Word: popularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...addition to "Super Mario Brothers," which comes with the system, the hockey game "Blades of Steel" is particularly popular. Players must control skating moves, shots and can even fight in this almost realistic game...
According to Mark Lovering of Toys-R-Us, Nintendo's popularity stems from its wide range of cartridges, many of which are reproductions of popular arcade games. In addition, because the system has become so popular, additional consumers of all ages are jumping on the Nintendo bandwagon...
Flood also criticized the leadership for "massaging the package" to make it more popular after first coming out so strongly in its support...
...since they receive at least $140 million a year each from the networks for shouldering it. Independent stations have somewhat more latitude, but both groups are hungry for programming that sets them apart from cable and from each other. Among their alternatives are better movies and syndicated reruns of popular network sitcoms like Cosby, Cheers and, beginning next year, Golden Girls. But those do not come cheap. Cosby reruns can cost a station as much as $350,000 an episode...
Swimming with these lovable animals is getting more popular all the time, but critics argue that such programs put dolphins and people at risk solely for entertainment and profits...