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Founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi in Kyoto, Japan first making handmade hanafuda cards. -
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Started to mass produce Western-style playing cards and became Japan's top card company -
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the grandson of Fusajiro Yamauchi just at 22 became the president after his grandfather stepped down and tried different businesses like toys and taxis before focusing on video games. -
Created toys like the Ultra Hand, Love Tester, and Light Gun. Hired Gunpei Yokoi, who later invented Game Watch and Game Boy. -
Nintendo’s first home console series (only in Japan) and played simple games like Pong. -
Portable handheld games with a single built-in game.
also Introduced the D-pad controller. -
Was Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Introduced Jumpman (later Mario), Donkey Kong, and platform gameplay. -
First major home console from Nintendo, used game cartridges and saved the gaming industry after the 1983 crash some famous games are Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Metroid. -
Nintendo's first portable gaming system with swappable cartridges, long battery life, launched with Tetris and Designed by Gunpei Yokoi. -
Better graphics, stereo sound, and Mode 7 3D effects, added shoulder buttons. Popular games include Super Mario World, Zelda: A Link to the Past. -
First major 3D console with analog stick and rumble with a unique 3-pronged controller. Notable Games include Mario 64, Zelda: Ocarina of Time. -
Used mini discs and had a Portable design with handle. Big games: Luigi’s Mansion, Metroid Prime, Smash Bros. Melee and Pikmin. -
Satoru Iwata takes Hiroshi Yamauchi place after he steps down -
Dual screens, one touchscreen with a Microphone and Wi-Fi to play local-play. Had huge success with games like Mario Kart DS and Animal Crossing. The Nintendo DS is Nintendo's most successful handheld console, having sold 154.02 million units. -
Motion controls with Wii Remote and Nunchuk and included Wii Sports as well as Introduced Mii avatars. -
Glasses-free 3D top screen, Touchscreen bottom screen and Added second stick on New 3DS version. Big Games include Pokémon X/Y, Mario 3D Land. -
GamePad with touchscreen that could play games without TV and had Good games but poor sales. Big Games are Mario Kart 8, Splatoon. -
On July 11, 2015, Iwata died of bile duct cancer at age 55. Succeeded by Tatsumi Kimishima
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Hybrid TV and handheld console and Detachable Joy-Con controllers. Big Games: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey. The Nintendo Switch is the best-selling home console from Nintendo, with 150.83 million units sold. -
Shuntaro is the sixth and current president of Nintendo. -
At Universal Studios Hollywood and the First Nintendo theme park outside Japan
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Was a massive hit Earned over $1 billion worldwide making it one of the highest grossing animated movies. -
Announced at E3 2019 Tears of the Kingdom and Released May 10th, 2023 it sold 10 million copies in in three days. -
On January 16th, 2025 Nintendo announced the successor to the Switch called Switch 2 and is set to release on June 5th, 2025