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    • About Nintendo DS

      The Nintendo DS is a handheld gaming console that features a folding clamshell design with a pull-out stylus. Its hallmark feature is dual screens, one of which has touch screen functionality. There have been two iterations of the Nintendo DS, the original and the Lite model, and a third model was released in Japan before the U.S.. more »

    • About the Nintendo Wii

      For as long as the home video game industry has been around, gamers have felt the presence of Nintendo. Starting in the late eighties with the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has produced over a dozen home video game consoles as well as hand held portable systems like the Game Boy and Nintendo DS. The Nintendo Wii is their... more »

    • About Nintendo Wii

      In 2004 Nintendo first spoke of the Wii, it's fifth console that would replace the Nintendo Game Cube. By the end of 2006, it had debuted in four key markets and revolutionized the way we play video games. Competing against the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii has outperformed all of its competitors thanks the... more »

    • How to Buy a Super Nintendo System

      The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is the second home console by Nintendo, released in North America in August 1991. The system features a library of over 700 games, including entries in the popular "Super Mario," "Legend of Zelda" and "Final Fantasy" series. It has been discontinued and no longer is available in most retail... more »

    • What Is a Nintendo Game Cube?

      At the end of the 1990s, the video game world was excited about a new generation of consoles that were about to hit the market. All the major gaming companies were coming out with new hardware, which ignited an new "console war." This generation of consoles, known as the sixth generation, was known for Sony's new iteration of its... more »

    Nintendo Quick Guides

    • Nintendo DS Gaming

      The Nintendo DS offers many features that other hand held consoles lack, such as dual touch...

    • Nintendo DS Overview

      The dual screen Nintendo DS is a handheld gaming console that lets you play video games...

    • Nintendo Wii Gaming

      Video games are no longer stationary activities thanks to Nintendo's release of the Wii. Swing...

    • Wii for Beginners

      Released in 2006, the Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular gaming systems on the market...

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    Nintendo

    (locationOriginal Office [[Kyoto, Japan
    International offices: Redmond, Washington, United States Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Großostheim, Germany Scoresby, Victoria, Australia Suzhou, PRC (as iQue, Ltd.) Seoul, South Korea Costa del Este, Argentina (as Latamel Inc.) São Paulo, Brazil (as Latamel Inc.) Taiwan, ROC (via Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Haku Yu) key_people[[Satoru Iwata: President and CEOReggie Fils-Aime: President and COO of NOAShigeru Miyamoto: Game DesignerConrad Abbott: President of NOCRose Lappin: Managing Director of Nintendo AustraliaGunpei Yokoi (deceased): Creator of Game Boy, Game & Watch and Metroid video game series Hiroshi Yamauchi: Former President and ChairmanMinoru Arakawa: Former head of NOASatoru Shibata: President of NOE Satoshi Tajiri: Creator of the industry[[Card games (previously)products[[Game Boy line, Color TV Game, NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii and various market cap [[Japanese yen|¥4.7813 trillion (2008)
    |revenue ¥1.838 trillion (2009)"nintendo.co.jp">
    |operating_income ¥555.263 billion (2009)"nintendo.co.jp"/>
    |net_income ¥279.089 billion (2009)"nintendo.co.jp"/>
    |assets ¥1.8 trillion (2009)"nintendo.co.jp"/>
    |homepage}}

    is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889"history NOJ"> by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards."history NOA"> By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel."history N-Sider"> Eventually, Nintendo developed into a video game company, becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japans third most valuable listed company, with a market value of over US$85 billion.
    Nintendo is the fifth largest software company in the world.
    Besides video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington.

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