The History of Nintendo (completed)

Here's the History of Nintendo from 1889-2013

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Nintendo

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Founded on
September 23rd
1889 by Fusajiro
Yamauchi and
started producing
Hanafunda playing
cards in Kyoto,
Japan.

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In 1902, Fusajiro
Yamauchi
releases playing
cards in Western
style.

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In 1907, Nintendo
partnered with Japan
Tobacco & Salt
Corporation in order
to sell their Hanafuda
cards in cigarette
stores. They are
deemed the first
Japanese company to
successfully
manufacture and sell
Western playing
cards in Japan.

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After Fusajiro
Yamauchi retired
at the age of 70 in
1929, his son-in-
law, Sekiryo
Kaneda took over
Nintendo from
1929 to 1949.

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In 1933, Sekiryo
Kaneda established
a joint venture with
another company
and renamed the
company Yamauchi
Nintendo &
Company.

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Fusajiro
Yamauchi
suffered a stroke
and died in
January 1940

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In 1949, Sekiryo
Kaneda retired and
died when he
suffered a stroke. His
grandson, Hiroshi
Yamauchi, took over
in business as
president of
Nintendo.

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In 1956, Hiroshi Yamauchi
visited the U.S, to engage
in talks with the United
States Playing Card
Company, the dominant
playing card manufacturer
in the United States.
Yamauchi was shocked to
find that the world's
biggest company in his
business was relegated to
using a small office. This
was a turning point for
Yamauchi, who then
realized the limitations of
the playing card business.

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In 1959, Nintendo struck a deal
with Disney to have them allow
Nintendo to use Disney's
characters on Nintendo's playing
cards. Previously, Western
playing cards were regarded as
something similar to hanafuda
and mahjong: a device for
gambling. By tying playing cards
to Disney and selling books
explaining the different games
one could play with the cards,
Nintendo could sell the product
to Japanese households. The
tie-in was a success and the
company sold at least 600,000
card packs in a single year.

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By 1963-1968
Nintendo started
opening a taxi
company, love
hotels, and a food
company selling
instant rice.

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In 1966, Gunpei
Yokoi invented the
Ultra Hand, It is
an extending arm
that reached out
and grab objects.

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In 1967, Gunpei
Yokoi designed the
Ultra Machine.
The Ultra Machine
throws very soft
balls for people to
hit with baseball
bats. It was
intended for a
younger audience.

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In 1969, Gunpei
Yokoi developed
the Electronic
Love Tester to
prove how much a
couple love each
other.

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Nintendo’s first
ever arcade was
called EVR Race
Release: 1975

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In 1977, Nintendo
hired a video game
designer named
Shigeru Miyamoto
to begin its foray in
electronic video
games & end the
era of playing
cards.

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Nintendo’s first ever console that
was released only in Japan was
called Color TV Game 6
Sold over one million units
It contained six variations of "Light
Tennis" (or Pong). The players
controlled their paddles with dials
attached directly to the machine.
Additionally, as an alternative to the
standard version, a white-colored C
battery powered model of the Color
TV-Game 6 was introduced. With a
limited run of only a few hundred
units, these white colored units are
largely considered to be the most
prized by serious collectors.
Release: 1977

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Color TV Game 15
Sold over a million units
With the two controllers now
on cables (making for much
more comfortable play) and
15 slightly different versions
of Light Tennis, Two models
of the CTG 15 were released,
the only difference between
the two being a slight color
tint change. The yellow-
orange version is considered
significantly more difficult to
find by collectors, while the
red-orange version is
somewhat more common.
Release: 1978

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Nintendo released the
Color TV Game Racing
112
A bird's-eye view racing
game that implemented
a steering wheel and
gearshift. Alternatively,
two smaller controllers
could be used for
multiplayer.
Release: 1978

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Color TV Game Block
Breaker
1-player console ran a ported
version of “Block Breaker”
one of Nintendo's arcade
games based on Atari's
Breakout. Like the Color TV-
Game 6, the in-game paddle
was controlled by a dial
attached to the system. The
system's external design was
one of Shigeru Miyamoto's
first video-game projects after
joining Nintendo in 1977.
Release: 1979

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In 1979, Gunpei Yokoi
invented a device called the
Chiritorie.
It’s a remote controlled
vacuum cleaner where the
owner can stay far away from
the vacuum and control it
with a remote control that
came with the package. After
a while, the person will be
required to empty the dirt in
the vacuum cleaner.
They used the stickers to
customize the vacuum
however they wanted.

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Nintendo’s second
arcade was Radar
Scope.
Release: 1979

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Computer TV Game
The final console of the
Color TV Game series.
Like other consoles in the
Color TV-Game series, it
was distributed only in
Japan. One of the games
in this console was a port
of Nintendo's first video
arcade game, Computer
Othello.
Release: 1980

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The first ever
handheld system
Nintendo released
was called Game
& Watch.
Sold over 43.4
Million Units
Release: 1980

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Donkey Kong was
the first major arcade
game for Nintendo,
and their first big hit,
and it was both
Mario and Donkey
Kong’s first ever
appearance.
Release: 1981 (U.S)

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Nintendo released
the Famicom
system in Japan
First cartridge
based video game
console.
Sold over 500,000
units
Release in Japan:
July 1983

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NES (Nintendo
Entertainment
System)
Release: February,
1985

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Gameboy was
released
Best selling
handheld game
system
Release: 1989

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Super Famicom
was released
Release: 1990

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SNES (Super
Nintendo
Entertainment
System)
Release: 1991

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Game Boy Play It
Loud
Came with
different colors of
the system
Release: January,
1995

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Nintendo unveiled
the Virtual Boy
First portable 3-D
gaming system,
but discontinued
one year later
Release: August,
1995

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Game Boy Pocket
Slim size, require two
AAA batteries for ten
hours of gameplay,
uses black & white
screen instead of the
“pea soup”
monochromatic LED
display.
Release: September
3, 1996

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N64 (Nintendo 64)
Sold over 500,000
units
Sported a 64-bit
processor and
awesome 3-D
visuals.
Release: September
26, 1996

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Game Boy Light
Never released in
the US and
Europe
Release in Japan:
1997

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Nintendo released
the Gameboy
Color
First ever
Gameboy system
to play games in
color
Release: 1998

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Game Boy
Advance
New graphics on
Gameboy games
Release: March,
2001

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Nintendo
GameCube
Release:
November, 2001

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In 2002, Hiroshi
Yamauchi retired
from Nintendo,
and Satoru Iwata
took over in
business.

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Game Boy
Advance SP
Release: 2003

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Nintendo DS
The first ever
handheld with the
stylus to touch the
lower screen
Received over
3,000,000 pre-
orders
Release: 2004

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Game Boy
Advance Micro
Release: 2005

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On May 25 2006,
Reggie Fils-Aime
became president
of Nintendo of
America after
Tatsumi
Kimishima retired.

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Nintendo DS Lite
Release: June,
2006

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Nintendo Wii
The first ever
console to play
with the
controllers called
the Wiimote and
the Nunchuk
Release:
November, 2006

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Nintendo DSi
The Nintendo DSi has some
unique functions that set it apart
from the Nintendo DS Lite and
the original style Nintendo DS
(often referred to by owners as
the "Nintendo DS Phat"). The
Nintendo DSi has two cameras
that can snap pictures, and it can
support an SD card for storage
purposes. Additionally, it can
access the Nintendo DSi Shop
and download games that are
referred to as "DSiWare." The
DSi also has a downloadable
Internet browser.

Release: 2008

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Nintendo DSi XL
The first ever
handheld system
to make it bigger
Release: 2010

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Nintendo 3DS
The first ever handheld
system to play games in 3-
D without using 3-D
glasses.
Uses an auto stereoscopic
display technology called a
parallax barrier.
As of June 2014, it has
sold over 44.14 million
units worldwide.
Release: 2011

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Nintendo 3DS XL
Release: August,
2012

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Nintendo Wii U
The first ever console to
play games in 1080p HD
It featured a new controller
called the Wii U Gamepad
with the touchscreen,
accelerometer, gyroscope,
built in camera and
microphone.
The most popular home
console worldwide
Release: November, 2012

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Nintendo 2DS
Plays games only
in 2D
Release: 2013

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Former president,
Hiroshi Yamauchi
(great-grandson of
Fusajiro Yamauchi
and grandson of
Sekiryo Kaneda)
had died on
September 19,
2013 due to
pneumonia.

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