Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985.
Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Switch. It has created numerous major franchises, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Kirby, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Star Fox, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Super Smash Bros. Nintendo’s mascot, Mario, is internationally recognized.
Nintendo has multiple subsidiaries in Japan and abroad, in addition to business partners such as The Pokémon Company and HAL Laboratory. Nintendo and its staff have received awards including Emmy Awards for Technology & Engineering, Game Awards, Game Developers Choice Awards, and British Academy Games Awards. It is one of the wealthiest and most valuable companies in the Japanese market.
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Nintendo Co., Ltd. Details
Operating Status:Active
Business TypePublic
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Founded Date Sep 23rd, 1898
Organization CEO Shuntaro Furukawa
FoundersFusajiro Yamauchi
BrandsAnimal Crossing, Art Style, Bit Generations, BoxBoy!, Brain Age, Chibi-Robo!, Custom Robo, Donkey Kong, Dr. Mario, Excite, F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Golden Sun, Kid Icarus, Kirby, Luigi, Mario, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Metroid, Mother, Pikmin, Pilotwings, Pokémon, Punch-Out!!, Puzzle League, Splatoon, Star Fox, Super Mario, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda, The Legendary Starfy, Touch! Generations, Wario, Wars, Wii, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yoshi.
Aonuma said that the release date of Legend of Zelda will take place during the spring of 2023. Previously, Nintendo expected to release the game in 2022.
