dirt cheap

10:19 I'm watching this on August 4, 2019. Today's the 30th anniversary of that lawsuit I guess.