Noun

Singular Nintendo

Plural Nintendos

Nintendo (plural Nintendos)

1. (video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

   Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?

   • 1995, David Gladstone, ed., British Social Welfare: Past, Present, and Future, page 274

     There is nothing wrong with the accoutrements of personal affluence, but if the numbers of personal stereos, Nintendos, mobile phones and cars grow […].

   • 2005, Lila Abu-Lughod, Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt, page 280

     These professionals are the sort whose children play with Nintendos and own bikes

   • 2005, Larry L. Meyer, No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad, page 128

     Franz: “How do elves make Nintendos?” Dad: “You ask all the hard questions, don't you? I really don't know.”

   • 2007, Ilene Schneider, Chanukah Guilt, page 106

     The only message at home was from my nephew, letting me know my mother was back home, safe and sound, except for a sore "Nintendo thumb".

   • 2007, Anthony Ham and Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, ISBN 1740599748, page 34

     He was far more interested in bullfighting, which was the Nintendo of the day, only considerably more dangerous

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社, Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha) is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.

Nintendo soon developed into a video game company, becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan's third most valuable listed company, with a market value of over US$85 billion.

Besides video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington.

According to Nintendo's Touch! Generations website, the name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to Heaven". As of October 2, 2008, Nintendo has sold over 470 million hardware units and 2.7 billion software units.

History

Nintendo is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. In the mid-twentieth century, the company tried several small niche businesses, such as a love hotel and a taxi company. Over the years, it became a video game company, growing into one of the most powerful in the industry.

Contents

• 1 Sourced
  • 1.1 Nintendo DS
  • 1.2 Wii
• 2 Unsourced
• 3 Slogans

Sourced

• "My Name is Reggie. I'm about kicking ass and taking names -- and We're about making Games."
  • Reggie Fils Aime, E3 2004
• "A game that keeps a smile on the player's face is a wonderful thing. Nintendo's theme for 2006 will be 'Create new fun.' Spread the fun of games to everyone. To do this, we must return to the beginning, to recapture the essence that made people who enjoy games even now enjoy them in the first place."
  • Shigeru Miyamoto, Famitsu

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