Just finished reading "The Philosophy of Nintendo" (a Japanese business book on Nintendo). And here is one interesting thing I found out. It's the "I knew it all along, but never realized it" kind of thing.
Nintendo has always been viewed as an innovative company in the gaming industry, and more so with the success of Wii and DS. It's often compared to Apple and some may say this company has the magic of Silicon Valley startups like Google.
The interesting thing is Nintendo is an innovative company, but with strong roots back into history. Similar to visionary companies like P&G. In fact, Nintendo's headquarters is located in Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, where things do not change like Tokyo.
In Built to Last, a famous business book about visionary companies, there was this theme of "preserve the core and stimulate progress". And that comes to mind with Nintendo.
Nintendo proves the innovation can happen anywhere, and it doesn't have to be Silicon Valley.
Source: Philosophy of Nintendo (pg. 13)
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