Keza MacDonald in conversation

Blackwell’s Manchester welcomes games journalist Keza MacDonald for an evening celebrating video games and the culture that surrounds them. The event centres on Super Nintendo, MacDonald’s joyful and insightful exploration of the company that created some of the most enduring characters and worlds in popular culture.

Drawing on decades of reporting and exclusive interviews, Super Nintendo traces Nintendo’s journey from a nineteenth-century playing card company to a global cultural force. Moving through iconic consoles, unforgettable games and more eccentric inventions, the book reflects on why Nintendo’s work resonates so deeply with players, and how video games speak to a fundamental human desire for play, connection and wonder.

MacDonald brings warmth, humour and deep expertise to her writing, combining industry knowledge with personal experience as a lifelong gamer. Her perspective captures both the magic of discovering a beloved game and the wider social and cultural impact of gaming across generations.

This conversation offers a chance to reflect on video games as art, entertainment and shared experience, and to explore what our love of play reveals about who we are.