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|founded=September 23, 1889
|founded=September 23, 1889
|firstgame=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|firstgame=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|lastgame=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|lastgame=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|president=[[Shuntaro Furukawa]]
|president=[[Shuntaro Furukawa]]
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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. 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 (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, plus many more. Nintendo's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. Nintendo is often credited with reviving the North American video game industry after the {{wp|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 the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, and Nintendo's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. Nintendo is often credited with reviving the North American video game industry after the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}.


Currently, Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] respectively.
Currently, Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] respectively.
[[File:NintendoHeadquartersInTheWorld.PNG|thumb|200px|left|Nintendo's regions (headquarters) in the world. [https://www.nintendo.com/countryselector This country selector], as well as [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/assets/region_select.jsp?f=1 this customer support selector], show each country that has a website on Nintendo products.]]
[[File:NintendoHeadquartersInTheWorld.png|thumb|200px|right|Nintendo's regions (headquarters) in the world. [https://www.nintendo.com/regionselector/ This region selector], as well as [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/assets/region_select.jsp?f=1 this customer support selector], show each country that has a website on Nintendo products.]]
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Released Dates:
* ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' - April 28, 2017
* ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' - August 29, 2017
* ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' - October 27, 2017
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' - May 4, 2018
* ''[[Minecraft]]'' - June 21, 2018
* ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' - June 22, 2018
* ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' - July 13, 2018
* ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' - October 5, 2018
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' - December 7, 2018
* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' - January 11, 2019
* ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' - March 29, 2019
* ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' - June 28, 2019
Upcoming Released Dates:
* ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' - October 31, 2019
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' - November 5, 2019
* ''[[Super Mario Odyssey#Sequel|Super Mario Odyssey 2: The Next Level]]'' - December 14, 2019
* ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World#Reboot|Yoshi]]'' - May 22, 2020


==History==
==History==
The company was originally founded on September 23rd, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade {{wp|Hanafuda}} cards for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Eventually, in 1929, the company was passed on to Yamauchi's son-in-law, Sekiryo Kaneda. He took up the Yamauchi name when he married Fusajiro's daughter, Tei Yamauchi. The company continued on to make Hanafuda cards. However, Kaneda decided to retire in 1949 and passed Nintendo down to his grandson, [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]. Little did he know that Hiroshi would change the focus of Nintendo for the best. In the late '70s, Yamauchi decided to expand Nintendo into the United States, as arcade machines were becoming very popular. However, his plan did not go over as well as he had hoped. Many children in the U.S. did not show much interest in Nintendo's products, like ''Sheriff'' or ''Radar Scope''. Nintendo started to lose money, so in desperation, Yamauchi turned to one of his employees, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], for help.  
Nintendo was originally founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade {{wp|Hanafuda}} cards for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Eventually, in 1929, the company was passed on to Yamauchi's son-in-law, Sekiryo Kaneda. He took up the Yamauchi name when he married Fusajiro's daughter, Tei Yamauchi. Kaneda would run Nintendo until 1949 - he passed Nintendo down to his grandson, [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]], before he retired. Under Hiroshi's leadership, Nintendo would dabble in a number of different businesses before sticking primarily to games. Nintendo entered the arcade industry in the 1970s, and began to license some of their games to other companies for distribution outside of Japan. Nintendo eventually set up its own headquarters in the United States headed by Minoru Arakawa, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be ''Radar Scope''. ''Radar Scope'' did not sell well in the United States, and a number of unsold cabinets remained in warehouses.


He called only Miyamoto in because he was the only employee who had any time on his hands. Yamauchi asked Miyamoto to make a product for the arcade machine that would become a best-seller. Shigeru Miyamoto worked on the project he was thinking of for a while: ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. When it entered the North American market, it became a best-seller. Nintendo started moving into video games and assigned Gunpei Yokoi to make a handheld console for enjoyment while traveling. Thus, Yokoi made the [[Game & Watch]], which became popular in both Japan and the United States. Nintendo then made the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], which grew very popular among children, the most successful game being ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The release of the system forever changed the focus of video game development from quantity to quality and cemented the company's place in history. Aside from video games, Nintendo was also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team from 1992 to 2016. In 2002, Hiroshi Yamauchi stepped down from office, giving the position to [[Satoru Iwata]], who later became CEO of Nintendo's American branch and held both posts until his death in July 2015. After which, [[Tatsumi Kimishima]] was appointed Iwata's successor in September 2015, until he stepped down on June 28, 2018 and was succeeded by [[Shuntaro Furukawa]].
Arakawa asked Hiroshi if a new game could be developed and inserted into the unsold ''Radar Scope'' cabinets.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191109000531/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros "IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros."]</ref> Hiroshi went through Nintendo's entire talent pool to see who could head the designing of a potential ''Radar Scope'' replacement, and the result was [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] designing ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. When ''Donkey Kong'' was released, it became a best-seller. Around this time, Nintendo assigned Gunpei Yokoi to make a handheld console for enjoyment while traveling. Thus, Yokoi made the [[Game & Watch]], which became popular in both Japan and the United States. Nintendo then made the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]; its success resulted in Nintendo becoming a dominant player in the video game industry and the revival of the industry in North America, which had been negatively affected by a crash in 1983. The most successful game for the NES, ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', further cemented their dominance in the industry. Aside from video games, Nintendo was also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team from 1992 to 2016. In 2002, Hiroshi Yamauchi stepped down from office, giving the position to [[Satoru Iwata]], who later became CEO of Nintendo's American branch and held both posts until his death in July 2015. After which, [[Tatsumi Kimishima]] was appointed Iwata's successor in September 2015, until he stepped down on June 28, 2018 and was succeeded by [[Shuntaro Furukawa]].


==Results of their work==
==Results of their work==
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|footer=The company's [https://www.2020colours.com/e4000f signature red] logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom)}}
|footer=The company's [https://www.2020colours.com/e4000f signature red] logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.}}
Nintendo is the longest running company in the history of the video game console market and historically the most influential and best known console manufacturer. However, they do have business rivalry in {{wp|Sony}}, {{wp|Microsoft}}, and formerly their biggest rival, [[Sega]] (which is now reduced to third-party work). Nintendo, as a video game company, began in the Japanese market in 1983, the American market in 1985, and the European market in 1986. Over time Nintendo has manufactured seven TV consoles and nine handheld portables. They have also developed, and published over 300 games, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide.  
Nintendo is the longest running company in the history of the video game console market and historically the most influential and best known console manufacturer. However, they do have business rivalry in {{wp|Sony}}, {{wp|Microsoft}}, and formerly their biggest rival, [[Sega]] (which is now reduced to third-party work). Nintendo, as a video game company, began in the Japanese market in 1983, the American market in 1985, and the European market in 1986. Over time Nintendo has manufactured seven TV consoles and nine handheld portables. They have also developed, and published over 300 games, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide.  


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==Home consoles==
==Home consoles==
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of Nintendo consoles.]]
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of Nintendo consoles and handhelds.]]
*Color TV Game series (1977-1982)
*{{wp|Color TV-Game}} series (1977-1982)
*[[Family Computer]] (1983 - 2003) / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985-1995)
*[[Family Computer]] (1983 - 2003) / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985-1995)
*[[Super Famicom]] (1990 - 2003) / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1991-1999)
*[[Super Famicom]] (1990 - 2003) / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1991-1999)
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*[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999-2001)
*[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999-2001)
*[[Wii Family Edition]] (2011-2013)
*[[Wii Family Edition]] (2011-2013)
*[[Wii Mini]] (2012-2017)
*[[Wii#Wii mini|Wii mini]] (2012-2017)


These consoles may have different names in different markets. The NES is known as Famicom in Japan, the SNES subsequently as Super Famicom. In China, the Nintendo 64 was released under the name iQue Player.
These consoles may have different names in different markets. The NES is known as Famicom in Japan, the SNES subsequently as Super Famicom. In China, the Nintendo 64 was released under the name iQue Player.
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*[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001-2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001-2009)
*[[Nintendo DS]] (2004-2013)
*[[Nintendo DS]] (2004-2013)
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011-present)
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011-2019)


===Remodels===
===Remodels===
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*[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] (2009-2013)
*[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] (2009-2013)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2012-2015)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2012-2015)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013-present)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013-2020)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014-present)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014-2017)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014-present)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014-2019)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017-present)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017-2020)
*[[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]] (2019-present)
*[[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]] (2019-present)


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Nintendo gold MK64 logo.png|The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
Nintendo gold MK64 logo.png|The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
Bg-red.jpg|Some characters created by Nintendo
Bg-red.jpg|Some characters created by Nintendo
Nintendo recruitment book Nintendo Headquarters.jpg|Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from their recruitment book
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Nintendo licensed Laral Group LLC to release a joystick controller for personal computers called the NJS-3D1. It was released in July of 1997 and it was one of only two Nintendo-licensed products by Laral, the other being the Nintendo wireless infrared stereo headphone system<ref>Nintendo's Forgotten PC Joystick - The NJS-3D1|Nintendrew - YouTube</ref>.
*Nintendo licensed Laral Group LLC to make a joystick controller for personal computers called the NJS-3D1. It was released in July of 1997 and it was one of only two Nintendo-licensed products by Laral, the other being the Nintendo wireless infrared stereo headphone system.<ref> Nintendrew (February 9, 2019). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vy3yw2YmGLo Nintendo's Forgotten PC Joystick - The NJS-3D1 | Nintendrew] ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 4, 2020.</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
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{{NIWA|ARMS Institute=1|Bulbapedia=1|DragonQuest=1|FZeroWiki=1|FireEmblem=1|GoldenSun=1|HardDrop-p=Category:Nintendo|Icaruspedia=1|Inkipedia=1|LylatWiki=1|MetroidWiki=1|NWiki=1|Nookipedia=1|Pikipedia=1|SmashWiki=1|StarfyWiki=1|StrategyWiki-p=Category:Nintendo|WarsWiki=1|WiKirby=1|WikiBound=1|ZeldaWiki=1}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Official Japanese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Official Japanese website]
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*[http://www.mojenintendo.cz/ Official Czech website]
*[http://www.mojenintendo.cz/ Official Czech website]
*[http://www.nintendo.sk/ Official Slovak website]
*[http://www.nintendo.sk/ Official Slovak website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.il/ Official Israeli website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com.au/ Official Oceanian website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com.au/ Official Oceanian website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/ Official Korean website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/ Official Korean website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/ Official Hong Kongese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com.hk/ Official Hong Kong website]
*[http://www.nintendo.tw/index.html Official Taiwanese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.tw/index.html Official Taiwanese website]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:46, December 27, 2020

This article is about the Japanese company. For the console sometimes referred to as a Nintendo, see Nintendo Entertainment System. For the development team, see Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development.

Template:Company-infobox 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 the Mario franchise, and Nintendo's mascot is Mario himself. Nintendo is often credited with reviving the North American video game industry after the video game crash of 1983.

Currently, Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the Wii and Nintendo DS respectively.

File:NintendoHeadquartersInTheWorld.png
Nintendo's regions (headquarters) in the world. This region selector, as well as this customer support selector, show each country that has a website on Nintendo products.

History

Nintendo was originally founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade Hanafuda cards for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Eventually, in 1929, the company was passed on to Yamauchi's son-in-law, Sekiryo Kaneda. He took up the Yamauchi name when he married Fusajiro's daughter, Tei Yamauchi. Kaneda would run Nintendo until 1949 - he passed Nintendo down to his grandson, Hiroshi Yamauchi, before he retired. Under Hiroshi's leadership, Nintendo would dabble in a number of different businesses before sticking primarily to games. Nintendo entered the arcade industry in the 1970s, and began to license some of their games to other companies for distribution outside of Japan. Nintendo eventually set up its own headquarters in the United States headed by Minoru Arakawa, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be Radar Scope. Radar Scope did not sell well in the United States, and a number of unsold cabinets remained in warehouses.

Arakawa asked Hiroshi if a new game could be developed and inserted into the unsold Radar Scope cabinets.[1] Hiroshi went through Nintendo's entire talent pool to see who could head the designing of a potential Radar Scope replacement, and the result was Shigeru Miyamoto designing Donkey Kong. When Donkey Kong was released, it became a best-seller. Around this time, Nintendo assigned Gunpei Yokoi to make a handheld console for enjoyment while traveling. Thus, Yokoi made the Game & Watch, which became popular in both Japan and the United States. Nintendo then made the Nintendo Entertainment System; its success resulted in Nintendo becoming a dominant player in the video game industry and the revival of the industry in North America, which had been negatively affected by a crash in 1983. The most successful game for the NES, Super Mario Bros., further cemented their dominance in the industry. Aside from video games, Nintendo was also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team from 1992 to 2016. In 2002, Hiroshi Yamauchi stepped down from office, giving the position to Satoru Iwata, who later became CEO of Nintendo's American branch and held both posts until his death in July 2015. After which, Tatsumi Kimishima was appointed Iwata's successor in September 2015, until he stepped down on June 28, 2018 and was succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa.

Results of their work

The company's signature red logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.
The company's signature red logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.
The company's signature red logo from 1975 to 2006 (top) and gray logo from 2006 to 2015 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.

Nintendo is the longest running company in the history of the video game console market and historically the most influential and best known console manufacturer. However, they do have business rivalry in Sony, Microsoft, and formerly their biggest rival, Sega (which is now reduced to third-party work). Nintendo, as a video game company, began in the Japanese market in 1983, the American market in 1985, and the European market in 1986. Over time Nintendo has manufactured seven TV consoles and nine handheld portables. They have also developed, and published over 300 games, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide.

Nintendo has also sold very well among other consoles. Yamauchi, when he announced the Nintendo GameCube, stated that people do not buy a console for the console, they buy it for the game they want. He also believed that a video game console should be solely for video games, never anything else, in opposition to PlayStation 2's built-in DVD Player. These are the reasons why Nintendo's consoles are always the cheapest compared to other consoles.

All recent official Nintendo merchandise are marked with the Official Nintendo Seal. Originally, the seal was applied only to video games.

Some games sold so well that Nintendo made more prints under the labels Player's Choice and Nintendo Selects, under reduced prices.

Appearances in the Mario universe

The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap, and on the walls at Nintendo GameCube in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap, and on the walls at Nintendo GameCube in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap, and on the walls at Nintendo GameCube in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.

Home consoles

A collage of Nintendo consoles
A variety of Nintendo consoles and handhelds.

Attachments and remodels

These consoles may have different names in different markets. The NES is known as Famicom in Japan, the SNES subsequently as Super Famicom. In China, the Nintendo 64 was released under the name iQue Player.

1 - Although the Nintendo Switch can also function as a handheld console, it is primarily marketed as a home console by Nintendo.

Handheld consoles

Remodels

Releases of these consoles in China usually replace "Nintendo" in the name with "iQue". Examples are the iQue DS and the iQue 3DS XL.

Gallery

It has been requested that more images be uploaded for this section. Remove this notice only after the additional image(s) have been added.

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 任天堂
ニンテンドー
Nintendō
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 ( ) 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).
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 heaven."

Chinese 任天堂
Rèntiāntáng
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Finnish Nintendon (Captain N: The Game Master)
Nintendo
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Korean 닌텐도
Nintendo
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Trivia

  • Nintendo licensed Laral Group LLC to make a joystick controller for personal computers called the NJS-3D1. It was released in July of 1997 and it was one of only two Nintendo-licensed products by Laral, the other being the Nintendo wireless infrared stereo headphone system.[2]

External links

References