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{{about|the Japanese company|the console sometimes referred to as a | {{about|the Japanese company|the console sometimes referred to as a Nintendo|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|the development team|[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development]]}} | ||
{{company-infobox | {{company-infobox | ||
|logo= | |logo=Nintendo Logo.svg | ||
|width=300px | |width=300px | ||
|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=''[[Super | |lastgame=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | ||
|president=[[Tatsumi Kimishima]] | |president=[[Tatsumi Kimishima]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''[[nwiki: | '''[[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 [[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]] respectively. | |||
[[File: | [[File:NintendoHeadquartersInTheWorld.PNG|thumb|200px|left|Nintendo's regions (headquarters) in the world. In the Nintendo webpage's selector country (www.nintendo.com) appears the region and its countries' list.]] | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The company was originally founded on September 23rd, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade [[wikipedia:Hanafuda|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 | The company was originally founded on September 23rd, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade [[wikipedia:Hanafuda|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 70's, 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==Results of their work== | ==Results of their work== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Nintendo - Obsolete logo.svg|thumb|The company's red logo from 1975 to 2006]] | ||
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 [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]], [[wikipedia:Microsoft|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 don't 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 | 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 | Some games sold so well that Nintendo made more prints under the labels [[Player's Choice]] and [[Nintendo Selects]]. | ||
==Appearances in the '' | ==Appearances in the ''Mario'' universe== | ||
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|footer=The | |footer=The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap, and on the walls at [[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]] in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. | ||
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*The ''[[WarioWare]]'' character [[9-Volt]] calls himself " | *The ''[[WarioWare]]'' character [[9-Volt]] calls himself "Nintendo's biggest fanboy," and his [[microgame]]s are based on or around various Nintendo games and systems such as ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. | ||
*[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the | *[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the Nintendo logo on it. | ||
*In the ''[[ | *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]]'', | *In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Nintendo, along with [[Rareware]], sponsors the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microbuffer]]. | ||
* | *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 ''[[ | *In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court. | ||
*In ''[[ | *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 ''[[ | *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 (court)#Mario Hoops 3-on-3|Mario Stadium]] court. | ||
*In the [[ | *In the [[Mario Baseball (series)|''Mario Baseball'' series]], the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]. | ||
*In ''[[ | *In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in [[Mario Stadium (court)#Mario Sports Mix|Mario Stadium]]. | ||
*In ''[[ | *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 | [[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of Nintendo consoles.]] | ||
*Color TV Game series (1977-1982) | *Color TV Game series (1977-1982) | ||
*[[Family Computer]] (1983 - 2003) / [[ | *[[Family Computer]] (1983 - 2003) / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985-1995) | ||
*[[Super Famicom]] (1990 - 2003) / [[Super | *[[Super Famicom]] (1990 - 2003) / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1991-1999) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo 64]] (1996-2003) | ||
*[[ | *[[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) | ||
===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) | ||
*[[Wii Family Edition]] (2011-2013) | *[[Wii Family Edition]] (2011-2013) | ||
*[[Wii Mini]] (2012-present) | *[[Wii Mini]] (2012-present) | ||
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 | 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 | {{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== | ||
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*[[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 3DS]] (2011-present) | ||
===Remodels=== | ===Remodels=== | ||
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*[[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 DSi]] (2008-2013) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] (2009-2013) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo_3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2012-present) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo_3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013-present) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014-present) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014-present) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017-present) | ||
Releases of these consoles in China usually replace " | Releases of these consoles in China usually replace "Nintendo" in the name with "iQue". Examples are the iQue DS and the iQue 3DS XL. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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|Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー | |Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー | ||
|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 | |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." | ||
|Kor=닌텐도 | |Kor=닌텐도 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Nintendo | ||
|KorM= | |KorM= | ||
|Chi=任天堂 | |Chi=任天堂 | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Wikipedia}} | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.com/ Official American website] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Official Japanese website] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.com.au/ Official Oceanian website] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/ Official European website] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/ Official Korean website] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.nintendo.com/es_LA/ Official Latin American website] | ||
{{Companies}} | {{Companies}} | ||
[[de: | [[de:Nintendo]] | ||
[[it: | [[it:Nintendo]] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Nintendo|*]] | ||
Revision as of 17:14, February 12, 2018
- 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 Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, as well as their most popular series, the 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 Video Game Crash of 1983.
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. In the Nintendo webpage's selector country (www.nintendo.com) appears the region and its countries' list.
History
The company was originally founded on September 23rd, 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. 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 70's, 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.
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. 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.
Results of their work
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 don't 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.
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 WarioWare character 9-Volt calls himself "Nintendo's biggest fanboy," and his microgames are based on or around various Nintendo games and systems such as Dr. Mario and Donkey Kong.
- Diddy Kong's red cap has the Nintendo logo on it.
- In the Mario Party series, the Nintendo logo, along with the Hudson Soft logo, appears on banners in various minigames.
- In Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo, along with Rareware, sponsors the boxing match between the Kongs and King K. Rool as mentioned by the Microbuffer.
- Nintendo sponsors can be seen in the background of various Mario Kart courses and battle arenas.
- 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 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 court.
- In the Mario Baseball series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in Mario Stadium.
- In Mario Sports Mix, the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in Mario Stadium.
- In Mario Tennis Open, the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts.
Home consoles
- Color TV Game series (1977-1982)
- Family Computer (1983 - 2003) / Nintendo Entertainment System (1985-1995)
- Super Famicom (1990 - 2003) / Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1991-1999)
- Nintendo 64 (1996-2003)
- Nintendo GameCube (2001-2009)
- Wii (2006-2013)
- Wii U (2012-2017)
- Nintendo Switch1 (2017-present)
Attachments and Remodels
- Family Computer Disk System (1986-1994)
- Satellaview (1995-2000)
- Nintendo 64DD (1999-2001)
- Wii Family Edition (2011-2013)
- Wii Mini (2012-present)
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
- Game & Watch (1980-1991)
- Game Boy (1989-2003)
- Virtual Boy (1995-1996)
- Game Boy Color (1998-2003)
- Game Boy Advance (2001-2009)
- Nintendo DS (2004-2013)
- Nintendo 3DS (2011-present)
Remodels
- Game Boy Play it Loud (1996)
- Game Boy Pocket (1996-1998)
- Game Boy Light (1997-2003)
- Game Boy Advance SP (2003-2009)
- Game Boy Micro (2005-2009)
- Nintendo DS Lite (2006-2011)
- Nintendo DSi (2008-2013)
- Nintendo DSi XL (2009-2013)
- Nintendo 3DS XL (2012-present)
- Nintendo 2DS (2013-present)
- New Nintendo 3DS (2014-present)
- New Nintendo 3DS XL (2014-present)
- New Nintendo 2DS XL (2017-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.
See also
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Satoru Iwata
- Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Yoshiaki Koizumi
- Tatsumi Kimishima
- Koji Kondo
- Gunpei Yokoi
- Reggie Fils-Aime
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 (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). 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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| Korean | 닌텐도 Nintendo |
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External links
- Official American website
- Official Japanese website
- Official Oceanian website
- Official European website
- Official Korean website
- Official Latin American website
