Still confused how AJ’s Nintendo games in the show got cleared knowing Nintendo
Obviously too many IP’s show up in The Sopranos to even count, especially with the later seasons as the show got more popular and obvious product placements (Titleist hats on the golf courses, Bobby’s Nestle model train car) would be imbedded within the cinematography.
What I was surprised and confused about during my first watch of the series was the amount of Nintendo IP’s in the series, mainly referring to how Mario Kart is both depicted in close-ups and spoken in dialogue. Nintendo has been known for decades to be extremely strict about brand image and not choosing to clear their IP’s for others, so I’m genuinely wondering how Chase and HBO pulled off doing Nintendo visuals for a TV-MA production, a crime drama at that. Both gameplay and voice acting from Mario Kart are in those scenes. Didn’t even mention Tony B’s kids and their Game Boy’s, same case with both a dialogue mention and pretty close shots of said Game Boy’s. Lemme know your ideas y’all