Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game manufacturer with headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, Nintendo started by produced handmade hanafuda cards and moved into video games in 1974 by securing the rights to distribute the Magnavox Odyssey video game console in Japan.
Nintendo's first hardware was in 1977, with the Color TV Game home video game consoles and today Nintendo is the most successful video game company in the world with a market value of over US$ 85 billion.
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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon (2017)
Developed by Game Freak for 3DS
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon is a role-playing game developed by Game Freak and released on Nintendo 3DS. -
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Developed by Nintendo for
Super Mario Odyssey is a platformer game developed by Nintendo and released on Nintendo Switch. It is set to release in the 2017 holiday season and is the sixteenth title in the Super Mario series. The game takes place in an unknown world, with some areas taken out of the real world, where Mario appears to be rescuing Princess Peach (yet again!) from Bowser, who kidnapped and is forcing her to marry him. It is described as taking place in a "sandbox world, similar to Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine." -
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Developed by AlphaDream Corporation for 3DS
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions is a role-playing game developed by AlphaDream Corporation and released on Nintendo 3DS. -
Metroid: Samus Returns (2017)
Developed by MercurySteam, Nintendo for 3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns is an action game developed by MercurySteam, Nintendo and released on Nintendo 3DS.53
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Splatoon 2 (2017)
Developed by Nintendo EAD for
Splatoon 2 is a shooter game developed by Nintendo EAD and released on Nintendo Switch.-5
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Subsidiary Companies
Nintendo owns and manages several software development studios across the world. Here is a list of those studios:
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