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'''[[nwiki:Nintendo|Nintendo]]''' (Japanese: 任天堂; Rōmaji: ''Nintendō'') is a company in Japan which develops and manufactures its own line of video games and consoles.  The name Nintendo means "leave luck to heaven" in Japanese. They are the creators of many popular series, including ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'', as well as their most popular series, the ''[[Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, plus many more. Nintendo also owns the [[wikipedia:Seattle Mariners|Seattle Mariners]] baseball team. Nintendo's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. Nintendo revived the North American video game industry after the [[wikipedia:North American Video Game Crash of 1983|Video Game Crash of 1983]].  
'''[[nwiki:Nintendo|Nintendo]]''' (Japanese: 任天堂; Rōmaji: ''Nintendō'') is a company in Japan which develops and manufactures its own line of video games and consoles. They are the creators of many popular series, including ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'', as well as their most popular series, the ''[[Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, plus many more. Nintendo also owns the [[wikipedia:Seattle Mariners|Seattle Mariners]] baseball team. Nintendo's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. Nintendo revived the North American video game industry after the [[wikipedia:North American Video Game Crash of 1983|Video Game Crash of 1983]].  


Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]].
Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]].
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|JapM=The first name is the formal name of the company. For each characters, 任 (''nin'') means "responsibility", "work" or "obligation", 天 (''ten'') means "sky" and 堂 (''dō'' ) meaning "stately", "bless" or "sanctuary". Also 天堂 (''tendō'' ) means "heaven". The second name is written in rough ''katakana'' form and is used for the Japanese names of some Nintendo's consoles, like ''[[Nintendo GameCube]]'' ('''ニンテンドー'''ゲームキューブ, ''Nintendō Gēmukyūbu'').<br>The name ''Nintendo'' comes from a Japanese saying, 「運を天に任せる」(''un o ten ni makaseru''), meaning "Leave one's luck to the heaven."
|JapM=任天堂 is the formal name of the company. For each characters, 任 (''nin'') means "responsibility", "work" or "obligation", 天 (''ten'') means "sky" and 堂 (''dō'' ) meaning "stately", "bless" or "sanctuary". Also 天堂 (''tendō'' ) means "heaven". ニンテンドー is written in rough ''katakana'' form and is used for the Japanese names of some Nintendo's consoles, like ''[[Nintendo GameCube]]'' ('''ニンテンドー'''ゲームキューブ, ''Nintendō Gēmukyūbu'').<br>The name ''Nintendo'' comes from a Japanese saying, 「運を天に任せる」(''un o ten ni makaseru''), meaning "To leave one's luck to the heaven."
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