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| − | |name = | + | |name = Nintendo Company, Limited<br>任天堂株式会社 |
| − | |logo = [[File: | + | |logo = [[File:Nintendo (logo).png|The Nintendo logo|200px]] |
|type = Public | |type = Public | ||
|founded = September 23, 1889 | |founded = September 23, 1889 | ||
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|key_people = Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder<br>Satoru Iwata: President & CEO<br>[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]: President & COO of NoA<br>Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer<br>Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and ''[[w:c:metroid:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<br>Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman<br>Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA<br>Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | |key_people = Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder<br>Satoru Iwata: President & CEO<br>[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]: President & COO of NoA<br>Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer<br>Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and ''[[w:c:metroid:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''<br>Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman<br>Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA<br>Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | ||
|industry = 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | |industry = 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | ||
| − | |products = Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, [[ | + | |products = Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Nintendo DS]], the [[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo Switch]] and various video game titles |
|revenue = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥555.263 billion (2009)<br>Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | |revenue = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥555.263 billion (2009)<br>Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | ||
|net_income = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥279.089 billion (2009) | |net_income = [[File:Green Up Arrow.png|10px]] ¥279.089 billion (2009) | ||
|num_employees = 3,013 (2006) | |num_employees = 3,013 (2006) | ||
|parent = | |parent = | ||
| − | |website = [http://www. | + | |website = [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ Nintendo Japan]<br>[http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo of America]<br>[http://www.nintendo-europe.com/ Nintendo Europe]<br>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/ Nintendo Australia]| |
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| − | ''' | + | '''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha?) is a Japanese video game hardware manufacturer and software publisher. They are the largest video game making company, followed by Sony. They have a countless number of series, such as the [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Super Mario'']], [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Legend of Zelda'']], [[Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'']], and [[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']] series. They previously made hanafuda cards before they came into the video game industry, and are now one of the largest video game companies there are. Since they're the developers of the ''Animal Crossing'' series, some of their products, like the [[NES]] have made it into Animal Crossing gameplay. They also have made the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Nintendo 64]], [[GameCube]], [[Wii]], [[Gameboy]], Game Boy Color, [[Gameboy Advance]], and [[Nintendo DS]]. |
==Gaming systems== | ==Gaming systems== | ||
| − | + | Nintendo has created many gaming systems, most of which are listed below: | |
===Consoles=== | ===Consoles=== | ||
* Color TV Game (1977 – 1980) | * Color TV Game (1977 – 1980) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) (1983 – 2003) |
| − | * [[wikipedia:Super | + | * [[wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES) (1990 – 2003) |
* Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996) | * Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo 64]] (N64) (1996 – 2002) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo GameCube]] (GCN) (2001 – 2006) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Wii]] (2006 – 2013) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Wii U|Wii U]] (2012 - 2017) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo Switch]] (2017 - ) |
===Portables=== | ===Portables=== | ||
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* [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]] (1998 - 2001) | * [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]] (1998 - 2001) | ||
* [[Game Boy|Game Boy Advance]] (2001 - 2004) | * [[Game Boy|Game Boy Advance]] (2001 - 2004) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo DS]] (2004 – 2014) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nintendo 3DS]] (2011 - ) |
| − | ==Club | + | ==Club Nintendo== |
| − | {{main|Club | + | {{main|Club Nintendo}} |
| − | Club | + | Club Nintendo is a Nintendo reward system, where users input codes from major Nintendo games and consoles to receive Coins (or Stars in Europe). Coins may also be earned by completing surveys. These Coins may then be traded for a variety of prizes, including Animal Crossing-related [[merchandise]]. The service was discontinued on June 30, 2015, and was replaced with MyNintendo, which is functionally the same, but with new features added. New rewards were added including Digital Discounts and Miitomo clothes, which can be purchased with Platinum Coins, rewarded by completing missions, like completing tasks in Miitomo or signing into other Nintendo services like Miiverse weekly. The service is connected to the user's Nintendo Network account, so purchases are automatically recorded in the service and reward the user with Gold coins, which function almost the same as Club Nintendo, the only difference being that purchases are for Digital Game downloads only. |
{{Construction}} | {{Construction}} | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Real World]] | [[Category:Real World]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Nintendo|*]] |
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| Type | Public | |||||
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| Founded | September 23, 1889 | |||||
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan International: Redmond, Washington, USA Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Großostheim, Germany Scoresby, Victoria, Australia Suzhou, China (as iQue, Ltd.) Seoul, South Korea | |||||
| Key people | Fusajiro Yamauchi: Founder Satoru Iwata: President & CEO Reggie Fils-Aime: President & COO of NoA Shigeru Miyamoto: Game Designer Gunpei Yokoi: Creator Game Boy, Game & Watch, and Metroid Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President & Chairman Minoru Arakawa & Howard Lincoln: Former heads of NOA Satoru Shibata: President of NOE | |||||
| Industry | 1st: Card Games, 2nd: Toys, 3rd(Present): Video Games | |||||
| Products | Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch and various video game titles | |||||
| Revenue | 10px ¥555.263 billion (2009) Forbes 2000 ranking: 620 | |||||
| Net income | 10px ¥279.089 billion (2009) | |||||
| Employees | 3,013 (2006) | |||||
| Website | Nintendo Japan Nintendo of America Nintendo Europe Nintendo Australia | |||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha?) is a Japanese video game hardware manufacturer and software publisher. They are the largest video game making company, followed by Sony. They have a countless number of series, such as the Super Mario, Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Metroid series. They previously made hanafuda cards before they came into the video game industry, and are now one of the largest video game companies there are. Since they're the developers of the Animal Crossing series, some of their products, like the NES have made it into Animal Crossing gameplay. They also have made the SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Gameboy, Game Boy Color, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS.
Gaming systems
Nintendo has created many gaming systems, most of which are listed below:
Consoles
- Color TV Game (1977 – 1980)
- Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1983 – 2003)
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1990 – 2003)
- Virtual Boy (1995 - 1996)
- Nintendo 64 (N64) (1996 – 2002)
- Nintendo GameCube (GCN) (2001 – 2006)
- Wii (2006 – 2013)
- Wii U (2012 - 2017)
- Nintendo Switch (2017 - )
Portables
- Game & Watch (1980 - 1991)
- Game Boy (1989 – 1998)
- Game Boy Color (1998 - 2001)
- Game Boy Advance (2001 - 2004)
- Nintendo DS (2004 – 2014)
- Nintendo 3DS (2011 - )
Club Nintendo
Club Nintendo is a Nintendo reward system, where users input codes from major Nintendo games and consoles to receive Coins (or Stars in Europe). Coins may also be earned by completing surveys. These Coins may then be traded for a variety of prizes, including Animal Crossing-related merchandise. The service was discontinued on June 30, 2015, and was replaced with MyNintendo, which is functionally the same, but with new features added. New rewards were added including Digital Discounts and Miitomo clothes, which can be purchased with Platinum Coins, rewarded by completing missions, like completing tasks in Miitomo or signing into other Nintendo services like Miiverse weekly. The service is connected to the user's Nintendo Network account, so purchases are automatically recorded in the service and reward the user with Gold coins, which function almost the same as Club Nintendo, the only difference being that purchases are for Digital Game downloads only.
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