How Nintendo Music Potentially Outlines the Future of Media
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How Nintendo Music Potentially Outlines the Future of Media
Music is primarily controlled by three large labels; podcasts are controlled by individual podcasters
Ben Thompson • Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play
It took Nintendo almost a century to invent the iconic Super Mario Brothers; YouTube was initially envisioned as a video dating site; Slack started as an internal communication tool for programmers developing an online game.
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It’s approaching problems the way every late-stage internet platform does, at least before it discovers its limits: by presuming total victory and control over the industry it’s been working to enclose. Spotify’s success as a basic streaming service eventually entitled it to a central role in how music is made and distributed. Why shouldn’t its suc... See more
John Herrman • Spotify Is Eating the Entire Music Business
Part of the reason I’m drawn to Nintendo Music as a potentially precious product is because, in many ways, it represents the future. Media companies will increasingly have to choose what to own and what to co-pilot. Not every new venture needs to exist as an O&O product, nor does it have to exist within a centralized environment. Licensing out ... See more
Julia Alexander • How Nintendo Music Potentially Outlines the Future of Media
Look at Nintendo, they’ve created their own world with their own characters. Not just like, “Oh, I’ve got to create characters.” No, it’s a culture, it’s a world, it’s a flavor, it’s a brand, it feels unique, something unique and fun, or interesting, and so it is. This is a very big topic to talk about. But I’m trying to distill it down as much as
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