Difference between revisions of "Nintendo"
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'''Nintendo''' (任天堂 or ニンテンドー) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Over the years, it became a video game company, one of the most powerful in the industry. | '''Nintendo''' (任天堂 or ニンテンドー) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Over the years, it became a video game company, one of the most powerful in the industry. | ||
| − | 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. They | + | 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. They launched their first game console, the Family Computer, in Japan in 1983, which was redesigned into the Nintendo Entertainment System for the North American and European market in 1985. Over time Nintendo has manufactured five further TV consoles — the Super Famicom/Super NES, the Nintendo 64, the [[Nintendo GameCube]], the [[Wii]], and the current [[Wii U]] — and many different handheld portables under the Game Boy and Nintendo DS brands. They have also published over 250 games, developing at least 180 of them, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide. Their flagship mascot is Mario, an Italian plumber/carpenter. |
== Notable products and technologies == | == Notable products and technologies == | ||
=== 1980s === | === 1980s === | ||
| − | * | + | * Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System (1983-1994) |
* Game Boy (1989-2003) | * Game Boy (1989-2003) | ||
| − | |||
=== 1990s === | === 1990s === | ||
| − | * Nintendo 64 (1996- | + | * Super Famicom/Super NES (1990-2000) |
| + | * Virtual Boy (1995-1996) | ||
| + | * Nintendo 64 (1996-2002) | ||
=== 2000s === | === 2000s === | ||
* [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001-2008) | * [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001-2008) | ||
| − | * [[Nintendo DS]] (2004-) | + | * [[Nintendo GameCube]] (2001-2008) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo DS]] (2004-2014) |
| + | * [[Wii]] (2006-2015) | ||
=== 2010s === | === 2010s === | ||
* [[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011-) | * [[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011-) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Wii U]] (2012-) |
* [[Amiibo]] (2014-) | * [[Amiibo]] (2014-) | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 18 August 2015
Nintendo (任天堂 or ニンテンドー) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Over the years, it became a video game company, one of the most powerful in the industry.
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. They launched their first game console, the Family Computer, in Japan in 1983, which was redesigned into the Nintendo Entertainment System for the North American and European market in 1985. Over time Nintendo has manufactured five further TV consoles — the Super Famicom/Super NES, the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube, the Wii, and the current Wii U — and many different handheld portables under the Game Boy and Nintendo DS brands. They have also published over 250 games, developing at least 180 of them, and have sold over 2 billion games worldwide. Their flagship mascot is Mario, an Italian plumber/carpenter.
Contents
Notable products and technologies
1980s
- Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System (1983-1994)
- Game Boy (1989-2003)
1990s
- Super Famicom/Super NES (1990-2000)
- Virtual Boy (1995-1996)
- Nintendo 64 (1996-2002)
2000s
- Game Boy Advance (2001-2008)
- Nintendo GameCube (2001-2008)
- Nintendo DS (2004-2014)
- Wii (2006-2015)
2010s
- Nintendo 3DS (2011-)
- Wii U (2012-)
- Amiibo (2014-)
Softography
NAOMI
- Rhythm Tengoku (2007)
Wii U
- Bayonetta 2 (2014)