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Top ten collectible items that can land you a fortune

Strategy Driven

There are gold watches with a price tag of more than ten million dollars. If you were a fan of Nintendo games in the ’90s, you might be hoarding an expensive collectible. If you have first editions of the Kite Runner or the Twilight, that’s some treasure you’re sitting on right now. VIDEO GAMES.

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Why Peanuts Matter

Harvard Business Review

Although many people didn't notice, Nintendo took a similar route in the video game industry, where new technologies were making games complex; intimidating would-be players; and increasing R&D, manufacturing, and software development costs enormously. As a result, Nintendo could introduce the Wii for $250 in the U.S.

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The Future of Commerce Starts With a Tap

Harvard Business Review

Nintendo uses NFC in the new Wii U gaming console. It works like this: A chip in your phone sends out a radio wave that is picked up by another NFC device or any object with an RFID tag. The tag is small, about the size of a dime, and can be embedded in or attached with a sticker to a product or advertisement. So what's NFC?