Handsome, talented and newly minted as Mr. Guam 2017 - with a wide array of possibilities look forward to, it’s hard to picture Sam Hashimoto beginning his journey from a darker place.

To Mr. Hashimoto, the Tokyo cafe was an extension of his living room, where he had once kept the memorabilia. He allowed in only his former industry colleagues and their friends, and he tried hard ...

Mr Hashimoto, who joined the company in 1984 (and now runs that secret Tokyo bar) says demand was so intense that engineers from Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters were sent to stores to help with sales.