A new documentary series about the history of Nintendo titled Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story will premiere on March 1 on Crackle. All five episodes will be available at once on the same day.
The documentary is both narrated and executive produced by Sean Astin, known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
It will tell the story of Nintendo, the secretive japanese company whose origins date to the 19th century. It will feature interviews with Wil Wheaton, Alison Haislip, Nintendo of America co-founder Ron Judy, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, former Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske, former Nintendo CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé, and head of Xbox Phil Spencer.