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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 | '''[[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= | |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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