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|founded=September 23, 1889 | |founded=September 23, 1889 | ||
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | |first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | ||
|latest_release=''[[ | |latest_release=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|president=[[Shuntaro Furukawa]] | |president=[[Shuntaro Furukawa]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{wp|Nintendo}}''' is a video game company with its origins in Japan. Nintendo is the creator of many popular franchises, including the | '''{{wp|Nintendo}}''' is a video game company with its origins in Japan. Nintendo is the creator of many popular franchises, including the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], and the company's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{multiple image|align=left|direction=vertical|image1=Nintendo - Obsolete logo.svg|image2=Nintendo Logo.svg|width=180|footer=The company's | {{multiple image|align=left|direction=vertical|image1=Nintendo - Obsolete logo.svg|image2=Nintendo Logo.svg|width=180|footer=The company's signature red logo from 1985 to 2008, used internationally outside of Japan and Southeast Asia (top), and gray logo from 2006 to 2016 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.}} | ||
[[File:Regiones comerciales de Nintendo.svg|thumb|Regions where Nintendo's products are available]] | [[File:Regiones comerciales de Nintendo.svg|thumb|Regions where Nintendo's products are available]] | ||
Originally founded as a {{wp|hanafuda}} playing card manufacturer in Kyoto, Japan, on September 23, 1889, Nintendo began exploring game-making after third president [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] began diversifying the company's ventures. Nintendo entered the arcade industry in 1973 and the home console industry in 1977, simultaneously hiring [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] as a product designer. In 1978, Nintendo began making arcade video games, licensing titles to other companies for distribution outside Japan. In 1980, Nintendo established a North American division headed by {{wp|Minoru Arakawa}}, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be ''[[nwiki:Radar Scope|Radar Scope]]''. The game did not sell well in the United States, and a number of unsold cabinets remained in warehouses. | |||
Arakawa asked | Arakawa asked Yamauchi if a new game could be developed and inserted into the unsold ''Radar Scope'' cabinets.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191109000531/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros "IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros."]</ref> Yamauchi went through Nintendo's entire talent pool to see who could head the designing of a potential ''Radar Scope'' replacement, and the result was Miyamoto designing ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. When ''Donkey Kong'' was released in 1981, it became a bestseller and marked the introduction of Mario. In 1983, Nintendo introduced the [[Family Computer]], distributing it abroad as the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] two years later. Its success in Japan and North America resulted in Nintendo becoming a dominant player in the video game industry and the revival of the industry in North America, which had been negatively affected by a crash in 1983. The most successful game for the NES, ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', further cemented Nintendo's dominance in the industry. The ''Super Mario'' franchise has since become Nintendo's flagship franchise and one of the most well-known brands to originate from video games. | ||
==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' universe== | ==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' universe== | ||
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*[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the Nintendo logo on it. | *[[Diddy Kong]]'s red cap has the Nintendo logo on it. | ||
*Nintendo [[Gallery:Sponsors in the Mario Kart series|sponsors]] can be seen in the background of various ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' courses and battle arenas. | *Nintendo [[Gallery:Sponsors in the Mario Kart series|sponsors]] can be seen in the background of various ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' courses and battle arenas. | ||
*In the | *In the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Hudson Soft]] logo, appears on banners in various [[minigame]]s. | ||
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Nintendo, along with [[Rareware]], sponsors the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microphone]]. | *In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Nintendo, along with [[Rareware]], sponsors the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microphone]]. | ||
*In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court. | *In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court. | ||
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and '' | *In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''Mario Power Tennis'', [[Wario]] holds up the Nintendo sign when the game boots up while stating the company's name, laughing. | ||
*In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Square Enix]] logo, appears on the arch next to the basket at [[Peach Field]] and on the banner and a large screen on the [[Mario Stadium (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Mario Stadium]] court. | *In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the Nintendo logo, along with the [[Square Enix]] logo, appears on the arch next to the basket at [[Peach Field]] and on the banner and a large screen on the [[Mario Stadium (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Mario Stadium]] court. | ||
*In the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]. | *In the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]. | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Nintendo-Blue logo.png|The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games | Nintendo-Blue logo.png|The blue Nintendo logo variant, used in Japanese versions of Nintendo games | ||
Nintendo gold MK64 logo.png|The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | |||
Nintendo logo DKRDS.png|Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | Nintendo logo DKRDS.png|Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | ||
MP1-3 Nintendo logo.png|The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles | MP1-3 Nintendo logo.png|The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' titles | ||
Nintendo's Logo in Super Mario Maker.png|The Nintendo logo recreated in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | Nintendo's Logo in Super Mario Maker.png|The Nintendo logo recreated in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' | ||
Bg-red.jpg|Background featuring ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters created by Nintendo | Bg-red.jpg|Background featuring ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters created by Nintendo | ||
Nintendo recruitment book Nintendo Headquarters.jpg|Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book | Nintendo recruitment book Nintendo Headquarters.jpg|Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book, showing a [[Warp Pipe]] at the bottom left corner | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー<br>ニンテンドウ | |Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー<br>ニンテンドウ | ||
|JapR=Nintendō | |JapR=Nintendō | ||
|JapM=任天堂 is the formal name of the company; in {{wp|hiragana}} | |JapM=任天堂 is the formal name of the company; in {{wp|hiragana}} it is written as にんてんどう, two {{wp|Kana|kanas}} or {{wp|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|moras}} {{wp|furigana|per kanji}}. Each of the {{wp|kanji}} that make up its formal name mean the following: | ||
*任 (''nin'') means "responsibility", "work", or "obligation". | *任 (''nin'') means "responsibility", "work", or "obligation". | ||
*天 (''ten'') means "sky". | *天 (''ten'') means "sky". | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NIWA|ARMSWiki=1|Bulbapedia=1|FZeroWiki=1|FireEmblem=1|GoldenSun=1|HardDrop=Category:Nintendo|Icaruspedia=1|Inkipedia=1|LylatWiki=1|MetroidWiki=1|NWiki=1|Nookipedia=1|Pikipedia=1|SmashWiki=1|StarfyWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Nintendo|WarsWiki=1|WiKirby=1|WikiBound=1|ZeldaWiki=1}} | {{NIWA|ARMSWiki=1|Bulbapedia=1|FZeroWiki=1|FireEmblem=1|GoldenSun=1|HardDrop=Category:Nintendo|Icaruspedia=1|Inkipedia=1|LylatWiki=1|MetroidWiki=1|NWiki=1|Nookipedia=1|Pikipedia=1|SmashWiki=1|StarfyWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Nintendo|WarsWiki=1|WiKirby=1|WikiBound=1|ZeldaWiki=1}} | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/jp Official Japanese website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/us Official American website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/en-ca Official Canadian (English) website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/fr-ca Official Canadian (French) website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/en-gb Official British and Irish website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-mx Official Mexican website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/pt-br Official Brazilian website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-co Official Colombian website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-ar Official Argentinian website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-cl Official Chilean website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/es-pe Official Peruvian website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/eu Official European website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.dk Official Danish website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.fi Official Finnish website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.no Official Norwegian website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.se Official Swedish website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.hu Official Hungarian website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.pl Official Polish website] | ||
*[ | *[https://mojenintendo.cz Official Czech website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.sk Official Slovak website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.co.il Official Israeli website] | ||
*[http:// | *[https://nintendo.com/au Official Oceanian website] | ||
*[http://nintendo.co.kr Official Korean website] | |||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com.hk Official Hong Kongese website] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://nintendo.tw Official Taiwanese website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/sg Official Singaporean website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/my Official Malay website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/ph Official Filipino website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/th Official Thai website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/en-za Official South African website] | ||
*[https://nintendoswitch.com.cn Official mainland Chinese website] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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