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|firstgame=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|lastgame=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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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 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}}.
'''{{wp|Nintendo}}''' is a video game company with its origins in Japan. Nintendo is the creator of many popular franchises, including the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], and the company's mascot is [[Mario]] himself.
 
Currently, Nintendo's highest-selling home and handheld consoles are the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo DS]] respectively.
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==History==
==History==
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[[File:Regiones comerciales de Nintendo.svg|thumb|Regions where Nintendo's products are available]]
[[File:Regiones comerciales de Nintendo.svg|thumb|Regions where Nintendo's products are available]]
Nintendo was originally founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade {{wp|Hanafuda}} cards for use in Japanese card games. 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.
Originally founded as a {{wp|hanafuda}} playing card manufacturer in Kyoto, Japan, on September 23, 1889, Nintendo began exploring game-making after third president [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] began diversifying the company's ventures. Nintendo entered the arcade industry in 1973 and the home console industry in 1977, simultaneously hiring [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] as a product designer. In 1978, Nintendo began making arcade video games, licensing titles to other companies for distribution outside Japan. In 1980, Nintendo established a North American division headed by {{wp|Minoru Arakawa}}, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be ''[[nwiki:Radar Scope|Radar Scope]]''. The game 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.<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==
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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 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 usually priced lower in comparison to other consoles.
 
Conversely, Nintendo have also seen {{wp|List of commercial failures in video games|commercial failures}} such as the [[Virtual Boy]] and the [[Nintendo 64DD]], which both sold fewer than a million units each.
 
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.
Arakawa asked Yamauchi 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> Yamauchi went through Nintendo's entire talent pool to see who could head the designing of a potential ''Radar Scope'' replacement, and the result was Miyamoto designing ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. When ''Donkey Kong'' was released in 1981, it became a bestseller and marked the introduction of Mario. In 1983, Nintendo introduced the [[Family Computer]], distributing it abroad as the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] two years later. Its success in Japan and North America 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 Nintendo's dominance in the industry. The ''Super Mario'' franchise has since become Nintendo's flagship franchise and one of the most well-known brands to originate from video games.


==Appearances in the ''Mario'' universe==
==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' universe==
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*[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the Nintendo logo on it.
*[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the Nintendo logo on it.
*Nintendo [[Gallery:Sponsors in the Mario Kart series|sponsors]] can be seen in the background of various ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' courses and battle arenas.
*Nintendo [[Gallery:Sponsors in the Mario Kart series|sponsors]] can be seen in the background of various ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' courses and battle arenas.
*In the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Hudson Soft]] logo, appears on banners in various [[minigame]]s.
*In the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Hudson Soft]] logo, appears on banners in various [[minigame]]s.
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Nintendo, along with [[Rareware]], sponsors the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[ring announcer]].  
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Nintendo, along with [[Rareware]], sponsors the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microphone]].  
*In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court.
*In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court.
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', [[Wario]] holds up the Nintendo sign when the game boots up while stating the company's name, laughing.
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''Mario Power Tennis'', [[Wario]] holds up the Nintendo sign when the game boots up while stating the company's name, laughing.
*In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Square Enix]] logo, appears on the arch next to the basket at [[Peach Field]] and on the banner and a large screen on the [[Mario Stadium (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Mario Stadium]] court.
*In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Square Enix]] logo, appears on the arch next to the basket at [[Peach Field]] and on the banner and a large screen on the [[Mario Stadium (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Mario Stadium]] court.
*In the [[Mario Baseball (series)|''Mario Baseball'' series]], the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]].
*In the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]].
*In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in [[Mario Stadium (Mario Sports Mix)|Mario Stadium]].
*In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in [[Mario Stadium (Mario Sports Mix)|Mario Stadium]].
*In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts.
*In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts.


==Home consoles==
==Home consoles==
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of Nintendo consoles and handhelds.]]
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|A variety of Nintendo consoles and handhelds]]
*{{wp|Color TV-Game}} series (1977-1982)
*[[nwiki:Color TV-Game|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)
*[[Nintendo 64]] (1996-2003)
*[[Nintendo 64]] (1996–2003)
*[[Nintendo GameCube]] (2001-2009)
*[[Nintendo GameCube]] (2001–2009)
*[[Wii]] (2006-2013)
*[[Wii]] (2006–2013)
*[[Wii U]] (2012-2017)
*[[Wii U]] (2012–2017)
*[[Nintendo Switch]]{{footnote|main|1}} (2017-present)
*[[Nintendo Switch]]{{footnote|main|1}} (2017–present)


===Attachments and remodels===
===Attachments and remodels===
*[[Family Computer Disk System]] (1986-1994)
*[[Family Computer Disk System]] (1986–1994)
*[[Satellaview]] (1995-2000)
*[[Satellaview]] (1995–2000)
*[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999-2001)
*[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999–2001)
*[[Wii Family Edition]] (2011-2013)
*[[Wii#Wii Family Edition|Wii Family Edition]] (2011–2013)
*[[Wii#Wii mini|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.


{{footnote|note|1|Although the Nintendo Switch can also function as a handheld console, it is primarily marketed as a home console by Nintendo.}}
{{footnote|note|1|Although the Nintendo Switch can also function as a handheld console, it is primarily marketed as a home console by Nintendo.}}


==Handheld consoles==
==Handheld consoles==
*[[Game & Watch]] (1980-1991)
*[[Game & Watch]] (1980–1991)
*[[Game Boy]] (1989-2003)
*[[Game Boy]] (1989–2003)
*[[Virtual Boy]] (1995-1996)
*[[Virtual Boy]] (1995–1996)
*[[Game Boy Color]] (1998-2003)
*[[Game Boy Color]] (1998–2003)
*[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001-2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001–2009)
*[[Nintendo DS]] (2004-2013)
*[[Nintendo DS]] (2004–2013)
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011-2019)
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011–2019)
 
===Remodels===
===Remodels===
*Game Boy Play it Loud (1996)
*Game Boy Play it Loud (1996)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (1996-1998)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (1996–1998)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (1997-2003)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (1997–2003)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] (2003-2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] (2003–2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (2005-2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (2005–2009)
*[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] (2006-2011)
*[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] (2006–2011)
*[[Nintendo DSi]] (2008-2013)
*[[Nintendo DSi]] (2008–2013)
*[[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]] (2013-2020)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013–2020)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014-2017)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014–2017)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014-2019)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014–2019)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017-2020)
*[[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)
 
Releases of these consoles in China usually replace "Nintendo" in the name with "[[iQue]]." Examples are the iQue DS and the iQue 3DS XL.
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 ==
==Gallery==
{{more images|section=yes}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Nintendo-Blue logo.png|The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games.
Nintendo-Blue logo.png|The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games
Nintendo gold MK64 logo.png|The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
Nintendo logo DKRDS.png|Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
Nintendo logo DKRDS.png|Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
Nintendo gold MK64 logo.png|The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
MP1-3 Nintendo logo.png|The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles
MP1-3 Nintendo logo.png|The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles
Bg-red.jpg|Some characters created by Nintendo
Nintendo's Logo in Super Mario Maker.png|The Nintendo logo recreated in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
Nintendo recruitment book Nintendo Headquarters.jpg|Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from their recruitment book
Bg-red.jpg|Background featuring ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters created by Nintendo
NintendoHeadquartersInTheWorld.png|Nintendo's 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.
Nintendo recruitment book Nintendo Headquarters.jpg|Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book, showing a [[Warp Pipe]] at the bottom left corner
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー
|Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー<br>ニンテンドウ
|JapR=Nintendō
|JapR=Nintendō
|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". <br>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 heaven."
|JapM=任天堂 is the formal name of the company; in {{wp|hiragana}} it is written as にんてんどう, two {{wp|Kana|kanas}} or {{wp|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|moras}} {{wp|furigana|per kanji}}. Each of the {{wp|kanji}} that make up its formal name mean the following:
*任 (''nin'') means "responsibility", "work", or "obligation".
*天 (''ten'') means "sky".
*堂 (''dō'') meaning "stately", "bless", or "sanctuary".
**天堂 (''tendō'') means "heaven".
ニンテンドー is a rough katakana form is used for the Japanese names of some consoles.<br>
ニンテンドウ is another rough katakana form, written with the kana "u" (ウ) instead of the ''{{wp|chōonpu}}'' character (ー). This name is only seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''{{'}}s Japanese name.
 
This name comes from the Japanese saying 「運を天に任せる」(''un o ten ni makaseru''), meaning "To leave one's luck to heaven."
|Kor=닌텐도
|Kor=닌텐도
|KorR=Nintendo
|KorR=Nintendo
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|ChiR=Rèntiāntáng
|ChiR=Rèntiāntáng
|ChiM=-
|ChiM=-
|Fin=Nintendon (''Captain N: The Game Master'')<br>Nintendo
|Fin=Nintendon <small>(''Captain N: The Game Master'')</small><br>Nintendo
|FinM=-<br>-
|FinM=-<br>-
|Rus=Нинтендо
|RusR=Nintendo
|Heb=נינטנדו
|HebR=Nyntndv
|Gre=Νιντέντο
|GreR=Ninténto
}}
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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.<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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{{Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Official Japanese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Official Japanese website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com/ Official American website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com/ Official American website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/ Official Canadian (English) website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/ Official Canadian (English) website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/fr_CA/ Official Canadian (French) website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/fr_CA/ Official Canadian (French) website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk Official website for the UK and Ireland]
*[http://www.nintendo.com/es_LA/ Official Latin American website]
*[http://www.nintendo.com/es_LA/ Official Latin American website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/pt_BR/ Official Brazilian website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/pt_BR/ Official Brazilian website]
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*[https://www.nintendo.com/ph/ Official Filipino website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/ph/ Official Filipino website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/th/ Official Thai website]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/th/ Official Thai website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.za Official South African website]
*[https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/ Official Mainland Chinese website]
*[https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/ Official Mainland Chinese website]


Revision as of 03:01, March 24, 2024

This article is about the Japanese company. For the console sometimes colloquially referred to as a Nintendo, see Nintendo Entertainment System. For the development team, see Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development.
Nintendo
Current Nintendo logo (2016-present): On May 11, 2016, several months after when Tatsumi Kimishima took the company helm, Nintendo's logo was changed to white-on-red. The gray logo, however, continues to be officially used as its corporate image.
Founded September 23, 1889
First Super Mario game Donkey Kong (1981)
Latest Super Mario game Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Current president Shuntaro Furukawa

Nintendo is a video game company with its origins in Japan. Nintendo is the creator of many popular franchises, including the Super Mario franchise, and the company's mascot is Mario himself.

History

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.
Regions where Nintendo's products are available

Originally founded as a hanafuda playing card manufacturer in Kyoto, Japan, on September 23, 1889, Nintendo began exploring game-making after third president Hiroshi Yamauchi began diversifying the company's ventures. Nintendo entered the arcade industry in 1973 and the home console industry in 1977, simultaneously hiring Shigeru Miyamoto as a product designer. In 1978, Nintendo began making arcade video games, licensing titles to other companies for distribution outside Japan. In 1980, Nintendo established a North American division headed by Minoru Arakawa, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be Radar Scope. The game did not sell well in the United States, and a number of unsold cabinets remained in warehouses.

Arakawa asked Yamauchi if a new game could be developed and inserted into the unsold Radar Scope cabinets.[1] Yamauchi went through Nintendo's entire talent pool to see who could head the designing of a potential Radar Scope replacement, and the result was Miyamoto designing Donkey Kong. When Donkey Kong was released in 1981, it became a bestseller and marked the introduction of Mario. In 1983, Nintendo introduced the Family Computer, distributing it abroad as the Nintendo Entertainment System two years later. Its success in Japan and North America 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 Nintendo's dominance in the industry. The Super Mario franchise has since become Nintendo's flagship franchise and one of the most well-known brands to originate from video games.

Appearances in the Super 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

  • The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games

    The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games

  • The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of Mario Kart 64

    The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of Mario Kart 64

  • Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from Diddy Kong Racing DS

    Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from Diddy Kong Racing DS

  • The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three Mario Party titles

    The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three Mario Party titles

  • The Nintendo logo recreated in the Super Mario Bros. game style in Super Mario Maker

    The Nintendo logo recreated in the Super Mario Bros. game style in Super Mario Maker

  • Background featuring Super Mario characters created by Nintendo

    Background featuring Super Mario characters created by Nintendo

  • Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book, showing a Warp Pipe at the bottom left corner

    Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book, showing a Warp Pipe at the bottom left corner

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 任天堂
ニンテンドー
ニンテンドウ
Nintendō
 任天堂 is the formal name of the company; in hiragana it is written as にんてんどう, two kanas or moras per kanji. Each of the kanji that make up its formal name mean the following:
  • 任 (nin) means "responsibility", "work", or "obligation".
  • 天 (ten) means "sky".
  • 堂 (dō) meaning "stately", "bless", or "sanctuary".
    • 天堂 (tendō) means "heaven".

ニンテンドー is a rough katakana form is used for the Japanese names of some consoles.
ニンテンドウ is another rough katakana form, written with the kana "u" (ウ) instead of the chōonpu character (ー). This name is only seen in Super Smash Bros.'s Japanese name.

This name comes from the 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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Greek Νιντέντο
Ninténto
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Hebrew נינטנדו
Nyntndv
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Korean 닌텐도
Nintendo
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Russian Нинтендо
Nintendo
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External links

Nintendo coverage on other NIWA wikis:

References

  1. ^ "IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros."
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Companies
Game companies Divisions and subsidiaries of Nintendo 1-UP Studio • iQue • Mario Club Co., Ltd. • NDcube • Next Level Games • Nintendo • †Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development • Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development • †Nintendo Research & Development 1 • †Nintendo Research & Development 2 • †Nintendo Software Planning & Development • Nintendo Software Technology Corporation • †Nintendo System Development • Retro Studios • Treehouse
Third parties †AlphaDream • Arika • ArtePiazza • †Artoon • Arzest • Bandai Namco Entertainment • †Banpresto • †Bullet-Proof Software • Camelot Software Planning • Capcom • CAProduction • Game Arts • Game Freak • Good-Feel • GREZZO Co., Ltd. • GungHo Online Entertainment • HAL Laboratory • †Hudson Soft • Ikegami Tsushinki • Intelligent Systems • Interplay • Jupiter • Konami • Monster Games • †NovaLogic • Paon DP • Racjin • Radical Entertainment • Rare Ltd. • Royal Philips Electronics • Sega • Silverball Studios • Softnica • Sora Ltd. • Spike Chunsoft • Square Enix • †St.GIGA • †SUZAK Inc. • TOSE Software Co. • Treasure • Ubisoft • Velan Studios
Other companies Book publishers Guinness World Records • Prima Games • Scholastic • Shogakukan • Valiant Comics • Dark Horse Comics
Animation studios †DIC Entertainment • Illumination • †Medialab • Nelvana • †Pacific Rim Productions, Inc. • †Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.
Home video distributors †Abbey Home Entertainment • Bim Bum Bam Video • Beyond Home Entertainment • Buena Vista Home Video • Disky Communications • Egmont Film • GoodView Home Video • HVN • IDP Home Video • †Kids Klassics • Lionsgate Home Entertainment • Maximum Entertainment • Manga Distribution • MRA Entertainment • NCircle Entertainment • On Air Video • Paramount Home Video • Pickwick Video • Pidax Film • Producciones Panther • Roadshow Entertainment • Sterling Entertainment Group • Shout! Factory • SMI url • Target • The Video Collection • UIG Entertainment GmbH • Universal Pictures • Wendros
Collectible / toy makers †Banpresto • Bioworld • BlackMilk Clothing • †ERTL • Fangamer • First4Figures • Furuta • Gelato Pique • Hallmark • Jakks Pacific • K'NEX • LEGO • Mattel • PopCo Entertainment • S.H. Figuarts • San-ei Co., Ltd. • Toy Biz
Food companies Burger King • Freiberger • Keebler • Kellogg's • McDonald's • Nagatanien • †Sunshine Biscuits • Taco Bell • Wendy's
Cosmetics companies Lush • shu uemura
Miscellaneous †MediaBrowser
† Defunct
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