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'''Nintendo''' is a video game and video game console company based in Kyoto, Japan, with other divisions in the USA, Canada, Australia, and Europe. It is well known for such giant franchises as [[wp:Super Mario|Mario]], [[wp:Legend of Zelda|Zelda]] and of course, [[Pokémon]]. It was founded in 1889 by [[wp:Fusajiro Yamauchi|wp:Fusajiro Yamauchi]] producing playing cards. Its current president is [[wp:Satoru Iwata|Satoru Iwata]]. The longest running and historically most influencial [[wp:video game console]] company, it is also recognised 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 four TV consoles: the Famicom/NES, the Super Famicom/Super NES, the [[Nintendo 64]], and the [[Nintendo GameCube]], as well as an upcoming TV console, codenamed the [[wp:Nintendo Revolution|Nintendo Revolution]]. They have also manufactured many handheld portables, including six existing versions of the [[Game Boy]] and an upcoming seventh, and the [[Nintendo DS]].