2025-07-04
16 分钟The Nintendo Switch 2 is already the fastest-selling video game console of all time.
That's despite the technology behind it lagging years behind its competitors.
Without saying it, Nintendo is selling a culture.
On The Indicator,
we unpack the unusual business strategy that transformed a tiny Japanese toy company into a global multimedia giant.
Listen to The Indicator from Planet Money wherever you get your podcasts.
Hi, this is Kristen in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
where my two-year-old and I are taking a walk along the Gettysburg battlefield,
starting and ending at the Eternal Peace Light Memorial.
This podcast was recorded at 107 p.m. on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025.
Things may have changed by the time you've listened,
but we will be drinking ice cold water on our drive home.
Enjoy the show and happy Fourth of July.
Yes, happy Fourth of July, everybody.
Stay cool out there.
And Domenico's not going to say it.
Nope.
Nope.
Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Deepa Shivaram.