Difference between revisions of "Nintendo"

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* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
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* [[Wanpakku Comics]]

Revision as of 16:30, 5 February 2018

Nintendo's logo.

Nintendo is a Japanese entertainment company founded in 1889 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company began as a manufacturer of playing cards, but got into the electronic gaming industry in the 1970s. They are now one of the largest video game companies in the world. Over the years, Nintendo has created arcade cabinets, dedicated home video game systems, video game consoles, hand held gaming devices, hundreds of games, dozens of video game peripherals, magazines, comic books, television shows, and even breakfast cereals.


I've read a couple books about the history of Nintendo, and I've become a bit disenfranchised with them. Despite their fun and playful public face they've actually been a very ruthless company that relied on anti-competitive tactics and shady business deals to become as popular as they were.



Game Boy

Game Boy Advance


Nintendo 64






These are people who are employed by (or were employed by) Nintendo whose work I appreciate.