became the first to succeed in manufacturing mass-produced plastic playing cards in Japan. The company's consolidated factories were dispersed in Kyoto, Japan. The name of the company was changed to Nintendo Playing Card Co. Hiroshi Yamauchi took office as President and headed the manufacturing operation of Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. Yamauchi began a distribution company, Marufuku Co. The company was established as an unlimited partnership, Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. These were originally intended for export, but the product became popular in Japan as well as the rest of the world. Yamauchi started manufacturing the first western-style playing cards in Japan. History of Nintendo Worldwide 1889-1979 1889įusajiro Yamauchi began manufacturing 'Hanafuda' (flower cards) Japanese playing cards in Kyoto.

From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, through today and into the future, Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people all over the world.Ī wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe. Nintendo has sold more than 5.1 billion video games and over 800 million hardware units globally. Nintendo aims to deliver unique, intuitive entertainment experiences for everyone, manufacturing and marketing video game devices such as the Nintendo Switch™ family of systems, developing and operating applications for smart devices, and collaborating with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like visual content and theme parks. Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Pokémon™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™, through its integrated hardware and software products.

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