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Feast your senses upon the upcoming release schedule for Pix'n Love books! After a long wait, and due to popular demand, our Gorgeous range of books are now to be released in English.
We want you to get involved and have your say, you can vote for which title you would like to see released next, using the "have your say" poll on the home page of our site. We look forward to receiving your opinion.
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Gunpei Yokoi
Gunpei Yokoi is a legendary and highly influential figure not just in Nintendo history, but in the history of the video games industry as a whole.
This exclusive book is dedicated to the life, philosophies and many inventions of the former long time Nintendo employee, and the man considered in Japan as "The God of Nintendo Toys".
Gunpei Yokoi was the inventor of the Game Boy and Game & Watch series, and the producer of several long running, highly successful and critically acclaimed Nintendo franchises, including Donkey Kong and Mario Bros.
Discover the astonishing personality of this iconic figure in video game history, from his humble origins as a Nintendo maintenance engineer, through his classic and beloved toy inventions such as Ultra Hand, Ten Billion and Duck Hunt, his pioneering inventions that changed the face of the video game industry such as the Game Boy, the Game & Watch, and even the D-pad that still appears on video game controllers to this day, right through to his parting company with Nintendo, and working on the Bandai Wonderswan, up until his tragic death in 1997.
This tribute to Gunpei Yokoi includes in depth reviews and information on every one of his inventions, toys and humble collection of pixels, yet to ascend to the very top of the video game industry, and yet to scale the heights of becoming gaming's most recognisable character.
Release date: 1st Quarter 2012
Price: £ 24,99
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The History Of Mario
Today, Mario is a worldwide icon, know by each of us. But in 1981, its birthdate, he was all but its vocation. Some forty, he had no reasons to become most popular than Pac-Man, the phenomenon of the time, or than Donkey Kong, the first Nintendo international ambassador. Although, it is him the first, after ten years of video games, who obtain consecration and honor with a Theater adaptation.
Write the story of Mario, is not so much answer the question "Who is he?" as: "Why him?". From New-York to Kyoto, we offer you a thorough dive in the video game winding, though the eighties, its games, its technological innovation, where fit the beginnings of a new world order.
Written by Williams Audureau, expert in video game since 2002, The History of Mario will let you discover a new world though the eyes of the most famous plumber in the world.
Release date: 1st Quarter 2012
Price: £ 21,99
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The History of Nintendo -Vol.2
The Game & Watch games, an amazing invention
The History of Nintendo Vol.2 is entirely dedicated to the fabulous Game & Watch games, a famous line of electronic LCD games which was very popular in the early 80's. Inside this long awaited book, you'll find the very detailed and exclusive chronicles of how this invention, which revolutionized the whole entertainment industry, came to be. You'll find out about the difficulties encountered during their development, the secrets behind this new concept at the time and dozens of unexpected documents. Aside from these chronicles, you'll also find a complete review of every single model ever released, as well as revelations about some collector's items, extremely rare today.
With 200 pages and over 1,500 pictures, you'll finally have all the keys to understand how Nintendo managed, in a few years, to become one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.
Author: Florent Gorges (in collaboration with Isao Yamazaki)
Number of pages:196
Plastic reinforced cover
Release date: 1st Quarter 2012
Price: £ 24,99
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