The incredible story of how an unassuming playing card company became one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century: Super Nintendo is a joyous ode to our love of gaming by one of the most trusted voices in video games writing.





'A book bursting with love. Bop your head against it and see if a shower of gold coins comes out'

SAM LEITH, THE TIMES





'MacDonald writes brilliantly . . . a great book'

CHARLIE BROOKER





'An engaging history of Japan's most famous business.'

STEPHEN BUSH, FINANCIAL TIMES (Best Books of the Summer)



FEATURING CHAPTERS ON

Ultrahand, Donkey Kong, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, Kirby's Adventures, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, Nintendo Labo, Super Smash Bros, Splatoon





'Fascinating' MAIL ON SUNDAY



'Affectionate' IRISH INDEPENDENT



'Charming' SPECTATOR



'Brilliant' MIRROR





'MacDonald's conversations with all the gifted (and often eccentric) creative people who actually make the games are full of such wholesome insights, as are her own superb analyses of favourite games, and of the general vibe of Nintendo'

GUARDIAN





'If you want to learn about Nintendo, this is the book to do it'

NINTENDOLIFE



Keza MacDonald is the video games editor at The Guardian, for whom she also writes the 'Pushing Buttons' newsletter; she previously worked pretty much everywhere in the games media, including as editor-in-chief of Kotaku UK. She has spoken about games extensively on radio and television and has presented a Radio 4 documentary on the history of games.





MacDonald grew up in Edinburgh, left home at sixteen to work on a video games magazine, and hasn't lost interest in them since. She has spent nearly two decades as a journalist immersed in video game culture, writing about how they are made, how they are played, and how they connect people to each other all over the world. She now lives in Glasgow with her partner and children.