Nintendo

Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; {{Template:nasdaq|NTDOF}}, {{Template:tyo|7974}}) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. Over the years, it became a video game company, one of the most powerful in the industry. Aside from video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team.

See also

• History of computer and video games
• Nintendo Seal of Quality
• Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
• List of video games developed by Nintendo
• List of Nintendo characters
• List of Japanese companies