Nintendo's mission is to create smiles through entertainment worldwide. Founded in 1889 as hanafuda card manufacturer in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo of America established in 1980, based in Redmond, Wash
Founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi as Nintendo Koppai. Started as Hanafuda card manufacturer, renamed in 1963. Expanded into various products including rice, strollers, and taxi service. Created first video game EVR Race with Genyo Takeda
Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto while developing Donkey Kong. Character's name was inspired by Nintendo of America's landlord Mario Segale. Mario's distinctive features include large nose, mustache, overalls, and red cap. Character's design evolved from 16x16 pixel grid to modern 3D graphics
Released in Japan in September 1985 for Famicom, later ported to NES. Designed by Miyamoto and Tezuka as culmination of Famicom team's three years. Game features side-scrolling platforming with power-ups like Super Mushroom
Minecraft sold over 300 million copies globally by 2023. GTA V sold over 100-200 million copies. Wii Sports sold nearly 83 million units for Wii console
Launched in June 2011 on Nintendo 3DS as successor to Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop. Features downloadable games, demos, applications, streaming videos and user reviews. Accessible even while games are running through system software. Supports background downloads via SpotPass and Sleep Mode