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Nintendo is founded as a playingcard manufacturer.
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Nintendo was founded as a company that produced playing cards.
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Hiroshi Yamauchi replaces his late grandfather as president of Nintendo.
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Nintendo asks Disney for permission to use their characters on Nintendo playing cards, to increase maketability towards Japanese families.
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The Ultra Hand was concieved by Nintendo maintenance engineer, Gunpei Yokoi, and was approved by Hiroshi Yamauchi.
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The light gun for the Mgnavox Odyssey was created by Nintendo, marking their fist involvement in electronic games.
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Nintendo's first ever video game console.
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The Game and Watch was released, marking Nintendo's first handheld game.
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The Nintendo Family Computer was is released in Japan, followed by the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US in 1985.
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The Nintendo Game Boy is released in Japan, being Nintendo's first handheld video game console.
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The Super Famicom is released, competeing with SEGA's Mega Drive.
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The Virtual Boy is released, and is regarded as a commercial failure.
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The Nintendo 64 was released in Japan, selling 500,000+ unit in the first day of its release.
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The Nintendo Game Boy Color is released in Japan, being Nintendo's first color handheld system.
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The Game Boy Advance is released as Nintendo's first console in in the 21st century.
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The GameCube is released.
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Satoru Iwata replaces Hiroshi Yamauchi as president of Nintendo.
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The Nntendo DS is released, being the second-best selling video game of all time, and the most successful use of a touch screen on a console.
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The Nintendo Wii is released. Strangly, it was released in the U.S. before Japan.
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The Nintendo 3DS is released, being Nintendo's second venue in 3D tech.
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The Wii U is released.
