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Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by market capitalization. Founded on 23 September 1889, by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as cab services and love hotels. As of 31 March 2014^[update], Nintendo has cumulative sales of over 670.43 million hardware units and 4.23 billion software units. The company has created and released some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises, such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon. The word Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as "leave luck to heaven".

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズＸ, Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Ekkusu^?, lit. "Great Melee Smash Brothers X"), is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by Sora and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. Brawl was announced at a pre-E3 2005 press conference by Nintendo president and Chief Executive Officer Satoru Iwata. Masahiro Sakurai, director of the previous two games in the series, assumed the role of director for the third installment at the request of Iwata. Game development began in October 2005 with a creative team that included collaborations with various second- and third-party Nintendo developers. The game was released on January 31, 2008 in Japan, March 9, 2008 in the United States, June 26, 2008 in Australia, and June 27, 2008 in Europe.

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Did you know...

... That Nintendo was formed in 1889, as a hanafuda card company?

... That Mario was originally a carpenter in Donkey Kong and was named Jumpman?

... That Nintendo owns a majority share of the Seattle Mariners?

... The name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to Heaven"?

... That the Super Mario Bros. theme has been listed as one of the top ten most downloaded ringtones in the United States for 226 consecutive weeks?

... That the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the International Olympic Committee has shared royalties from the video game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games?

...That Nintendo once produced a series of "Love Hotels"?

...That the Nintendo Entertainment System saved the video game industry following the 1983 video game crash?

...Despite owning both the Kirby and Pokémon series, some rights of both franchises are shared with second-party developers (Game Freak and Creatures Inc. in the case of Pokémon and HAL Laboratory in the case of Kirby).

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Now you're playing with power!—Original Nintendo slogan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll.—Shigeru Miyamoto.
Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!—Toad, from Super Mario Bros.
My name is Reggie. I'm about kickin' ass, I'm about takin' names, and we're about makin' games—Reggie Fils-Aime, introducing himself at E3 2004.
My body is ready—Reggie Fils-Aime said before stepping onto the Wii Balance Board.
It's-a me, Mario!—Mario during the startup of Super Mario 64
I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!—Youngster from Pokémon Red and Blue
Games should be something everybody wants to play.—Shigeru Miyamoto.
Thank you so much for to playing my game!—Mario at the end of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.
STOP RESETTIN'! You hear me?!—Resetti in Animal Crossing
Hey, listen!—Navi in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Welcome; welcome new galaxy!—Mario at the end of Super Mario Galaxy
You say you want a Revolution?—Satoru Iwata at the Nintendo E3 2005 Conference, his announcement of their new console at the time, the Wii
Who are you?—Nintendo Game Boy Advance slogan
How U will play next!—Wii U slogan
Now you're playing with power; SUPER POWER!—Super Nintendo Entertainment System slogan
Now you are playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!—Nintendo Game Boy slogan
Get the power! NINTENDO POWER!—Nintendo Power slogan
There's a time and place for everything! But not now.—Professor Oak

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Current events

January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) - Further details about the Nintendo Switch are revealed at a publicized event
October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) - Nintendo unveils their new console, the Nintendo Switch.
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) - Managing director Tatsumi Kimishima is named company president, succeeding Iwata
July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11) - Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata dies.
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) - Club Nintendo is discontinued in North America.

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Photo credit:User:Céréales Killer The Nintendo 64 (ニンテンドー64 Nintendō Rokujūyon^?), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market.

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Characters: Bowser • Captain Falcon • Captain Olimar • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Falco Lombardi • Fox McCloud • Ganondorf • Giygas • Ike • Ness • King Dedede • Kirby • Lark • Link • Little Mac • Lucas• Luigi • Mario • Marth • Meta Knight • Mewtwo • Mii • Nintendogs • Peach • Mr. Game & Watch • Pikachu • Pikmin • Pit • Pokey • Red (Pokémon Trainer) • Ridley • R.O.B. • Samus Aran • Tom Nook • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi

Games: Donkey Kong • Dragon Warrior • Duck Hunt • F-Zero • Final Fantasy • The Legend of Zelda • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker • Mario Bros. • Metroid • Metroid Prime • Nintendogs • Pikmin • Pokémon Red and Blue • Star Fox • Star Fox 64 • Super Mario 64 • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Kart • Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Brawl • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Wii Sports • X (1992 video game)

Franchises: Animal Crossing • Fire Emblem • Kirby • The Legend of Zelda • Mario • Metroid • Pokémon • Star Fox • Super Smash Bros.

Home consoles: Wii U • Wii • Nintendo GameCube • Nintendo 64 • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Nintendo Entertainment System • Color TV Game

Handheld consoles: New Nintendo 3DS (XL) Nintendo 2DS • Nintendo 3DS (XL) • Nintendo DSi • Nintendo DS Lite • Nintendo DS • Game Boy Micro • Game Boy Advance SP • Game Boy Advance • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy • Game & Watch

Hybrid Consoles: Nintendo Switch

Notable personnel: Shigeru Miyamoto • Hiroshi Yamauchi • Gunpei Yokoi • Koji Kondo • Satoru Iwata • Reggie Fils-Aime • Tatsumi Kimishima

First–party developers: Brownie Brown • Monolith Soft • Nintendo Research & Development 1 • Nintendo Research & Development 2 • Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development • Nintendo Software Technology • Retro Studios

Affiliated developers: AlphaDream • Ambrella • Camelot Software Planning • Creatures Inc.) • Game Freak • Genius Sonority • HAL Laboratory • Intelligent Systems • Nd Cube • Noise Inc. • skip Ltd.

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Nintendo task force is the task force that serves as this portal's partner. Originally created as WikiProject Nintendo by Tree Biting Conspiracy and converted to a task force by MuZemike, the task force aims to work on and improve all Nintendo-related articles. If you are interested in Nintendo and would like to join, please do so by placing your name on the memberlist on the task force page.