gamehistoryorg

Panel recording: We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today (Patreon)

Published:

2025-11-03 18:26:55

Imported:

2026-06

haven't archived this post yet. have a subscription? use the importer!

Content

Portland Retro Gaming Expo has posted a video of our panel from this year: We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today, featuring Nintendo of America alumni Bruce Lowry, Gail Tilden, and Lance Barr.

We're proud of how this panel turned out. It's rare to get this group together to talk about their experiences, and the audience got to hear all sorts of unique stories and insights into the sales and marketing strategy for the NES. We went for nearly two hours covering everything from the design of the NES to the snake-infested warehouse where Nintendo of America got its start.

Later this year (hopefully!), we'll be putting together a video going into in-depth on this topic. Stay tuned for more as we ramp up to the holiday season!

Files

Previews only

We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland

We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today Featuring: Gail Tilden, Lance Barr and Bruce Lowry Moderated by: Frank Cifaldi (https://gamehistory.org/) From the 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Oct 17 - 19, 2025. Join us for the next show! More info at https://retrogamingexpo.com Join us for this very special, extended, once-in-a-lifetime panel discussion with three people who were instrumental in launching the Nintendo Entertainment System exactly 40 years ago (to the day!). We'll discuss the challenges of launching a game system in the United States when the market was "dead," the inspirations behind the design of the hardware itself, the hustle of the New York test market, the legacy behind now-classic launch titles like Super Mario Bros., and much much more! #NES #Nintendo #VGHF #NintendoEntertainmentSystem