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Nintendo
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First founded
Nintendo Koppai was originally founded as a card company by Fusajiro Yamauchi. -
Name Change
The name of the company was changed to Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. -
Deal with Disney
In 1959, actualy date unknown, Nintendo made a deal with Disney to have their characters on their playing cards. -
Name Change
In 1963, actual date unknown, the company's name was changed from Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. to Nintendo Co., Ltd. -
First Toy Blockbuster
In 1970, actualy date unknown, maintenance engineer Gunpei Yokoi made "The Ultra Hand", which was the companys first big blockbuster and sold over one million products. -
New Game
A laser clay shooting system was invented. It was a rival to bowling at the time in Japan. -
Video game system
With Mitsubishi Electric, Nintendo makes a video game system using an electronic video recording player. -
Nintendo of America
Nintendo of America is opened in New York City -
Donkey Kong
In 1981, date unknown, Donkey Kong was developed. The most popular video game at the time. -
Gameboy
This is when the first handheld game system was invented. The gameboy. -
Big milestone
In 1995, date unknown, Nintendo produced its one billionth game cartridge. -
Nintendo DS
This is when the Nintendo DS was first released.