well, i kinda watched something on History Channel, i think, about Nintendo before. it pretty much detailed how Nintendo started as a company and transitioned through the times and evolved as a company in accordance to market demands.
it also showed how there was going to be a SNES Play Station and how it fell apart.

although, i understand.. it really isn't the same. i agree, there should be a Nintendo documentary
it'll be interesting to watch

surprised there isn't one

I know enough about nintendo's history but others don't seem to :/

The only thing I want to know though if nes's household penetraten rate really does hold the record for being the highest

Yeah i already no enough about nintendo. Heres the scoop as far as i know:

1. Raised gaming from the Dead with NES
2. Defeated Sega 
3. Betrayed Sony
4. Gets ass handed to Sony following Microsoft
5. Makes Motion controls and kicks Sony's ass

Never caught that History Channel special.  I love History Channel so I'll have to check into that.  Thanks for the heads up.

I wouldn't necessarily say Nintendo betrayed Sony.  From what I understand both sides kind of messed with each other.  Sony tried take Nintendo's IPs if they were produced on the SNES CD.  So it wasn't really one side screwing each other over they both just couldn't agree on things.  Although I am not 100% sure on all things involved in the issue with Sony/Nintendo deal.  I'll have to check more into it.

Nintendo made a deal with Sony that Sony would produce the CD's on Nintendos next console. But Nintendo when behind Sony's back to Toshiba (i think) leaving Sony in the dust. And then Sony used the tech to make the ps1. Thank God that happened.

There have been some.  The one that most comes to mind is the BBC's from around ten years ago, although that was equal parts ambush journalism as well.

What about the fact that they started in the late 1800's making trading cards, that their name in japanese means something along the lines of "like heaven" (that is a terrible translation on my part), they once ran love hotels, own part of the Seattle Mariners, etc. 

I would love a Nintendo documentary. G4/Tech Tv used to have a show called Icons then changed to Game Makers that went behind the history of gaming franchises. I know they had one on Miyamoto, Mario, LoZ, Gameboy. They were only 30 mins long but they were awesome.

I'm fairly certain that seth is correct. Sony tried to claim ownership of anything put onto the CD's (or something to that effect), thus effectively they were trying to take control of the IPs that would go onto the CD's (Mario on CD? Sony control it).

This is often glossed over because of the highly popular "ZOMG Nintendo stabbed Sony in teh back" stance.