Nintendo's history

The start of a LEGEND

Sep 23, 1889

Nintendo was invented in Japan in 1889 as a card game company source (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1)

Nintendo's history

Period: Sep 23, 1889 to Jun 5, 2025

The western cards

1902

The wesern cards were release in 1902 and the whole world loved it source (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1)

Walt Disney cards

1959

Nintendo cards released with walt disney characters on them source (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1)

The first console

Apr 28, 1980

The first ever nintendo console was released in 1980 as the GAME WATCH source (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1)

THE NES

1983

The NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) released for europe in 1983 source (https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1)

The Gameboy

Apr 21, 1989

The second handheld device by Nintendo https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1

Super NES

1990

The long awaited SNES was released to europe in 1990 https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOorJK0i5RbphVjy2nEMvIhdH6_kPUzQRaF-elPMsHL-feBNUk8n1

Virtual Boy

Jul 21, 1995

The Virtual Boy was nintendo's first portable console that could display 3d graphics

Nintendo 64

Sep 29, 1996

the nintendo 64 was the first 3d console by nintendo

The Color

Oct 21, 1998

The gameboy color was the sucessor to the gamboy it added color along with it

The gamecube

Sep 14, 2001

The gamecube was the sucessor to the n64 not a sequel but followed right after

The Wii

Nov 19, 2006

The Wii Was a low cost conole for all people not just the hard core gamers source (https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Nintendo-Wii/471600)

The Wii U

Nov 18, 2012

The Wii U was a sequel to the Wii not so popular on the other hand

The Switch

Mar 3, 2017

The switch was nintendo's Biggest seller with 152 Million units sold worldwide

The Switch 2

Jun 5, 2025

The Long awaited sequel to the Switch is releasing