Jeremy Snead, the director of 2014’s Video Games: The Movie and 2016’s Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed, has returned with another behind-the-scenes look at one of the industry’s biggest players. Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story was released today on Crackle.
Featuring narration from Sean Astin, Playing With Power also includes commentary from Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime, Microsoft’s’s Phil Spencer, Sega’s Tom Kalinske, and Atari’s Nolan Bushnell, as well as Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, Cliff Bleszinski, and more:
How did Nintendo go from niche playing card company to global juggernaut of gaming? This Crackle Original series brings together the creators of Video Games: The Movie and Executive Producer Sean Astin to pull back the curtain on the famously secretive company. The electrifying story is presented by an ensemble of Nintendo personnel, celebrity icons and industry veterans, including Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Alison Haislip (Robot Chicken), Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime, and Xbox’s Phil Spencer.
All five episodes of Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story are now available to stream, and a trailer has been embedded above.