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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=''[[Mario | |latest_release=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[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 [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], and the company's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. | ||
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==History== | ==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.}} | |||
[[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 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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==Appearances in the ''Mario'' universe== | ==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' universe== | ||
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|footer=The Nintendo logo appearing on Diddy Kong's cap | |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 | |image1=Diddy Kong SSB4 - Artwork.png | ||
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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 [[ | *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)| | *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 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. | *In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts. | ||
==Home consoles== | ==Home consoles== | ||
[[File:Todas_las_consolas.jpg|thumb | [[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]] ( | *[[Family Computer]] (1983–2003) / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1985–1995) | ||
* | *Super Famicom (1990–2003) / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1991–1999) | ||
*[[Nintendo 64]] ( | *[[Nintendo 64]] (1996–2003) | ||
*[[Nintendo GameCube]] ( | *[[Nintendo GameCube]] (2001–2009) | ||
*[[Wii]] ( | *[[Wii]] (2006–2013) | ||
*[[Wii U]] ( | *[[Wii U]] (2012–2017) | ||
*[[Nintendo Switch]]{{footnote|main|1}} ( | *[[Nintendo Switch]]{{footnote|main|1}} (2017–present) | ||
===Attachments and remodels=== | ===Attachments and remodels=== | ||
*[[Family Computer Disk System]] ( | *[[Family Computer Disk System]] (1986–1994) | ||
*[[Satellaview]] ( | *[[Satellaview]] (1995–2000) | ||
*[[Nintendo 64DD]] ( | *[[Nintendo 64DD]] (1999–2001) | ||
*[[Wii Family Edition]] ( | *[[Wii#Wii Family Edition|Wii Family Edition]] (2011–2013) | ||
*[[Wii#Wii mini|Wii mini]] ( | *[[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. | |||
These consoles may have different names in different markets. The NES is known as Famicom in Japan | |||
{{footnote|note|1|Although the Nintendo Switch can also function as a handheld console, it is primarily marketed as a home console by Nintendo.}} | {{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== | ==Handheld consoles== | ||
*[[Game & Watch]] ( | *[[Game & Watch]] (1980–1991) | ||
*[[Game Boy]] ( | *[[Game Boy]] (1989–2003) | ||
*[[Virtual Boy]] ( | *[[Virtual Boy]] (1995–1996) | ||
*[[Game Boy Color]] ( | *[[Game Boy Color]] (1998–2003) | ||
*[[Game Boy Advance]] ( | *[[Game Boy Advance]] (2001–2009) | ||
*[[Nintendo DS]] ( | *[[Nintendo DS]] (2004–2013) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011–2019) | ||
===Remodels=== | ===Remodels=== | ||
*Game Boy Play it Loud (1996) | *Game Boy Play it Loud (1996) | ||
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] ( | *[[Game Boy#Game Boy Pocket|Game Boy Pocket]] (1996–1998) | ||
*[[Game Boy#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] ( | *[[Game Boy#Game Boy Light|Game Boy Light]] (1997–2003) | ||
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] ( | *[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] (2003–2009) | ||
*[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] ( | *[[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (2005–2009) | ||
*[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] ( | *[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DS Lite|Nintendo DS Lite]] (2006–2011) | ||
*[[Nintendo DSi]] ( | *[[Nintendo DSi]] (2008–2013) | ||
*[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] ( | *[[Nintendo DSi#Nintendo DSi XL|Nintendo DSi XL]] (2009–2013) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_3DS_XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2012–2015) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo_2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] (2013–2020) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]] (2014–2017) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS XL]] (2014–2019) | ||
*[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] ( | *[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 2DS XL|New Nintendo 2DS XL]] (2017–2020) | ||
*[[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]] ( | *[[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. | |||
Releases of these consoles in China usually replace "Nintendo" in the name with "iQue" | |||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<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| | 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 | 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. | |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". | ||
*堂 (''dō'') meaning "stately", "bless", or "sanctuary". | *堂 (''dō'') meaning "stately", "bless", or "sanctuary". | ||
**天堂 (''tendō'') means "heaven". | **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." | |||
This name comes from | |||
|Kor=닌텐도 | |Kor=닌텐도 | ||
|KorR=Nintendo | |KorR=Nintendo | ||
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|ChiR=Rèntiāntáng | |ChiR=Rèntiāntáng | ||
|ChiM=- | |ChiM=- | ||
|Fin=Nintendon (''Captain N: The Game Master'')<br>Nintendo | |Fin=Nintendon <small>(''Captain N: The Game Master'')</small><br>Nintendo | ||
|FinM=-<br>- | |FinM=-<br>- | ||
|Rus=Нинтендо | |||
|RusR=Nintendo | |||
|Heb=נינטנדו | |||
|HebR=Nintendo | |||
|Gre=Νιντέντο | |||
|GreR=Ninténto | |||
}} | }} | ||
==External links== | ==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:// | *[https://nintendo.com/fr-ca Official Canada (French) website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/en-gb Official UK & Ireland website] | ||
*[ | *[https://nintendo.com/es-mx Official Mexico website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/pt-br Official Brazil website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-co Official Colombia website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-ar Official Argentina website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/es-cl Official Chile website] | ||
*[https:// | *[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:// | *[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:// | *[https://nintendo.com.hk Official Hong Kong website] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://nintendo.tw Official Taiwan website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/sg Official Singapore website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/my Official Malaysia website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/ph Official Philippines website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/th Official Thailand website] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://nintendo.com/en-za Official South Africa website] | ||
*[https://nintendoswitch.com.cn Official mainland China website] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 18:42, June 23, 2024
- This article is about the Japanese company. For the console sometimes colloquially referred to as a Nintendo, see Nintendo Entertainment System. For the development team, see Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development.
Nintendo | |
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Founded | September 23, 1889 |
First Super Mario game | Donkey Kong (1981) |
Latest Super Mario game | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Current president | Shuntaro Furukawa |
Nintendo is a video game company with its origins in Japan. Nintendo is the creator of many popular franchises, including the Super Mario franchise, and the company's mascot is Mario himself.
History
Originally founded as a 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 Minoru Arakawa, and the first game that would be distributed by the American division would be 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.[1] 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. 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
- The WarioWare character 9-Volt calls himself "Nintendo's biggest fanboy," and his microgames are based on or around various Nintendo games and systems such as Dr. Mario and Donkey Kong.
- Diddy Kong's red cap has the Nintendo logo on it.
- Nintendo sponsors can be seen in the background of various Mario Kart courses and battle arenas.
- In the Mario Party series, the Nintendo logo, along with the Hudson Soft logo, appears on banners in various minigames.
- In Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo, along with Rareware, sponsors the boxing match between the Kongs 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 court.
- In the Mario Baseball series, the Nintendo logo appears on some signs in Mario Stadium.
- In Mario Sports Mix, the Nintendo logo appears next to the sports equipment on the banners in Mario Stadium.
- In Mario Tennis Open, the Nintendo logo can be seen on the scoreboards in various courts.
Home consoles
- 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 Switch1 (2017–present)
Attachments and remodels
- Family Computer Disk System (1986–1994)
- Satellaview (1995–2000)
- Nintendo 64DD (1999–2001)
- Wii Family Edition (2011–2013)
- 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.
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 Pocket (1996–1998)
- Game Boy Light (1997–2003)
- Game Boy Advance SP (2003–2009)
- Game Boy Micro (2005–2009)
- Nintendo DS Lite (2006–2011)
- Nintendo DSi (2008–2013)
- Nintendo DSi XL (2009–2013)
- Nintendo 3DS XL (2012–2015)
- Nintendo 2DS (2013–2020)
- New Nintendo 3DS (2014–2017)
- New Nintendo 3DS XL (2014–2019)
- New Nintendo 2DS XL (2017–2020)
- 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
The gold Nintendo logo from the start-up of Mario Kart 64
Sprite of a Nintendo logo variant, from Diddy Kong Racing DS
The white Nintendo logo in a black background as seen in the first three Mario Party titles
The Nintendo logo recreated in the Super Mario Bros. game style in Super Mario Maker
Background featuring Super Mario characters created by Nintendo
Artwork of Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters from its recruitment book, showing a Warp Pipe at the bottom left corner
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
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 任天堂 ニンテンドー ニンテンドウ[?] Nintendō |
任天堂 is the formal name of the company; in hiragana it is written as にんてんどう, two kanas or moras per kanji. Each of the kanji that make up its formal name mean the following:
ニンテンドー is a rough katakana form is used for the Japanese names of some consoles. 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." |
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Chinese | 任天堂[?] Rèntiāntáng |
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Finnish | Nintendon (Captain N: The Game Master) Nintendo[?] |
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Greek | Νιντέντο[?] Ninténto |
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Hebrew | נינטנדו[?] Nintendo |
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Korean | 닌텐도[?] Nintendo |
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Russian | Нинтендо[?] Nintendo |
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External links
- Official Japan website
- Official United States website
- Official Canada (English) website
- Official Canada (French) website
- Official UK & Ireland website
- Official Mexico website
- Official Brazil website
- Official Colombia website
- Official Argentina website
- Official Chile website
- Official Peru website
- Official Europe website
- Official Denmark website
- Official Finland website
- Official Norway website
- Official Sweden website
- Official Hungary website
- Official Poland website
- Official Czechia website
- Official Slovakia website
- Official Israeli website
- Official Middle Eastern website
- Official Oceania website
- Official South Korea website
- Official Hong Kong website
- Official Taiwan website
- Official Singapore website
- Official Malaysia website
- Official Philippines website
- Official Thailand website
- Official South Africa website
- Official mainland China website