Why Nintendo Abandoned Its Plans to Make You Healthier

The Switch is a success, but it certainly won’t help you sleep better

Jon Irwin
OneZero
Published in
6 min readFeb 21, 2019

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Near the end, mortality weighed heavy on the mind of Nintendo’s youngest-ever president. He ached. He was tired. But even as his own body failed, he was preoccupied with the health of his company — one that had shape-shifted through the ups and downs of an…

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Jon Irwin
OneZero

Writer / teacher. Contributor @Variety. Previously: @Paste, @Gamasutra, @Killscreen, elsewhere. Author of Super Mario Bros. 2 from @BossFightBooks.