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The Start of Nintendo
Fusajiro Yamauchi began manufacturing "Hanafuda" (flower cards) Japanese playing cards in Kyoto. -
Worldwide
Mr. Yamauchi started manufacturing the first western-style playing cards in Japan. These were originally intended for export, but the product became popular in Japan as well as the rest of the world. -
Official!
The company was established as an unlimited partnership, Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. -
Marufuku
Mr. Yamauchi began a distribution company, Marufuku Co. Ltd. -
The President of the Co.
Hiroshi Yamauchi took office as President and headed the manufacturing operation of Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. -
Nintendo is the name!
The name of the company was changed to Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. -
Moving on Out
The company's consolidated factories were dispersed in Kyoto, Japan. -
Number 1!
Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. became the first to succeed in manufacturing mass-produced plastic playing cards in Japan. -
When you Wish Upon a Star..
The company started selling cards printed with Walt Disney characters, opening up a new market in children's playing cards and resulting in a boom in the card department. -
Stock!
The company listed stock on the second section of the Osaka Stock Exchange and on the Kyoto Stock Exchange -
Hello, Nintendo
The company changed its name to Nintendo Co., Ltd. and started manufacturing games in addition to playing cards. -
Efficiency
Nintendo expanded and reinforced the game department and built a production plant in Uji City, a suburb of Kyoto, Japan. -
Techy Toys
The stock listing was changed to the first section of the Osaka Stock Exchange. A reconstruction and enlargement of corporate headquarters was completed. The company began selling the Beam Gun series, which employed opto-electronics, introducing electronic technology into the toy industry for the first time in Japan. -
Now we're Talking!
In co-operation with Mitsubishi Electric, Nintendo developed a videogame system using an electronic video recording (EVR) player for Japan. -
Time for 'Merica
Minoru Arakawa, son-in-law of Nintendo's Japanese chief Hiroshi Yamauchi, opened Nintendo of America in New York City. Nintendo started an operations division for coin-operated games. -
It's-a Me!
Nintendo artist Shigeru Miyamoto created the game Donkey Kong. The hero, originally called Jumpman, is a carpenter racing to save his girlfriend, Pauline, from a crazed ape. Jumpman was later renamed during the establishment of Nintendo of America's headquarters by Nintendo Co., Ltd. In honour of Jumpman's resemblance to their office landlord, Mario Segali, he was later renamed 'Mario'. -
Not Monkeying Around
Nintendo developed and distributed the coin-operated video game "Donkey Kong." This video game quickly became the hottest-selling individual coin-operated machine in the business. -
Woah..!
The company researched and developed the Hands Free controller, making the NES accessible to even more Nintendo fans. The game library for the NES grew to 65 titles, helping to broaden the system's appeal to include more adults. -
Seems like yesterday..
The Game Boy, the first portable, handheld game system with interchangeable game cartridges, is introduced in Japan along with Tetris. -
Home sweet Home
The company developed home-use videogames in cooperation with Mitsubishi Electric: "TV Game 15" and "TV Game 6". -
I bought that!
On 11 March, the Nintendo DS was launched in Europe to immediate success. By June the system had sold a million units throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Nintendo introduced the Game Boy Micro. Measuring just 4 inches wide by 2 inches tall, the ultra-stylish Game Boy Micro featured a backlit screen. -
Better than mine...
Early 2011 saw the release of Nintendo 3DS, which allows users to see stereoscopic 3D visuals without the need for special glasses. The system launched with a varied software line-up, including Nintendo-developed games Pilotwings Resort and nintendogs + cats, and its catalogue expanded in May with Steel Diver and Dead or Alive Dimensions, distributed and marketed in Europe by Nintendo. -
Switch!
The nintendo switch was released! It combines mobility and fun!
