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The Creation and Early Roots
A trading card company that went under the name, "Nintendo Koppai" was formed by Fusajiro Yamauchi, a Japanese Entrepreneur who spent most of his life in Kyoto in 1889. -
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Nintendo Throughout the Years
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Fusajiro Leaves the Company and Stays Uninvolved Until His Death
Fusajiro Yamauchi leaves the company in 1929 and stays uninvolved in any projects relating to Nintendo until his passing -
Yamauchi's Great Grandson Later Takes Over as President
Hiroshi Yamauchi took over the company and served as the president sometime after Fusajiro retired and passed away, transforming the former trading card company, into a video game company. -
Nintendo Releases it's First Arcade Game
With arcade games on the rise, the company joins in on the trend and releases it's very first arcade game, Laser Clay Shooting System. -
Nintendo Hires Shigeru Miyamoto as an Apprentice in the Planning Department
A young man by the name of Shigeru Miyamoto joins the company and gets hired as an apprentice. -
Donkey Kong Releases
Miyamoto's first game as well as Nintendo's first international success as well as what saved the company from collapsing financially. It also established the company as a prominent brand. -
Donkey Kong Jr. Releases a Year Later
After the global success Donkey Kong had on the general public, it led to Miyamoto to create a sequel to the game, "Donkey Kong Jr." -
Donkey Kong 3 Releases
Donkey Kong 3 releases a year after Donkey Kong Jr. The company is getting more popular due to these titles releasing. -
Gaming's Biggest Icons Are Born
After the success of the Donkey Kong Games, Miyamoto works on his second game called "Mario Bros." Where the character originally known as jump-man is named Mario and is given a brother named Luigi. The game was also a very big success. -
Nintendo's Very First Console
Sometime after the releases of the Mario Bros. game, Nintendo decides to make their very first home console. The Nintendo Entertainment System(NES). -
Super Mario Bros. Releases!
Super Mario Bros. releases for the NES sometime after the console releases. The game serves as a sequel to the arcade game Mario Bros. and was received very well by the public. It also gave Nintendo more recognition as well as Miyamoto becoming one of their best employees because of it. This is also the point where Mario would become the company's mascot. -
The Super Nintendo System Releases
The SNES upon release was a global success. The console was well known for upgrading Nintendo's most famous franchises, and making the games even more critically acclaimed. -
The Nintendo 64 Releases!
The Nintendo 64 or commonly known as the N64, released in 1996 with three launch games that came released with the console. That being Mario 64, Pilot Wings 64, and Saikyo Habu Song. The console also introduced 3D gaming as well. -
Nintendo Releases the GameCube
The Gamecube was Nintendo's sixth generation console, as well as being Nintendo's first game console to use optical discs rather than game cartridges. -
The Nintendo Wii Comes Out!
Nintendo released the Wii on November 19, 2006, as their seventh-generation home console. The company designed the console to appeal towards a wider audience than those of its main competitors, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, including "casual" players and audiences that were new to video games. -
The Wii U Releases
A direct successor to the Wii, and the first entry in the eighth generation of home video game consoles. The Wii U's distinguishing hardware feature is the GamePad, a tablet-like controller which contains a touchscreen that wirelessly streams a video output from the console. Nintendo also made handheld consoles like the 3DS a year prior to the Wii U releasing. -
The Current Console Up-To-Date! The Nintendo Switch!
The Nintendo Switch is the latest and most recent console Nintendo has created. It gives you the choice of playing on your tv or playing on the tablet.