Nintendo’s Real Deal

When Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo on November 6, 1889, he had in mind to create handmade hanafuda cards. As the company became successful in business, Nintendo evolved to become a videos game company. Nintendo is one of the world’s leaders in the industry of video games.

Nintendo’s primary products include video game consoles. Over time, it has emerged as the leader in producing handheld consoles. Nintendo’s consoles started in 1983 in the markets of Japan. By 1985, the consoles started dominating the markets of North America, then the European markets by 1986.

Nintendo is popular for Game Boy, Virtual Boy, Game & Watch, and Pokemon Mini. The company has published more than 250 games and sold more than 2 billion copies worldwide.

Nintendo also owns the franchise of the Seattle Mariners of the Major League Baseball. It also owns majority of the stakes of Gyration, producer of gyros and motion sensors used in the controller of Nintendo Revolution.