is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto,Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded 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, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985.
Nintendo Studios
Nintendo consoles
Color TV-Game
Color TV-Game is a series of five dedicated home consoles released only in Japan (1977–1980)
Nintendo Entertainment System
is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa in July 15, 1983
Game Boy
was the first handheld game console sold by Nintendo that featured interchangeable ROM cartridges for each game, unlike the Game & Watch that had a different system for each game. (1989)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. (1990)
Nintendo 64
commonly called the N64, and codenamed Ultra 64, was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. It was released with three launch games in Japan and two in North America. (1996)
Nintendo GameCube
It was Nintendo's sixth generation game console, the same generation as Sega's Dreamcast, Sony's PlayStation 2, and Microsoft's Xbox. (2001)
Wii
was released on November 19, 2006 as Nintendo's seventh-generation home console. Nintendo designed the console to appeal towards a wider audience than those of its main competitors, ps3 and xbox360 (2006)
Wii U
was released on November 18, 2012 as a direct successor to the Wii, and the first entry in the eighth generation of home video game consoles. (2012)
Nintendo Switch
was released on March 3, 2017, and is Nintendo's second entry in the eighth generation of home video game consoles. (2017)
Nintendo Exclusives
Initial release date : Aug. 29, 2017 Developer : Ubisoft, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris Publisher : Nintendo, Ubisoft type : adventure game Platforms : Nintendo Switch
Initial release date : May 29, 2014 Developer : Nint. Entertainment Analysis & Development Publisher : Nintendo, Nintendo of America Inc. type : kart racing game Platforms : Wii U
Initial release date : March 3, 2017 Developer : Nint. Entertainment Planning & Development Publisher : Nintendo, Nintendo of America Inc. type : action-adventure Platforms : Wii U
Initial release date : July 19, 2019 Developer : Team Ninja Publisher : Nintendo type : action role-playing video game Platforms : Nintendo Switch
Initial release date : Feb. 13, 2019 Developer : Arika, Nintendo Publisher : Nintendo type : falling block puzzle game Platforms : Nintendo Switch
Initial release date : June 16, 2017 Developer : Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Publisher : Nintendo type : 3D fighting game Platforms : Nintendo Switch
Initial release date : March 26, 2021 Developer : Capcom Publisher : Capcom, Capcom U.S.A., Inc. type : action role-playing game Platforms : Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Initial release date : Feb. 14, 2014 Developer : Retro Studios, Monster Games Publisher : Nintendo type : platform Platforms : Wii U
Initial release date : March 3, 2017 Developer : Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Publisher : Nintendo type : party game Platforms : Nintendo Switch
