Editing Talk:Nintendo

==Date==
Maybe it's just me, but I don't believe Nintendo was founded in 1889. {{User: Monty Mole/sig}}

:They first made playing cards, if that makes it any more believable... --[[User:YellowYoshi398|YellowYoshi398]] 20:38, 2 February 2007 (EST)

Hmm... time to research. They were a card company, that part is true. I believe that it was founded in 59, but I'm not completely sure. {{User:Knife/sig1|Sword|show me the monaay|Image:Feeling_fine_badge.PNG|Green}}

They published a hundredth anniversary article in Nintendo Power, and I know I don't have any issues of Nintendo Power from 1959 or 2059. I could dig out the issue if necessary, but it would take some time to find. So take that for what it's worth. --[[User:Toadstool Forever|Toadstool Forever]] 02:45, 24 March 2007 (EDT)

==Campus Challenge?==
[[Nintendo World Championships|This page]] talks of a Nintendo Campus Challenge, in which money prizes were given for top scores. Yet, besides on that page, no mention of a Campus Challenge is on the Wiki. I think it should be added here, as well as the link to that page, thus making that page no longer orphaned. ;D
{{User:Luigi hc/sig}}

==Virtual boy==
Virtual Boy is under handheld. Although it is portable, you must have a steady surface, and you're sticking your face into a goggle-like thing. I doubt this is considered hand-held. [[User:Super Mario 256|Super Mario 256]] 07:35, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

==Length==

Shouldn't the article be longer because they were the ones to create most Mario Universe.{{Unsigned|Pal101}}

You shouldn't ask people to expand articles, you should do so yourself. And yeah, I'll get back to this after I finish doing recipes and SML2 articles.{{User:Knife/sig}} 14:48, 9 June 2007 (EDT)

Already got it covered. I have expanded it, and it inludes a lot more information. I also did [[Gunpei Yokoi]] in my spare time. Oh, and Knife, you wrote "You '''Should''' ask people to expand articles". Well, I fixed it and spelled '''Shouldn't'''. However, if you intended on it being '''Should''', then I'm sorry. Anyhoo, I expanded the article, is it good enough? {{User:Pokemon DP/sig}}

== Japanese Name ==

Despite the fact that it may be not needed, one letter of the Japanese name for Nintendo is displayed as ? for me. The other two display correctly. - {{User:Cobold/sig}} 10:06, 22 November 2007 (EST)

== Terrible logo... ==

I don't usually post here anymore, though I just have to explain to you what a terrible choice you made for the logo. Why in the world would you choose the N64 logo over the company's? --[[User:Bentendo|Bentendo]] 11:39, 23 August 2008 (EDT)

The N64 logo belongs in the [[Nintendo 64]] page, not the [[Nintendo]] page because this is the company's page not the system's. So I say we keep the image we have. {{User:Paper Jorge/sig}}
:... You really didn't read his comment, didn't you? He's complaining that the n64  logo is on '''THIS''' page. --[[User:Blitzwing|Blitzwing]] 12:41, 23 August 2008 (EDT)

Haha! That's much better! =) {{User:Mcoolister/sig}}

:Blitz: Wait... wut? I don't see a logo. {{USer:Garlic Man/sig}}
::In case you didn't notice the fact that my comment was posted 10 minutes ago, the image on this article was a squat n64 logo before Mcool reverted it to it's original version. --[[User:Blitzwing|Blitzwing]] 12:58, 23 August 2008 (EDT)

== Logo's color change ==

I've found recently that Nintendo logo's color scheme was changed to grey now, possibly to just make a match for the current color of the consoles (which are obviously white - or black). I have proofs both Wikipedia and the Official website. Should we change the old red logo for the grey? {{User:Coincollector/sig}}
:Since it's the most recent logo, yes. {{User:Stooben Rooben/sig}} 21:54, 10 October 2008 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nintendo.svg] <- Some thing like this. {{User:Princess Grapes Butterfly/sig}}

== The meaning of Nintendo ==

Did you know that "Nintendo" means "leave your luck in heaven"? I don't know what this phase means, I just found out from the ''Guiness Book of Records: the Gamers' Edition''. Should we mention it there?

{{User:Miss Koopette/sig}}
:Definitely.  For every real world subject related to Mario that we cover on this website, we want to give a general background, and IMO the meaning of the name falls in that. :D Thanks for catching that! {{User:Stumpers/sig}} 17:28, 4 March 2009 (EST)

== World's Largest Bowl of Pasta ==

On August 22nd 2002, at Washington Square, San Francisco, Nintendo of America and Buca Di Beppo Resturants made the worlds largest bowl of pasta, weighing at 1480kg. Since it's a world record, should we include this in the 'Trivia' section of the article? {{User:SKmarioman/sig}}
:What do you mean by Nintendo of America? Did the company sponsor the event, or were representatives there (i.e. Reggie Fils-Aime)? More importantly, do you have a source? {{User:Mario4Ever/Sig}} 23:14, 8 April 2011 (EDT)
My source is Guiness World Records 2005. I just said all of the information that was there. I don't have any further information. {{User:SKmarioman/sig}}

== Does Donkey Kong really count as a Mario game? ==

Personally, I don't think so. [[User:DuchessSponge5000|DuchessSponge5000]] ([[User talk:DuchessSponge5000|talk]]) 01:08, September 11, 2021 (EDT)

*I'm pretty sure Donkey Kong counts as an Mario game. Mario is the main character of the game and Donkey Kong and Pauline have reappeared in later titles. The [[A Traditional Festival]] quest in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' is a huge reference to that game too. There are also tons of other references of the original Donkey Kong in mainline Mario games too. {{User:WildWario/sig}} ([[User talk:WildWario|talk]]) 01:16, September 11, 2021 (EDT)

**Hmmmm... okay. [[User:DuchessSponge5000|DuchessSponge5000]] ([[User talk:DuchessSponge5000|talk]]) 01:31, September 11, 2021 (EDT)

== Wouldn’it be good to have Nintendo Direct pages.? ==

For example a main Nintendo Direct page, would be split up into smaller pages, for example there would than be an article for Nintendo Direct - September 14, 2023, where you can see which content for the Super Mario franchise was announced/shown. 

~~Big Super Mario Fan

== supported regions ==

===First-party distribution===
As a {{wp|Multinational corporation|multinational company}}, Nintendo has established various regional divisions dedicated to marketing and sales of its products outside Japan, including ''Super Mario'' games, merchandise, and licensing, located in different gaming markets around the world, and all of them are wholly owned. Two major subsidiaries, Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe, have the authority to publish games autonomously. As of August 2024, these divisions include:

*'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (NCL)
**[[File:Flag of Japan.png|border|25px]] Japan
*'''Nintendo of America, Inc.''' (NOA)
**[[File:Flag of Canada.png|border|25px]] Canada
**[[File:Flag of USA.png|border|25px]] United States of America
*'''Nintendo of Europe SE''' (NOE)
**[[File:Flag of Switzerland.png|border|25px]] Swiss Confederation
**[[File:Flag of Europe.png|border|25px]] Select European Union member states:
***[[File:Flag of Austria.png|border|25px]] Republic of Austria
***[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Belgium
***[[File:Flag of France.png|border|25px]] French Republic
***[[File:Flag of Germany.png|border|25px]] Federal Republic of Germany
***[[File:Flag of Ireland.png|border|25px]] Republic of Ireland
***[[File:Flag of Italy.png|border|25px]] Italian Republic
***[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.png|border|25px]] Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
***[[File:Flag of Malta.png|border|25px]] Republic of Malta
***[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|border|25px]] The Netherlands
***[[File:Flag of Portugal.png|border|25px]] Portuguese Republic
***[[File:Flag of Spain.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Spain
**[[File:Flag of Andorra.png|border|25px]] Principality of Andorra<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za">{{cite|quote=On 3rd March, Nintendo Switch will be available in the following European territories: Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Vatican. It will also be available in South Africa at the same timing.|author=Nintendo|date=January 13, 2017|title=Nintendo Switch launches on 3rd March!|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/News/2017/January/Nintendo-Switch-launches-on-3rd-March--1173122.html|publisher=Nintendo (official South African site)|language=English|accessdate=November 24, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124234336/https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/News/2017/January/Nintendo-Switch-launches-on-3rd-March--1173122.html}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of LI.png|border|25px]] Principality of Liechtenstein<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of Monaco.png|border|25px]] Principality of Monaco<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of SM.png|border|25px]] Republic of San Marino<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of Vatican.png|border|25px]] Vatican City State<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of UK.png|border|25px]] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in Europe<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>)
*'''Nintendo Australia Pty. Limited''' (NAL)
**[[File:Flag of NZ.png|border|25px]] New Zealand
**[[File:Flag of Australia.png|border|25px]] Commonwealth of Australia
*'''Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd.''' (NOK)
**[[File:Flag of South Korea.png|border|25px]] Republic of Korea
*'''Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd.''' (NHK)
**[[File:Flag of HK.png|border|25px]] Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
**[[File:Flag of Macau.png|border|25px]] Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
**[[File:Flag of ROC.png|border|25px]] Republic of China

===Third-party distribution===
In addition to the above subsidiaries, over the years Nintendo has officially assigned various third-party distribution companies to represent Nintendo and its products (including ''Super Mario'' products) in certain markets. These partners may have the authority to handle marketing and sales, but they may vary and are overviewed by one of the three major divisions (NCL, NOA, NOE). As of February 2025, the following partners include:

*'''JVLAT'''<ref>{{cite |title=JVLAT |url=https://www.jvlat.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50350/~/repair-options-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean#s1q21 |title=Repair Options in Latin America and the Caribbean}}</ref><ref name=int>{{cite |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329212439/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/distributors.jsp |title=International Distributors}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Argentina.png|border|25px]] Argentine Republic
**[[File:Flag of Chile.png|border|25px]] Republic of Chile
**[[File:Flag of Colombia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Colombia
**[[File:Flag of Mexico.png|border|25px]] United Mexican States
**[[File:Flag of Peru.png|border|25px]] Republic of Peru
**[[File:Flag of Belize.png|border|25px]] Belize
**[[File:Flag of Bolivia.png|border|25px]] Bolivia
**[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.png|border|25px]] Costa Rica
**[[File:Flag of Ecuador.png|border|25px]] Ecuador
**[[File:Flag of El Salvador.png|border|25px]] El Salvador
**[[File:Flag of Guatemala.png|border|25px]] Guatemala
**French Guayana
**Guyana
**[[File:Flag of Honduras.png|border|25px]] Honduras
**[[File:Flag of Nicaragua.png|border|25px]] Nicaragua
**[[File:Flag of Panama.png|border|25px]] Panamá
**[[File:Flag of Paraguay.png|border|25px]] Paraguay
**Surinam
**[[File:Flag of Uruguay.png|border|25px]] Uruguay
** [[File:Flag of Venezuela.png|border|25px]] Venezuela
**Antigua y Barbuda
**Bahamas
**Barbados
**Dominica
**Granada
**Haití
**[[File:Flag of Jamaica.png|border|25px]] Jamaica
**Puerto Rico
**[[File:Flag of DO.png|border|25px]] República Dominicana
**San Kitts y Nieves
**Santa Cruz
**San Juan
**Santo Tomás
**Santa Lucía
**San Vicente y las Granadinas
**[[File:Flag of TT.png|border|25px]] Trinidad y Tobago
*'''Lojas Americanas, Magazine Luiza'''<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-switch-brazil-september-18-224512970.html |title=The Nintendo Switch goes on sale in Brazil on September 18th}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Brazil.png|border|25px]] Federative Republic of Brazil
*'''Core Gaming Systems (Pty) Ltd.'''<ref name=int /><ref>{{Cite |url=https://core.co.za/ |title=Core Group}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of South Africa.png|border|25px]] Republic of South Africa
**Angola
**[[File:Flag of Botswana.png|border|25px]] Botswana
**[[File:Flag of Lesotho.png|border|25px]] Lesotho
**Malawi
**Mozambique
**[[File:Flag of Namibia.png|border|25px]] Namibia
**[[File:Flag of Nigeria.png|border|25px]] Nigeria
**[[File:Flag of Zambia.png|border|25px]] Zambia
**[[File:Flag of Zimbabwe.png|border|25px]] Zimbabwe
*'''Active Bokei K.K.'''<ref>{{cite|title=Active Bokei K.K.|url=https://www.activeboeki.com/|publisher=Active Bokei K.K.|language=English|accessdate=July 3, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603051424/https://www.activeboeki.com/}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Indonesia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Indonesia
**[[File:Flag of Singapore.png|border|25px]] Republic of Singapore
**[[File:Flag of Thailand.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Thailand
**[[File:Flag of Philippines.png|border|25px]] Republic of the Philippines
**[[File:Flag of Malaysia.png|border|25px]] Malaysia
**[[File:Flag of UAE.png|border|25px]] United Arab Emirates
**[[File:Flag of Oman.png|border|25px]] Sultanate of Oman
**[[File:Flag of Bahrain.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Bahrain
**[[File:Flag of Kuwait.png|border|25px]] State of Kuwait
**[[File:Flag of Qatar.png|border|25px]] State of Qatar
*'''Advanced Initiative Company Trading'''<ref>{{cite|title=Advanced Initiative|url=https://advancedinitiative.com/|publisher=Advanced Initiative Co. Trdg.|language=English|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*'''Bergsala AB'''<ref name=Skrebels_2019>{{cite|author=Joe Skrebels|date=December 9, 2019|url=www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/09/the-lie-that-helped-build-nintendo|title=The Lie That Helped Build Nintendo|publisher=IGN|language=English|archive=web.archive.org/web/20191221231714/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/09/the-lie-that-helped-build-nintendo|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://www.bergsala.eu/en/|title=Home|publisher=Bergsala|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614014301/https://www.bergsala.eu/en/|accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Estonia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Estonia
**[[File:Flag of Finland.png|border|25px]] Republic of Finland
**[[File:Flag of Latvia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Latvia
**[[File:Flag of Lithuania.png|border|25px]] Republic of Lithuania
**[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Denmark
**[[File:Flag of Norway.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Norway
**[[File:Flag of Sweden.png|border|25px]] Kingdom of Sweden
*'''CD Media S.E.'''<ref>{{cite|author=Enes K.|date=July 24, 2018|url=www.webtekno.com/nintendo-switch-turkiye-h50307.html|title=Resmi Açıklama Geldi: Nintendo Switch Türkiye'de Satışa Çıkıyor|publisher=Webtekno|language=Turkish|archive=web.archive.org/web/20181017002049/https://www.webtekno.com/nintendo-switch-turkiye-h50307.html|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name="CD_Media_Website">{{cite|url=https://cdmediase.eu/partnerships.html|title=Partnerships|publisher=CD Media S.E.|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329115020/https://cdmediase.eu/partnerships.html|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://cdmediase.eu/locations.html |title=CD Media location}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Turkey.png|border|25px]] Republic of Türkiye
**[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.png|border|25px]] Republic of Bulgaria
**[[File:Flag of Cyprus.png|border|25px]] Republic of Cyprus
**[[File:Flag of Greece.png|border|25px]] Hellenic Republic
**[[File:Flag of Romania.png|border|25px]] Romania
**[[File:Flag of Albania.png|border|25px]] Republic of Albania
**[[File:Flag of Croatia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Croatia
**[[File:Flag of MK.png|border|25px]] Republic of North Macedonia
**[[File:Flag of Serbia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Serbia
**[[File:Flag of Slovenia.png|border|25px]] Republic of Slovenia
**[[File:Flag of Moldova.png|border|25px]] Moldova
**[[File:Flag of BA.png|border|25px]] Bosnia and Herzegovina
**[[File:Flag of Kosovo.png|border|25px]] Kosovo
**[[File:Flag of Montenegro.png|border|25px]] Montenegro
*'''ConQuest Entertainment A.S.'''
**[[File:Flag of Czech Republic.png|border|25px]] Czech Republic
**[[File:Flag of Poland.png|border|25px]] Republic of Poland
**[[File:Flag of Slovakia.png|border|25px]] Slovak Republic
*'''ConQuest Entertainment A.S.'''<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.nintendo.hu/switch/contact |title=Kapcsolatok és támogatás}}</ref>, '''Game Park'''<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Contact/Distributors/Distributors-Contact-Details-for-Consumers-1557273.html |title=Distributors Contact Details for Consumers}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Hungary.png|border|25px]] Hungary
*'''Tencent'''<ref>{{cite|author=Takashi Moshizuki, Shan Li|date=April 18, 2019|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-seeks-to-sell-the-switch-in-china-11555581221?mod=article_inline|title=Nintendo, With Tencent's Help, to Sell Switch Console in China|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206201354/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-seeks-to-sell-the-switch-in-china-11555581221?mod=article_inline|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of China.png|border|25px]] People's Republic of China
*'''TorGaming, Ltd.'''<ref>{{cite|author=|date=March 12, 2019|url=il.ign.com/nintendo/40693/news/lrshvnh-byshrl-tvr-gyymyng-mshyqh-t-nyntndv-brts-bybv-rshmy|title=לראשונה בישראל – תור גיימינג משיקה את נינטנדו בארץ ביבוא רשמ|publisher=IGN Israel|language=Hebrew|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190515033409/https://il.ign.com/nintendo/40693/news/lrshvnh-byshrl-tvr-gyymyng-mshyqh-t-nyntndv-brts-bybv-rshmy|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Israel.png|border|25px]] State of Israel
*'''ERC'''<ref>{{cite |url=https://ain.ua/ru/2021/10/26/nintendo-switch-oficzialno-v-ukraine/ |title=Консоли Nintendo Switch будут официально продаваться в Украине}}</ref><ref>{{Cite |url=https://gamedev.dou.ua/news/ukrainian-stores-will-sell-official-xbox/ |title=Українські магазини офіційно продаватимуть консолі Xbox}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://erc-distribution.kz/en/vendor/nintendo/list.html |title=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://erc-distribution.uz/en/vendor/nintendo/list.html |title=Nintendo}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Ukraine.png|border|25px]] Ukraine
**[[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.png|border|25px]] Kazakhstan
**Uzbekistan

===Formerly supported regions===
The following regions are ones where Nintendo previously offered official distribution for its products, including ''Super Mario'' material, only to cease activity for various reasons:

*[[File:Flag of Russia.png|border|25px]] Russian Federation (initially via Steepler<ref name=steepler>{{cite|author=Игорь Пичугин|date=November 1, 1994|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/94004|title=Соглашение Steepler и Nintendo|publisher=Газета "Коммерсантъ"|language=Russian|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427025842/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/94004|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Семён Костин|date=December 14, 2021|url=https://dtf.ru/games/970617-legenda-o-slone-kak-it-kompaniya-steepler-sozdala-dendy-i-osnovala-rossiiskii-konsolnyi-rynok|title=Легенда о слоне: как IT-компания Steepler создала Dendy и основала российский консольный рынок|publisher=DTF|language=Russian|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601223552/https://dtf.ru/games/970617-legenda-o-slone-kak-it-kompaniya-steepler-sozdala-dendy-i-osnovala-rossiiskii-konsolnyi-rynok|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Олег Хохлов|date=August 9, 2016|title=Приставка Dendy: Как Виктор Савюк придумал первый в России поп-гаджет|url=https://secretmag.ru/business/trade-secret/nintendo-so-slonom-kak-viktor-savyuk-pridumal-pristavku-dendy.htm|publisher=Секрет фирмы|language=Russian|accessdate=December 9, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201054908/https://secretmag.ru/business/trade-secret/nintendo-so-slonom-kak-viktor-savyuk-pridumal-pristavku-dendy.htm}}</ref> and later through Nintendo of Europe SE;<ref name="NOE_Leaves_Russia">{{cite|author=Leah J. Williams|date=June 1, 2023|title=Nintendo eShop to shut down in Russia|url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/nintendo-eshop-shut-down-russia-june-2023-2618374/|publisher=Gameshub|language=English|accessdate=July 6, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225053424/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/nintendo-eshop-shut-down-russia-june-2023-2618374/}}</ref> suspended in 2023 due to the {{wp|Russian invasion of Ukraine}}<ref name="NOE_Leaves_Russia"/>)
*[[File:Flag of Czech Republic.png|border|25px]] Czechoslovak Socialist Republic/Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (via Stadlbauer;<ref name=Rogers_2020>{{cite|author=Joshua Rogers|date=December 26, 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q75Re7deJC0|publisher=PAX (via YouTube)|title=World of Nintendo: Exploring Nintendo in (Eastern) Europe|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605201614/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q75Re7deJC0|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> defunct due to the country's {{wp|Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|dissolution}} in 1992; distribution continued in the successor states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, initially through Stadlbauer and MPM<ref name=Rogers_2020/><ref name="The_Retro_Sofa">{{cite|author=The Retro Sofa|date=June 2, 2024|title=The Complete (ish) History of Nintendo's Arrival in Europe|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBXNsZOAsAw|publisher=YouTube|language=English|accessdate=November 15, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006160751/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBXNsZOAsAw}}</ref> and later through ConQuest Entertainment A.S.)
*[[File:Flag of FR Yugoslavia.png|border|25px]] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia<ref name=Rogers_2020/> (via Beosoft;<ref name="The_Retro_Sofa"/> distribution later resumed in Serbia and Montenegro through Stadlbauer<ref>{{cite |title=Coolplay - exclusive official Nintendo distributor |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202093101/http://coolplay.rs/}}</ref>)
*Belarus (initially via Steepler<ref name=steepler />, later by three distributors - Belconsole, MyDevice and Gameclub. Shut down in 2022 due to sanctions<ref>{{cite |url=https://people.onliner.by/opinions/2015/06/19/mnenie-234 |title=Эксперт рынка видеоигр Владимир Бычинов: итоги E3 — финала «Лиги чемпионов» для фанатов PlayStation, Xbox и Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=http://wii.by/review/nintendo-switch-solving-problems/ |title=И снова о Nintendo Switch: решаем возможные проблемы}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://kanobu.ru/articles/gajd-kak-oplachivat-podpisku-nintendo-switch-online-i-pokupat-igryi-v-usloviyah-sanktsij-377187/ |title=Гайд: как оплачивать подписку Nintendo Switch Online и покупать игры в условиях санкций}}</ref>)
*[[File:Flag of GE.png|border|25px]] Georgia, [[File:Flag of Armenia.png|border|25px]] Armenia, [[File:Flag of Azerbaijan.png|border|25px]] Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan (initially via Steepler<ref name=steepler /> later by Russian Yandex.Money until Nintendo was shut down in Russia<ref>{{cite |url=https://yoomoney.ru/page?id=526837 |title=Nintendo to Sell Games in Russia through Yandex.Money}}</ref>)
*[[File:Flag of India.png|border|25px]] India (initially via Samurai, later by Sunder Electronics until 2017<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/sep/16wii.htm |title=Nintendo Wii and DS to launch in India on September 30}}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/games/features/buy-the-nintendo-switch-in-india-you-need-to-read-this-first-1650812 |title=Want to Buy the Nintendo Switch In India? You Need to Read This First}}</ref>)
*Afghanistan, Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, [[File:Flag of Egypt.png|border|25px]] Egypt, Gabon, [[File:Flag of Ghana.png|border|25px]] Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, [[File:Flag of Jordan.png|borde|25px]] Jordan, [[File:Flag of Kenya.png|border|25px]] Kenya, [[File:Flag of Lebanon.png|border|25px]] Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, [[File:Flag of Eswatini.png|border|25px]] Swaziland, Syria, [[File:Flag of Tanzania.png|border|25px]] Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, [[File:Flag of Uganda.png|border|25px]] Uganda (initially by Nintendo Co., Ltd. later by Nintendo of Europe)<ref name=int /><ref>{{cite |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980610065832/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/companies/japan.html |title=Nintendo Company, Ltd.}}</ref>
*[[File:Flag of Bangladesh.png|border|25px]] Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, [[File:Flag of Pakistan.png|border|25px]] Pakistan, [[File:Flag of Sri Lanka.png|border|25px]] Sri Lanka, [[File:Flag of Vietnam.png|border|25px]] Vietnam (via Nintendo Co., Ltd.)<ref name=int />
*Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu (via Nintendo Australia Pty. Limited)<ref name=int />



--[[User:Enteria|Enteria]] ([[User talk:Enteria|talk]]) 16:06, February 25, 2025 (EST)
:This is an edit the user wants to see on the page, FYI. [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 16:08, February 25, 2025 (EST)

==[RESOLVED] <s>Placing Mexico and other Latin American countries</s>==

<s>Should we even put Mexico and other Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru) in the Nintendo of America section or third party distribution? Kinda seems confusing if most of them are in TPD but Argentina and Brazil are in NOA. --[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 12:43, August 27, 2025 (PDT)</s>

==Overhaul first/third party distribution section==

I was thinking overhauling it so instead of first/third party distribution it could be supported regions and other regions.

“Supported regions” includes Nintendo's subsidiaries and the markets they support. how it would be in this scenario:
===Supported regions===
As a {{wp|Multinational corporation|multinational company}}, Nintendo has established various regional divisions dedicated to marketing and sales of its products outside Japan, including ''Super Mario'' games, merchandise, and licensing, located in different gaming markets around the world, and all of them are wholly owned. Two major subsidiaries, Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe, have the authority to publish games autonomously. As of September 2025, these divisions include:

*'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (NCL)
**[[File:Flag of Japan.svg|border|25px]] Japan
**[[File:Flag of Malaysia.svg|border|25px]] Malaysia
**[[File:Flag of Philippines.svg|border|25px]] Philippines
*'''Nintendo of America, Inc.''' (NOA)
**[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|border|25px]] Argentina
**[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|border|25px]] Brazil
**[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|border|25px]] Canada
**[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|25px]] Chile
**[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|border|25px]] Colombia
**[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|25px]] Mexico
**[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|border|25px]] Peru
**[[File:Flag of USA.svg|border|25px]] United States (including territories)
*'''Nintendo Australia Pty. Limited''' (NAL)
**[[File:Flag of Australia.svg|border|25px]] Australia
**[[File:Flag of NZ.svg|border|25px]] New Zealand
*'''Nintendo of Europe SE''' (NOE)
**[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|border|25px]] Andorra<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za">{{cite|quote=On 3rd March, Nintendo Switch will be available in the following European territories: Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hungary, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Vatican. It will also be available in South Africa at the same timing.|author=Nintendo|date=January 13, 2017|title=Nintendo Switch launches on 3rd March!|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/News/2017/January/Nintendo-Switch-launches-on-3rd-March--1173122.html|publisher=Nintendo (official South African site)|language=English|accessdate=November 24, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124234336/https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/News/2017/January/Nintendo-Switch-launches-on-3rd-March--1173122.html}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Austria.svg|border|25px]] Austria
**[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|border|25px]] Belgium
**[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|border|25px]] Bulgaria
**[[File:Flag of Croatia.svg|border|25px]] Croatia
**[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|border|25px]] Cyprus
**[[File:Flag of Czech Republic.svg|border|25px]] Czech Republic
**[[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|border|25px]] Denmark
**[[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|border|25px]] Estonia
**[[File:Flag of Finland.svg|border|25px]] Finland
**[[File:Flag of France.svg|border|25px]] France
**[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|border|25px]] Germany
**[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|border|25px]] Greece
**[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|border|25px]] Hungary
**[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|border|25px]] Ireland (Republic of Ireland)
**[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|border|25px]] Israel
**[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|border|25px]] Italy
**[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|border|25px]] Latvia
**[[File:Flag of LI.svg|border|25px]] Liechtenstein<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|border|25px]] Lithuania
**[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg|border|25px]] Luxembourg
**[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|border|25px]] Malta
**[[File:Flag of Monaco.svg|border|25px]] Monaco<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of Netherlands.svg|border|25px]] Netherlands
**[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|25px]] Poland
**[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|25px]] Portugal
**[[File:Flag of Romania.svg|border|25px]] Romania
**[[File:Flag of SM.svg|border|25px]] San Marino<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
**[[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|border|25px]] Saudi Arabia
**[[File:Flag of Slovakia.svg|border|25px]] Slovakia
**[[File:Flag of Slovenia.svg|border|25px]] Slovenia
**[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|border|25px]] South Africa
**[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|border|25px]] Spain
**[[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|border|25px]] Sweden
**[[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|border|25px]] Switzerland
**[[File:Flag of UK.svg|border|25px]] United Kingdom (including Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in Europe<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>)
**[[File:Flag of Vatican.svg|border|25px]] Vatican City State<ref name="switch_launch_announcement_za"/>
*'''Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd.''' (NHL)
**[[File:Flag of HK.svg|border|25px]] Hong Kong
*'''Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd.''' (NOK)
**[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|border|25px]] South Korea
*'''Nintendo Singapore Pte. Ltd.'''<ref>{{cite|title=Establishment of a local entity with the aim of accelerating business in Southeast Asia|url=https://www.nintendo.com/my/news/article/6cRK18QPVPvJKBQMKqenVm?srsltid=AfmBOopQIcljEPXjug7u-7t2y4BI4atc_ozy_PotOhapnzWnZpKv0qnF|date=September 30, 2025|publisher=Nintendo Malaysia|accessdate=September 30, 2025}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Singapore.svg|border|25px]] Singapore
*'''Nintendo of Taiwan Co., Ltd.'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.tw/support/information/2025/0218.html Nintendo Taiwan Press Release]. The current Taiwan subsidiary was founded on February 10, 2025, and all Nintendo businesses in Taiwan were transferred from NHL to Nintendo Taiwan on April 1, 2025.</ref>
**[[File:Flag of ROC.svg|border|25px]] Taiwan (Republic of China)
*'''Nintendo (Thailand) Co., Ltd.'''<ref>{{cite|title=การจัดตั้งบริษัทย่อยในต่างประเทศ โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อส่งเสริมธุรกิจในราชอาณาจักรไทย|url=https://www.nintendo.com/th/news/article/MlJUuFDyK5cPdzjaXQWGU|date=November 21, 2025|publisher=Nintendo|language=Thai|accessdate=November 21, 2025}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|border|25px]] Thailand

The “Other regions” section includes other markets that may get Nintendo products and Super Mario material through third party companies but no online services or website.

--[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 20:37, November 19, 2025 (PST)

:Forgot to reply to this until just now, but thinking it over I'm starting to wonder whether it'd be best to reformat it as a single, all-encompassing table. Something along the lines of this:

:{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=50%
!width=25%|Region
!width=25%|Distributor
!width=25%|Support
|-
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|border|25px]] Canada
|Nintendo of America, Inc. (NOA)
|Full support.
|-
|
* [[File:Flag of USA.svg|border|25px]] United States (including territories) †
**[[File:Flag of American Samoa.svg|border|25px]] American Samoa ††
**[[File:Flag of Guam.svg|border|25px]] Guam ††
**[[File:Flag of MP.svg|border|25px]] Northern Mariana Islands ††
** [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|border|25px]] Puerto Rico, USA †††
**[[File:Flag of USVI.svg|border|25px]] United States Virgin Islands ††††
|Nintendo of America, Inc. (NOA)
|
* † Full support.
* †† Has no dedicated account region option or Nintendo eShop, is part of the United States account region and Nintendo eShop; My Nintendo Store orders will also ship to this location.
* ††† Has no dedicated account region option or Nintendo eShop, is part of the United States account region and Nintendo eShop; Nintendo products are also distributed and sold across retailers here, especially My Nintendo Store orders being shipped to this location.
* †††† Has a dedicated account region option but no Nintendo eShop, its Nintendo eShop is instead part of the United States account region; My Nintendo Store orders will also ship to this location.
|}

:...and so on and so forth. In this case, "full support" would refer to the following:
:* Has a dedicated account region option.
:* Has a dedicated Nintendo eShop.
:* My Nintendo Store orders will ship here.
:* Nintendo products (including ''Super Mario'' products) are physically available here.

:I think this would also solve issues where different regions have multiple distributors listed by contemporary sources, such as certain MENA and ex-Eastern Bloc states. For instance:

:{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=50%
!width=25%|Region
!width=25%|Distributor
!width=25%|Support
|-
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|25px]] Poland
|
* Nintendo of Europe SE (NOE) †
* ConQuest Entertainment A.S. ††<ref name="International_Distributors_2025">{{cite|title=Distributors Contact Details for Consumers|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Contact/Distributors/Distributors-Contact-Details-for-Consumers-1557273.html|publisher=Nintendo UK|language=English|accessdate=February 27, 2025|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20250910012921/https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Contact/Distributors/Distributors-Contact-Details-for-Consumers-1557273.html}}</ref>
|
* † Only through the My Nintendo Store from other EU countries.
* †† All other forms of distribution.
|-
|[[File:Flag of UAE.svg|border|25px]] United Arab Emirates
|
* Active Bokei K.K.<ref>{{cite|title=Active Bokei K.K.|url=https://www.activeboeki.com/|publisher=Active Bokei K.K.|language=English|accessdate=July 3, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603051424/https://www.activeboeki.com/}}</ref>
* Jeetek<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.jeetekgroup.com/index.php|title=Jeetek – Empowering Tech across the Middle East & Africa|publisher=Jeetek|language=English|archive=|accessdate=}}</ref>
| ⸺
|}

:Of course, the singular EU entry would need to be broken down into its individual sub-bullets given that not every member state is supported in the same way.

:The "formerly supported" section, meanwhile, would probably remain separate with a slightly different format, like so:

:{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width=50%
!width=25%|Region
!width=25%|Distributor
!width=25%|Additional Details
|-
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|border|25px]] Russia
|
* Steepler (initially)<ref name="Steepler">{{cite|author=Игорь Пичугин|date=November 1, 1994|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/94004|title=Соглашение Steepler и Nintendo|publisher=Газета "Коммерсантъ"|language=Russian|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427025842/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/94004|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Семён Костин|date=December 14, 2021|url=https://dtf.ru/games/970617-legenda-o-slone-kak-it-kompaniya-steepler-sozdala-dendy-i-osnovala-rossiiskii-konsolnyi-rynok|title=Легенда о слоне: как IT-компания Steepler создала Dendy и основала российский консольный рынок|publisher=DTF|language=Russian|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601223552/https://dtf.ru/games/970617-legenda-o-slone-kak-it-kompaniya-steepler-sozdala-dendy-i-osnovala-rossiiskii-konsolnyi-rynok|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Олег Хохлов|date=August 9, 2016|title=Приставка Dendy: Как Виктор Савюк придумал первый в России поп-гаджет|url=https://secretmag.ru/business/trade-secret/nintendo-so-slonom-kak-viktor-savyuk-pridumal-pristavku-dendy.htm|publisher=Секрет фирмы|language=Russian|accessdate=December 9, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201054908/https://secretmag.ru/business/trade-secret/nintendo-so-slonom-kak-viktor-savyuk-pridumal-pristavku-dendy.htm}}</ref>
* Yandex.Money (later distribution)<ref>{{cite|author=Dean Takahashi|date=October 3, 2014|title=Nintendo starts selling digital games in Russia through Yandex|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/nintendo-starts-selling-digital-games-in-russia-through-yandex/|publisher=VentureBeat|language=English|accessdate=March 15, 2025|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223082920/https://venturebeat.com/games/nintendo-starts-selling-digital-games-in-russia-through-yandex/}}</ref>
|Suspended in 2023 due to the {{wp|Russian invasion of Ukraine}}<ref>{{cite|author=Leah J. Williams|date=June 1, 2023|title=Nintendo eShop to shut down in Russia|url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/nintendo-eshop-shut-down-russia-june-2023-2618374/|publisher=Gameshub|language=English|accessdate=July 6, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225053424/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/nintendo-eshop-shut-down-russia-june-2023-2618374/}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Flag of FR Yugoslavia.svg|border|25px]] Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
|Beosoft<ref name="The_Retro_Sofa">{{cite|author=The Retro Sofa|date=June 2, 2024|title=The Complete (ish) History of Nintendo's Arrival in Europe|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBXNsZOAsAw|publisher=YouTube|language=English|accessdate=November 15, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006160751/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBXNsZOAsAw}}</ref>
|Distribution later resumed in the successor states of Serbia and Montenegro through CD Media S.E.<ref name="International_Distributors_2025"/><ref name="CD_Media_Website">{{cite|url=https://cdmediase.eu/partnerships.html|title=Partnerships|publisher=CD Media S.E.|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329115020/https://cdmediase.eu/partnerships.html|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
|}

:[[User:Bowserbros|Bowserbros]] ([[User talk:Bowserbros|talk]]) 17:17, January 19, 2026 (UTC)

::And then I was wondering how we should handle it for Latin American regions. In the meantime I would also remove Macuau as there’s no evidence that Nintendo Hong Kong actually handles Macau. --[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 15:51, January 23, 2025 (PST)

:::I think Latin America, like the EU, can just be broken into its individual countries, and if a country in the region has multiple documented distributors (e.g. Brazil), it can be handled in the same vein as the Poland and UAE examples given above. Regarding the Macau point, [https://web.archive.org/web/20250613193951/https://macaonews.org/life/entertainment/macau-nintendo-swtich-2-games-price-features-specs-macao/ the Switch 2 was officially released there], so Nintendo does support the territory in some capacity, though the only source I can find regarding Nintendo Hong Kong handling it is [https://www.mobygames.com/company/14911/nintendo-hong-kong-ltd/ MobyGames] (it's also the only source I can find regarding ''any'' Macanese distributors). [[User:Bowserbros|Bowserbros]] ([[User talk:Bowserbros|talk]]) 19:08, January 24, 2026 (UTC)

::::Maybe we can convert it all into "Supported regions" and "Former regions" sections rather than specifically first or third party distribution. Because the original plan was instead of specifically mentioning distributors, we would just put Nintendo’s different subsidiaries as “Supported regions” and place the countries they handle under each subsidiary (also I don’t think the subsidiaries themselves might ah e actually done distribution for their respective markets either way, but we don’t actually know if that is the case), but I was never sure how to handle the other regions that aren’t former regions. --[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 19:02, January 24, 2025 (PST)

:::::Yeah, that's what I was getting at: combine the first-party and third-party sections into a single "supported regions" list while keeping the "formerly supported regions" section separate. [[User:Bowserbros|Bowserbros]] ([[User talk:Bowserbros|talk]]) 17:43, January 25, 2026 (UTC)

::::::Perhaps we could also add various different distributors and the years they did it for depending on if a country changes distributors (like Argentina which was originally handled by JVLat until 2024 and has since been handled by Solutions 2 GO). As for countries that have dependencies like the US and UK, not sure if we should actually list their territories or just group them under smth like “(including territories)” for the US and “(including Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories)” for the UK. 

::::::Actually I’m pretty sure even with the openings of Nintendo Singapore and Nintendo Thailand chances are Maxsoft is still the distributor, with Convergent as another for Singapore so this may be more into why I wanted to avoid mentioning specific distributors. --[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 10:38, January 25, 2026 (PST)

:::::::I don't think we ''need'' to list every single distributor which handled a currently supported region in the past, though I guess there's not much harm in it if the list for each region isn't an outrageously long one. Regarding US and UK territories, I agree that it's not particularly necessary on principle, though the different levels of support in different US territories complicate it. Regarding whether or not to mention specific distributors, I don't think it's an issue if it can be backed up with sufficient sources. [[User:Bowserbros|Bowserbros]] ([[User talk:Bowserbros|talk]]) 00:55, February 2, 2026 (UTC)

::::::::As for stuff like England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, seeing as to how they already make up the UK as a country either way would it be fine to just not include them in the overhaul? --[[User:CarlosYoshiBoi|CarlosYoshiBoi]] ([[User talk:CarlosYoshiBoi|talk]]) 00:03, March 28, 2026 (PDT)

== Minor year fix ==

According to {{wp|Game Boy|the Wikipedia article for the Game Boy}}, the Play It Loud! revision was actually released in 1995, not 1996. Relatively minor change but since this page is protected I thought I'd mention it here. [[User:SuperGamer18|SuperGamer18]] ([[User talk:SuperGamer18|talk]]) 20:11, January 4, 2026 (EST)