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{{about|the Japanese company|the console sometimes colloquially referred to as a Nintendo|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|the development team|[[Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development]]}}
{{company infobox
|logo=New Nintendo red logo.svg
|width=300px
|founded=September 23, 1889
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_release=''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|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 [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], and the company's mascot is [[Mario]] himself.
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==History==
{{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 East Asia (top), and gray logo from 2006 to 2016 (bottom). The gray logo is still used in corporate pages.}}
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 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.
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==Supported Regions==
[[File:Regiones comerciales de Nintendo.svg|thumb|Regions with official Nintendo websites]]
Nintendo has several first-party divisions dedicated to releasing products, including ''Super Mario'' games and merchandise, in different areas of the world:
*'''Nintendo of Japan'''
**[[File:Flag of Japan.png|25px]] Japan
*'''Nintendo of America'''
**[[File:Flag of Argentina.png|25px]] Argentine Republic
**[[File:Flag of Canada.png|25px]] Canada
**[[File:Flag of Chile.png|25px]] Republic of Chile
**[[File:Flag of Colombia.png|25px]] Republic of Colombia
**[[File:Flag of Mexico.png|25px]] United Mexican States
**[[File:Flag of Peru.png|25px]] Republic of Peru
**[[File:Flag of USA.png|25px]] United States of America
*'''Nintendo of Europe'''
**[[File:Flag of South Africa.png|25px]] Republic of South Africa
**[[File:Flag of Switzerland.png|25px]] Swiss Confederation
**[[File:Flag of Europe.png|25px]] European Union (except Scandinavia)
**[[File:Flag of UK.png|25px]] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*'''Nintendo Australia'''
**[[File:Flag of NZ.png|25px]] New Zealand
**[[File:Flag of Australia.png|25px]] Commonwealth of Australia
*'''Nintendo of Korea'''
**[[File:Flag of South Korea.png|25px]] Republic of Korea
*'''Nintendo Hong Kong'''
**[[File:Flag of HK.png|25px]] Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
**[[File:Flag of ROC.png|25px]] Republic of China

In addition to the above, Nintendo currently works with third-party distributors to distribute Nintendo products (including ''Super Mario'' products) in the following regions:
*'''Active Bokei K.K.'''<ref>{{cite|title=Active Bokei K.K.|url=https://www.activeboeki.com/|publisher=Active Bokei K.K.|language=English|accessdate=July 3, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603051424/https://www.activeboeki.com/}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Indonesia.png|25px]] Republic of Indonesia
**[[File:Flag of Singapore.png|25px]] Republic of Singapore
**[[File:Flag of Thailand.png|25px]] Kingdom of Thailand
**[[File:Flag of Philippines.png|25px]] Republic of the Philippines
**[[File:Flag of Malaysia.png|25px]] Malaysia
**[[File:Flag of UAE.png|25px]] United Arab Emirates
**[[File:Flag of Oman.png|25px]] Sultanate of Oman
**[[File:Flag of Bahrain.png|25px]] Kingdom of Bahrain
**[[File:Flag of Kuwait.png|25px]] State of Kuwait
**[[File:Flag of Qatar.png|25px]] State of Qatar
**[[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.png|25px]] Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*'''Bergsala'''<ref name=Skrebels_2019>{{cite|author=Joe Skrebels|date=December 9, 2019|url=www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/09/the-lie-that-helped-build-nintendo|title=The Lie That Helped Build Nintendo|publisher=IGN|language=English|archive=web.archive.org/web/20191221231714/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/09/the-lie-that-helped-build-nintendo|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Finland.png|25px]] Republic of Finland
**[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|25px]] Kingdom of Denmark
**[[File:Flag of Norway.png|25px]] Kingdom of Norway
**[[File:Flag of Sweden.png|25px]] Kingdom of Sweden
*'''Tencent'''<ref>{{cite|author=Takashi Moshizuki, Shan Li|date=April 18, 2019|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-seeks-to-sell-the-switch-in-china-11555581221?mod=article_inline|title=Nintendo, With Tencent's Help, to Sell Switch Console in China|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|language=English|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206201354/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-seeks-to-sell-the-switch-in-china-11555581221?mod=article_inline|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] People's Republic of China
*'''Tor Gaming'''<ref>{{cite|author=|date=March 12, 2019|url=il.ign.com/nintendo/40693/news/lrshvnh-byshrl-tvr-gyymyng-mshyqh-t-nyntndv-brts-bybv-rshmy|title=לראשונה בישראל – תור גיימינג משיקה את נינטנדו בארץ ביבוא רשמ|publisher=IGN Israel|language=Hebrew|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190515033409/https://il.ign.com/nintendo/40693/news/lrshvnh-byshrl-tvr-gyymyng-mshyqh-t-nyntndv-brts-bybv-rshmy|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
**[[File:Flag of Israel.png|25px]] State of Israel

==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' universe==
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|footer=The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap and on the walls at [[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]] in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|image1=Diddy Kong SSB4 - Artwork.png
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*The ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' character [[9-Volt]] calls himself "Nintendo's biggest fanboy," and his [[microgame]]s are based on or around various Nintendo games and systems such as ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*[[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.
*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 ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the Nintendo logo appears on the [[Peach Dome]] court.
*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 the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]].
*In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in [[Mario Stadium (Mario Sports Mix)|Mario Stadium]].
*In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts.

==Home consoles==
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb|A variety of Nintendo consoles and handhelds]]
*[[nwiki:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]] series (1977–1982)
*[[Family Computer]] (1983–2003) / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985–1995)
*Super Famicom (1990–2003) / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1991–1999)
*[[Nintendo 64]] (1996–2003)
*[[Nintendo GameCube]] (2001–2009)
*[[Wii]] (2006–2013)
*[[Wii U]] (2012–2017)
*[[Nintendo Switch]]{{footnote|main|1}} (2017–present)

===Attachments and remodels===
*[[Family Computer Disk System]] (1986–1994)
*[[Satellaview]] (1995–2000)
*[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999–2001)
*[[Wii#Wii Family Edition|Wii Family Edition]] (2011–2013)
*[[Wii#Wii mini|Wii mini]] (2012–2017)
These consoles may have different names in different markets. The NES is known as Famicom in Japan; the SNES, subsequently as Super Famicom. In China, the Nintendo 64 was released under the name iQue Player.

{{footnote|note|1|Although the Nintendo Switch can also function as a handheld console, it is primarily marketed as a home console by Nintendo.}}

==Handheld consoles==
*[[Game & Watch]] (1980–1991)
*[[Game Boy]] (1989–2003)
*[[Virtual Boy]] (1995–1996)
*[[Game Boy Color]] (1998–2003)
*[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001–2009)
*[[Nintendo DS]] (2004–2013)
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011–2019)
===Remodels===
*Game Boy Play it Loud (1996)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (1996–1998)
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (1997–2003)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] (2003–2009)
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (2005–2009)
*[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] (2006–2011)
*[[Nintendo DSi]] (2008–2013)
*[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] (2009–2013)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2012–2015)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013–2020)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014–2017)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014–2019)
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017–2020)
*[[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]] (2019–present)
Releases of these consoles in China usually replace "Nintendo" in the name with "[[iQue]]." Examples are the iQue DS and the iQue 3DS XL.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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]]''
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]]''
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, showing a [[Warp Pipe]] at the bottom left corner
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==See also==
*[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
*[[Satoru Iwata]]
*[[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]
*[[Yoshiaki Koizumi]]
*[[Tatsumi Kimishima]]
*[[Koji Kondo]]
*[[Gunpei Yokoi]]
*[[Reggie Fils-Aimé]]
*[[Doug Bowser]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=任天堂<br>ニンテンドー<br>ニンテンドウ
|JapR=Nintendō
|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".
*天 (''ten'') means "sky".
*堂 (''dō'') meaning "stately", "bless", or "sanctuary".
**天堂 (''tendō'') means "heaven".
ニンテンドー is a rough katakana form is used for the Japanese names of some consoles.<br>
ニンテンドウ is another rough katakana form, written with the kana "u" (ウ) instead of the ''{{wp|chōonpu}}'' character (ー). This name is only seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''{{'}}s Japanese name.

This name comes from the Japanese saying 「運を天に任せる」(''un o ten ni makaseru''), meaning "To leave one's luck to heaven."
|Kor=닌텐도
|KorR=Nintendo
|KorM=-
|Chi=任天堂
|ChiR=Rèntiāntáng
|ChiM=-
|Fin=Nintendon <small>(''Captain N: The Game Master'')</small><br>Nintendo
|FinM=-<br>-
|Rus=Нинтендо
|RusR=Nintendo
|Heb=נינטנדו
|HebR=Nintendo
|Gre=Νιντέντο
|GreR=Ninténto
}}

==External links==
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*[https://nintendo.com/jp Official Japan website]
*[https://nintendo.com/us Official United States website]
*[https://nintendo.com/en-ca Official Canada (English) website]
*[https://nintendo.com/fr-ca Official Canada (French) website]
*[https://nintendo.com/en-gb Official UK & Ireland website]
*[https://nintendo.com/es-mx Official Mexico website]
*[https://nintendo.com/pt-br Official Brazil website]
*[https://nintendo.com/es-co Official Colombia website]
*[https://nintendo.com/es-ar Official Argentina website]
*[https://nintendo.com/es-cl Official Chile website]
*[https://nintendo.com/es-pe Official Peru website]
*[https://nintendo.com/eu Official Europe website]
*[https://nintendo.dk Official Denmark website]
*[https://nintendo.fi Official Finland website]
*[https://nintendo.no Official Norway website]
*[https://nintendo.se Official Sweden website]
*[https://nintendo.hu Official Hungary website]
*[https://nintendo.pl Official Poland website]
*[https://mojenintendo.cz Official Czechia website]
*[https://nintendo.sk Official Slovakia website]
*[https://nintendo.co.il Official Israeli website]
*[https://www.active-gulf.com/index.php Official Middle Eastern website]
*[https://nintendo.com/au Official Oceania website]
*[https://nintendo.co.kr Official South Korea website]
*[https://nintendo.com.hk Official Hong Kong website]
*[http://nintendo.tw Official Taiwan website]
*[https://nintendo.com/sg Official Singapore website]
*[https://nintendo.com/my Official Malaysia website]
*[https://nintendo.com/ph Official Philippines website]
*[https://nintendo.com/th Official Thailand website]
*[https://nintendo.com/en-za Official South Africa website]
*[https://nintendoswitch.com.cn Official mainland China website]

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