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Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂株式会社, Kabushikigaisha Nintendo) is a multinational company founded in 1889. It was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi.

Sekiryo Yamauchi, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Satoru Iwata, Tatsumi Kimishima, Shuntaro Furukawa have since taken over as presidents of Nintendo throughout the company's life.

Formally a company on many ventures including playing cards, toys; Nintendo is well known as a developer and publisher of video games and is the producer of popular video game platforms of past and present such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch.

History

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Nintendo originally ventured in the playing card industry as a producer of Hanafuda playing cards.

In 1951, the name of the company was changed to Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd.

From 1956-1974, Nintendo moved into various new ventures thanks to the influence of Hiroshi Yamauchi; the grandfather of Fusajiro Yamauchi. One of the most successful (if not the most successful) ventures during this time was Nintendo's contribution to the Japanese toy industry, with its toys such as the Ultra Hand and Love Tester.

From 1974-1978, Nintendo became players in Japanese electronic entertainment. Nintendo released their own Color TV-Game series of video game consoles, as well as video game arcade games such as EVR Race, and Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong marked the first appearance of Mario and was a big success after it was released.

In 1980, Gunpei Yokoi created the Game & Watch. The Game & Watch are a series of self-contained video games with a built in watch feature that Nintendo produced until 1991.

In 1983 (Japan), 1985/6/7 (outside of Japan); Nintendo released the Famicom, known outside of Japan as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It became highly popular with many loved titles such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Metroid.

The Nintendo Entertainment System helped alleviate the video game crash of 1983, with some believing that Nintendo's toy/peripheral R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) played a role in this, with GameSpy suggesting it was because of its marketing as a toy rather than as game hardware per se.

In 1989, Nintendo and Gunpei Yokoi created the Game Boy handheld video game system. The Game Boy became highly popular thanks to game software such as Pokémon Red, Green and Blue and Tetris.

The original Game Boy system was followed by the Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light (in Japan only), and the Game Boy Advance line (Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro), which found success.

In 1990, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) succeeded the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

In 1995/1996, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, but it did not relatively as many units as Nintendo's other past consoles and was considered as commercial failure.

Since the Game Boy line, Nintendo have continued to produce video game hardware with dedicated software such as the Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS line, Nintendo 3DS line, Wii and Wii U.

After partnership with DeNA, Nintendo have worked on the development of Nintendo games for smart devices.

Nintendo had planned an upcoming non-wearable non-video game "Quality of Life" project. However, on February 2016, Tatusmi Kimishimi, then president and CEO of Nintendo, suggests that the company is uncertain about the future of its Quality of Life project, and told investors that the product is "not currently at the level of a Nintendo product.

Nintendo have recently released a hybrid home/handheld console known as the Nintendo Switch.

Legacy

Nintendo is a highly loved company and a huge player in the dedicated video game industry along with Microsoft, Sony and formally Sega. Many of its video game characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Pokémon and Kirby are a huge part of popular culture.

Nintendo's game hardware platforms have come with a large number of official and unofficial peripherals such as the Game Link Cable, Rumble Pak.

This includes peripherals that were never released outside of Japan such as the Famicom Disk System, Nintendo 64DD (Nintendo 64 Disk Drive), and Mobile GB Adapter for the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance systems with discontinued support.

Sanrio related games for Nintendo systems

Due to the large number of titles, this list may be assumed to be inexhaustive. In the future more titles may come into existence.

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Published or developed by Nintendo

Peanuts:

• Snoopy Tennis (Game & Watch) (1982)
• Snoopy (Game & Watch) (1983)

Hello Kitty:

• Hello Kitty World (Famicom) (1992)
• Pocket Hello Kitty (1998)
• Hello Kitty Pocket Camera (unreleased)

Bad Badtz-Maru

The following video games feature Bad Badtz-Maru.

Game Boy

• Bad Badtz-Maru: Robo Battle (Imagineer, August 10 2001 (JP))
• Sanrio Timenet: Kako Hen and Mirai Hen (Imagineer, November 27 1998 (JP))

Cinnamoroll

The following video games feature Cinnamoroll.

Game Boy Advance

• Cinnamoroll Koko ni Iru yo (Imagineer, December 5th 2003 (JP))
• Cinnamon: Yume no Daibouken (Imagineer, 2005)
• Cinnamoroll Fuwa Fuwa Daibouken (Rocket Company, December 1st 2005)

Nintendo DS

• Cinnamoroll: Ohanashi Shiyo! - Kira Kira DE Kore Cafe (Bandai Namco Games, December 7 2006 (JP))
• StyleBook: Cinnamoroll (Bandai, March 23 2006 (JP))

Gudetama

The following video games feature Gudetama.

Nintendo 3DS

• Gudetama: Hanjuku de Tanomuwā (Rocket Company December 3 2015 (JP))

Hello Kitty

The following video games feature Hello Kitty.

Famicom

• Hello Kitty no Ohanabatake (Shimada Kikaku / Character Soft, December 11 1992 (JP))
• Hello Kitty World (Mario / Character Soft, March 27 1992 (JP))
• Sanrio Carnival (Ape, November 22 1990 (JP))
• Sanrio Carnival 2 (Mario, March 19 1993 (JP))
• Sanrio Cup: Pon Pon Volley (ASCII Corporation, July 17 1992 (JP))

Self-contained video games

• Pocket Hello Kitty (Nintendo, August 21 1998 (JP))

Game Boy

• Sanrio Carnival (Ape, May 11 1991 (JP))
• Sanrio Uranai Party (Imagineer, December 5 1997 (JP))
• Sanrio Timenet: Kako Hen and Mirai Hen (Imagineer, November 27 1998 (JP))
• Fairy Kitty no Kaiun Jiten: Yousei no Kuni no Uranai Shugyou (Imagineer, December 11, 1998 (JP))
• Puzzle Collection: Hello Kitty no Magical Museum (Atelier Double / Imagineer, April 28 1999 (JP))
• Puzzle Collection: Hello Kitty no Beads Koubou (Imagineer, July 17 1999 (JP))
• Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (Torus Games / NewKidCo, December 28 1999 (NA), March 30, 2001 (EU))
• Hello Kitty no Sweet Adventure: Daniel-kun ni Aitai (Imagineer, July 19 2000 (JP))
• Hello Kitty to Dear Daniel no Dream Adventure (Imagineer, April 14 2001 (JP))
• Hello Kitty no Happy House (MTO, March 2 2002 (JP))

Super Famicom

• Sanrio Shanghai (Activision August 31 1994 (JP))
• Sanrio World Smash Ball! (Ape July 16 1993)

Game Boy Advance

• Hello Kitty Collection: Miracle Fashion Maker (Access / Imagineer, October 19 2001 (JP))
• Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals (Webfoot Technologies / THQ, October 4 2005 (EU) October 11 2005 (NA))
• Sanrio Puroland: All-Characters (Tomy Corporation November 1 2003 (JP))

GameCube

• Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue (Xpec / Namco / Empire Interactive, August 16 2005 (NA) September 9 2005 (EU))

Nintendo DS

• Happy Party With Hello Kitty & Friends! (Barnstorm Games / Gamebridge / Majesco September 18 2009 (EU) November 24 2009 (NA))
• Hello Kitty Daily (Aspyr / Nobilis November 13 2008 (EU) November 14 2008 (NA))
• Hello Kitty no Gotouchi Collection: Koi no DokiDoki Trouble (Rocket Company June 21 2007 (JP))
• Hello Kitty no Minna no Nurie (Collavier, July 20 2011 (JP, Nintendo DSiWare))
• Hello Kitty no Oshare Party: Sanrio Character Zukan DS (FromSoftware July 26 2007 (JP))
• Hello Kitty no PacPac & Logic (Dorasu July 30 2009 (JP))
• Hello Kitty no Panda Sport Stadium (Dorasu July 17 2008 (JP))
• Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (Human Soft / Empire Interactive / Funbox Media November 17 2008 (US) November 28 2008 (EU) September 2010 (AU))
• Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures (OneNine Studios / Zoo Games February 23 2010 (US) November 19 2010 (EU))

Nintendo 3DS

• Around the World with Hello Kitty & Friends (Compile Heart / Rising Star Games / Bergsala-Lightweight June 21 2012 (JP) October 1 2013 (NA) September 26 2013 (3DS eShop NA) May 17 2013 (EU) September 26 2013 (3DS EU eShop) September 10 2013 (3DS AU eShop))
• Hello Kitty & Friends: Rock n' World Tour (Bergsala-Lightweight / Rising Star Games July 16 2015 (JP) November 13 2015 (EU) November 26 2015 (AU))
• Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends 3D Racing (Bergsala-Lightweight / Majesco / PQube March 23 2016 (JP) November 11 2014 (NA) February 27 2015 (EU))
• Hello Kitty and the Apron of Magic: Rhythm Cooking (Examu / Bergsala-Lightweight December 12 2013 (JP) November 6 2015 (EU) November 26 2015 (AU) January 28 2016 (NA))
• Hello Kitty Happy Happy Family (Compile Heart / Bigben Interactive September 26 2014 (EU) December 11 2014 (3DS eShop EU)
• Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Characters (Majesco / 505 Games October 30 2012 (US) April 26 2013 (EU) TBA (AU))
• Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash Z (Dorasu October 11 2012)

Wii

• Hello Kitty Seasons (Sanrio Digital / Zoo Games / Bandai Namco Games December 7 2010 (US) February 11 2011 (EU))

Wii U

• Hello Kitty Kruisers with Sanrio Friends (Scarab Entertainment / Bergsala-Lightweight March 21 2014 (Wii U eShop US) April 11 2014 (US) July 31 2015 (AU) November 6 2015 (EU))

Kerokerokeroppi

The following video games feature Kerokerokeroppi.

Game Boy

• Sanrio Timenet: Kako Hen and Mirai Hen (Imagineer, November 27 1998 (JP))

Famicom

• Kerokerokeroppi no Daibouken (Character Soft March 29 1991 (JP)))

Super Famicom

• Kerokerokeroppi no Bouken Nikki: Nemureru Mori no Keroleen (Character Soft March 25 1994 (JP))
• Sanrio Shanghai (Activision August 31 1994 (JP))
• Sanrio World Smash Ball! (Ape July 16 1993)

My Melody

The following video games feature My Melody.

Game Boy

• Sanrio Timenet: Kako Hen and Mirai Hen (Imagineer, November 27 1998 (JP))

Nintendo DS

• Chara Pasha! My Melody (Nippon Columbia March 2 2011 (Nintendo DSiWare, JP))
• My Melody Angel Book: Denshi Techou & Enjoy Game (TDK Core March 29 2007 (JP))
• My Melody to Minna no Nurie (Collavier December 28 2011 (Nintendo DSiWare, JP))
• Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken (TDK Core December 22 2005 (JP))

Nintendo 3DS

• My Melody: Negai ga Kanau Fushigi na Hako (Nippon Columbia December 10 2015 (JP))