Nintendo is the name of a technology company based in the city of Kyoto , Japan . Its origins date back to the end of the 19th century .
In 1889 , Fusajiro Yamauchi began producing Hanafuda playing cards , traditional in Japanese territory. Three years later he expanded his business by manufacturing Western-style playing cards.
Yamauchi 's venture led to the creation of Yamauchi Nintendo Co. Ltd. in 1933 , which in 1951 became Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. Twelve years later, when it began developing games in addition to playing cards, it changed its name to Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Already in the '70s , Nintendo began to venture into electronics applied to entertainment. Video games, little by little, became the company's strong point. “Donkey Kong” , presented in 1980 , was a huge international success.
The history of Nintendo had a key moment in 1984 , when the Famicom video game console was born, later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES . “Super Mario Bros.” , “The Legend of Zelda” and “Punch-out!” They were among the most famous games.
The Super Nintendo or Super NES , the Game Boy , the Nintendo 64 , the Nintendo GameCube , the Nintendo DS , the Wii and the Nintendo Switch are some of the most successful products throughout Nintendo 's extensive history.
Although technology has advanced a lot and the games have become more complex, Nintendo continues to support the NES system given the value of this entertainment classic. For this reason, in the 21st century , it is still sold in miniature version along with its most famous games.
Other information of interest about the Japanese company Nintendo are the following:
-Its name is the result of the sum of three Japanese components: NIN, which means responsibility; TEN, which is synonymous with heaven, and DO, which is equivalent to temple. For this reason, its name, although it cannot be translated as is, is considered to mean something like “let heaven decide.”
-In 1977 was when he distributed his first video game console in his country. We are referring to Color TV Game.
-Throughout history it has received numerous awards and recognitions for its work or for the innovation of its products. We are referring to awards such as the BAFTA for video games or the Emmy for Technology and Engineering.
-Your main markets, apart from your country, are Europe and America.
-If we talk about consoles, Nintendo has shaped a wide variety of consoles throughout its life that can be classified as desktop, such as the Wii; hybrids, like the Switch; pseudoportables, such as the Virtual Boy, and laptops. In this last group are the 3DS, the Pokémon Mini, the GBA or the DS, among others.
-It is also known by the name "The Big N."
-You have to know that it has become one of the most important and richest Japanese companies in history. Specifically, you have to know that it is the company that has sold the most in the entire history of the video game world.