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{{Company Infobox | |||
'''Nintendo''' (Japanese: '''任天堂''' ''Nintendō'') is a video game and video game console company based in Kyoto, Japan, with other divisions in the United States, {{pmin|Canada}}, Australia, and Europe. It is | | name = Nintendo Co., Ltd. | ||
| subtitle = 任天堂株式会社 | |||
| logo = Nintendo logo.png | |||
| logo_size = 250px | |||
| caption = Nintendo logo | |||
| founded = September 23, 1889 | |||
| headquarters = 11-1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto | |||
| type = {{wp|Public company|Public}} | |||
| subsidiaries = [[Nintendo of America]] <br />Nintendo of Europe <br />Nintendo Australia <br />[[Mario Club]] | |||
| industry = Video games | |||
| links = United States: [https://www.nintendo.com Nintendo.com] <br />Japan: [https://www.nintendo.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp] | |||
}} | |||
'''Nintendo''' (Japanese: '''任天堂''' ''Nintendō'') is a video game and video game console company based in Kyoto, {{pmin|Japan}}, with other divisions in {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|Australia}}, and Europe. It is known for several popular video game franchises such as ''{{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}'', ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'', and [[Pokémon]]. It was founded in 1889 by {{wp|Fusajiro Yamauchi}} producing playing cards. Its current president is Shuntaro Furukawa. The longest running and historically most influential {{wp|video game console}} company, it is also recognized as one of (if not the) largest producer of video games and has sold more than two billion video games worldwide. Over time, Nintendo has manufactured seven home video game consoles: the {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System}}, the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], the [[Nintendo 64]], the [[Nintendo GameCube]], the [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], and the [[Nintendo Switch]]. They have also manufactured many handheld game systems, including six versions of the [[Game Boy]], the [[Nintendo DS]], and the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In 2010, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 3DS, the true successor to the original Nintendo DS, for release in 2011. It is able to produce 3D effects without the need for glasses using a parallax barrier screen. | In 2010, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 3DS, the true successor to the original Nintendo DS, for release in 2011. It is able to produce 3D effects without the need for glasses using a parallax barrier screen. | ||
In 2011, Nintendo announced the [[Wii U]], an HD successor to the Wii | In 2011, Nintendo announced the [[Wii U]], an HD successor to the Wii, for release in 2012. The system's controller works as a touchscreen, similarly to the DS and 3DS. Also, the Nintendo 3DS was released near the beginning of the year. | ||
In Summer 2012, Nintendo released a bigger version of the 3DS known as the 3DS XL. | In Summer 2012, Nintendo released a bigger version of the 3DS known as the 3DS XL. | ||
In late 2012, Nintendo released the Wii U, successor to the Wii. | In late 2012, Nintendo released the Wii U, successor to the Wii. | ||
In early 2015, Nintendo released the new 3DS and new 3DS XL, upgraded versions of the 3DS. | |||
In March 2017, Nintendo released the [[Nintendo Switch]] worldwide. | |||
In September 2019, Nintendo released a handheld-only Switch, dubbed the [[Nintendo Switch Lite]], worldwide. | |||
In October 2021, Nintendo released a hardware revision of the Switch, the [[Nintendo Switch – OLED Model|OLED Model]] worldwide. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Game Boy]] | *[[Game Boy]] | ||
*[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |||
*[[Game Boy Color]] | |||
*[[Nintendo 64]] | *[[Nintendo 64]] | ||
*[[Game Boy Advance]] | |||
*[[Nintendo GameCube]] | *[[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
*[[Nintendo DS]] | *[[Nintendo DS]] | ||
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*[[Nintendo 3DS]] | *[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
*[[Wii U]] | *[[Wii U]] | ||
*[[Nintendo Switch]] | |||
{{bulbanews|Nintendo | {{bulbanews|Category:Nintendo}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*{{wp|Nintendo}} on Wikipedia | |||
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*{{ | *{{smw|Nintendo}} on [[Super Mario Wiki]] | ||
*{{ | *{{zw|Nintendo}} on [[Zelda Wiki]] | ||
*{{ | *{{wk|Nintendo}} on [[WiKirby]] | ||
*{{ | *{{met|Nintendo}} on [[Metroid Wiki]] | ||
*{{ | *{{ww|Nintendo}} on [[Wars Wiki]] | ||
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*{{pk|Nintendo}} on [[Pikipedia]] | |||
*{{strategy|Category:Nintendo|Nintendo}} on StrategyWiki | |||
*{{sbw|Nintendo}} on [[SmashWiki]] | |||
*{{wb|Nintendo}} on [[WikiBound]] | |||
*{{np|Nintendo}} on [[Nookipedia]] | |||
*{{nw|Nintendo}} on [[NintendoWiki]] | |||
*{{gsu|Nintendo}} on [[Golden Sun Universe]] | |||
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*{{few|Nintendo}} on [[Fire Emblem Wiki]] | |||
*{{lsw|Nintendo}} on [[Starfy Wiki]] | |||
*{{fzw|Nintendo}} on [[F-Zero Wiki]] | |||
*{{ip|Nintendo}} on [[Icaruspedia]] | |||
*{{hdt|Category:Nintendo|Nintendo}} on [[Hard Drop Tetris Wiki]] | |||
*{{ink|Nintendo}} on [[Inkipedia]] | |||
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;Official websites | |||
* | *[http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo of America] <small>(English)</small> | ||
* | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Nintendo of Japan] <small>(Japanese)</small> | ||
* | *[http://www.nintendo.ca/ Nintendo of Canada] <small>(English)</small> | ||
* | *[http://www.nintendo.com.au/ Nintendo Australia] <small>(English)</small> | ||
* | *[http://www.nintendo-europe.com/ Nintendo of Europe] <small>(English/Multi-Language)</small> | ||
;Official social-media website accounts | |||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.facebook.com/Nintendo Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Facebook}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.facebook.com/nintendoofcanada Nintendo of Canada] on Facebook <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://instagram.com/nintendo Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Instagram}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://nintendo.tumblr.com/ Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Tumblr}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Twitter}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/Nintendo Nintendo of America] on [[YouTube]] <small>(English)</small> | |||
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