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The History of Nintendo

By p6355
  • Hanafuda Cards

    Hanafuda Cards
    These were Japanese playing cards that Fusajiro Yamauchi found. They became popular.
  • Nintendo Toy Company

    Nintendo Toy Company
    Nintendo became toys these days and the Hanafuda factory was observed by Hiroshi Yamauchi whether the factory was working or not.
  • Electronic TV Game

    Electronic TV Game
    This console was extremely rare. The first arcade game that came out was EVR Race. It came out in 1975. Throughout the 70’s, Radar Scope and Donkey Kong were popular.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

    Nintendo Entertainment System
    The Nintendo Entertainment
    System came out in ‘85. It was a popular game console and that’s when the first Super Mario Bros came out.
  • Gameboy

    Gameboy
    The Gameboy was a small console that was released and also released the game, Tetris. Super Mario Land was a game for the Gameboy and was sold at least 14 million copies around the world.
  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    The Nintendo 64 game console was released in North America. It was a huge hit. It got sold at least 500,000 units on the first day it was released.
  • Nintendo Gamecube

    Nintendo Gamecube
    The Gameboy Advance and the Nintendo Gamecube were released in North America. In 2002, Hiroshi Yamauchi became president of Nintendo. The Nintendo Gamecube came out in Europe in May 3, 2002, and came out May 17, 2002.
  • Nintendo DS (Lite)

    Nintendo DS (Lite)
    This console received over 3 million pre-orders. The screen was also touch-sensitive. It had been released in multiple countries.
  • Wii

    Wii
    This a TV console that has clear, graphic screening. Then was introduced with a wii remote controller. The wii remote is a pointing device which detects movement in the TV.
  • Nintendo DSI

    Nintendo DSI
    This was a Nintendo DS but called a DSI because you can go on the internet and take pictures with the camera on the front and back. This console became very popular.
  • Nintendo 3DS

    Nintendo 3DS
    This is also a DS but it contains a screen that you can see 3D without glasses. There is a switch whether you want 3D effects or not.
  • WiiU

    WiiU
    The WiiU is a upgraded version of the Wii except without a Wii remote, it comes with a tablet. The tablet has a clear screen with volume so you can play by yourself with the tablet or play with others with other Wii remotes.