From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda: "In 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo Koppai for the purposes of producing and selling hand-crafted Hanafuda cards painted on mulberry tree bark. Though it took a while to catch on, soon the Yakuza began using Hanafuda cards in their gambling parlors, and card games became popular in Japan again."
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Atari video game burial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial
Five Million E.T. Pieces: http://www.snopes.com/business/market/atari.asp
1st issue of Nintendo Power (1988) — http://scribd.com/doc/8501/Nintendo-Power-Issue-1-1988-JulAug
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda: "In 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo Koppai for the purposes of producing and selling hand-crafted Hanafuda cards painted on mulberry tree bark. Though it took a while to catch on, soon the Yakuza began using Hanafuda cards in their gambling parlors, and card games became popular in Japan again."
A newspaper article from 1982 that reflects the views of Mr. Everett Koop: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19821111&id=3yAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZtwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2720,1376979
An statement from Mr. Everett Koop clarifying his opinion on the matter: http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/QQBBCF.pdf
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