Retronauts Pocket Episode 5: The Media vs. NintendoMania
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🗓️ 9 September 2013
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In what could be the most John Stossel-heavy Retronauts episode of all time (we hope), your favorite classic gaming buddies and special guest Henry Gilbert (of GamesRadar) take a look at how the media reacted to Nintendo conquering a generation of children in the late '80s. Sit back, relax, and get ready to hear middle-aged adults growing progressively crankier about how kids can't stop playing those damned vidya games.
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| 0:00.0 | With WhatsApp's multiple layers of protection, don't just let the cat out of the bag. |
| 0:05.0 | End-to-end encryption ensures no one. |
| 0:07.0 | Not even WhatsApp can see your messages, so you can let out the whole litter. |
| 0:12.0 | And with view once, your photos and videos disappear after they're seen. |
| 0:16.0 | So you can let the dogs out too. |
| 0:18.0 | And with the features working together, you can let the whole zoo run free. |
| 0:23.0 | Thanks to WhatsApp's fierce privacy. |
| 0:26.0 | WhatsApp message privately with multiple layers of protection. |
| 0:30.0 | This week on Retronauts, you're about to enter the No Spin Zone. |
| 0:33.0 | Hey everybody, it's Bob Mackie here for Retronauts Pocket Episode 5. |
| 0:36.0 | And today's episode is all about, uh, I guess we're going to call it... |
| 1:02.0 | I'm going to call it the media versus Nintendo Mania. |
| 1:05.0 | That's what I'm calling it for now anyways until we think of a better name. |
| 1:08.0 | This is about the Wii U. |
| 1:09.0 | Oh! |
| 1:10.0 | I don't think the media really noticed the Wii U's out. |
| 1:13.0 | Did it? |
| 1:14.0 | All it's saying is bad things. |
| 1:15.0 | Okay. |
| 1:16.0 | Jeremy need you a little closer please. |
| 1:18.0 | Bad things. |
| 1:19.0 | Bad things are happening. |
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