Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
It was found 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, N distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of Donkey Kong in 1981. And the N-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 N 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. N’s mascot, Mario, is internationally recognized.
