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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 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, | 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 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== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{wp|Nintendo}} on Wikipedia | |||
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*{{smw|Nintendo}} on [[Super Mario Wiki]] | *{{smw|Nintendo}} on [[Super Mario Wiki]] | ||
*{{zw|Nintendo}} on [[Zelda Wiki]] | *{{zw|Nintendo}} on [[Zelda Wiki]] | ||
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*{{fzw|Nintendo}} on [[F-Zero Wiki]] | *{{fzw|Nintendo}} on [[F-Zero Wiki]] | ||
*{{ip|Nintendo}} on [[Icaruspedia]] | *{{ip|Nintendo}} on [[Icaruspedia]] | ||
*{{hdt|Category:Nintendo|Nintendo}} on [[Hard Drop Tetris Wiki]] | *{{hdt|Category:Nintendo|Nintendo}} on [[Hard Drop Tetris Wiki]] | ||
*{{ink|Nintendo}} on [[Inkipedia]] | *{{ink|Nintendo}} on [[Inkipedia]] | ||
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*[http://nintendo.tumblr.com/ Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Tumblr}} <small>(English)</small> | *[http://nintendo.tumblr.com/ Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Tumblr}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Twitter}} <small>(English)</small> | *[http://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Nintendo of America] on {{wp|Twitter}} <small>(English)</small> | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/Nintendo Nintendo of America] on | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Nintendo Nintendo of America] on [[YouTube]] <small>(English)</small> | ||
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[[Category:Nintendo|*]] | [[Category:Nintendo|*]] | ||