Nintendo

General Information


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Website: www.nintendo.com

Summary


Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than one billion video games worldwide, created such industry icons as Mario and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube and Game Boy - the world's best-selling video game system.

As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere, where more than 40 percent of American households own a Nintendo game system.

Software Highlights from Credited Titles

Nintendo's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1980 title, "Radarscope" (Arcade).

The company has been involved titles released on the Wii, DS, GameCube, GBA, Game Boy Color, Arcade, N64, Game Boy, Nintendo Virtual Boy, SNES, CDi, NES, C64 and Spectrum 48K. Of these, "Super Mario 64" (N64), "Super Mario Brothers" (Game Boy Color), "Super Mario Sunshine" (GameCube), "Mario Kart DS" (DS), "Super Smash Bros. Melee" (GameCube) has been a best selling title.

The company is currently involved with the forthcoming 2009 release "Wii Sports Resort" (Wii).

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