The Founding: Nintendo as Religion

Nintendo Corporation, Ltd. A company, or a religious movement on par with the greatest cults of our time?

I argue the latter.

Inspired by the Believer who publishes seriousgamer007.blogspot.com, I have come to realize that my religion is, in fact, Nintendo. Nintendology. The Church of Nintendo.

It's a work in progress.

Think I'm as crazy as Tom Cruise? Before unfavorably comparing my sanity to John Travolta's, look deep into your own heart, and you'll discover that you, too, have more in common with Nintendo than your current religion.

Your faith in Nintendo will grow as you read faith-promoting literature, and logically, emotionally, confront the modern-day miracles produced by Nintendo:

When was the last time you saw Jesus? I'll tell you right now, I last saw Mario in 2002. He appeared to me in San Francisco's Little Italy district, alongside the world's largest bowl of pasta.

The world's largest. A modern-day miracle.

How many actual, physical, tangible pieces of pure joy has your religion produced? Nothing, except perhaps Rastafarian's blunts, can evoke unbridled happiness that even approaches that of Super Mario Bros. 3. Recall the Ritual of inserting the cartridge into the NES, pushing the Power button, watching the flashing/mesmerizing pink and green screen, turning off the NES, removing the game and blessing it with your own life's breath, reinserting the cartridge into its holy Mantle, Praying that the Game works, and ultimately letting loose a cry of ecstasy as the familiar "ding" sounds, and the title screen appears. Rejoice!