Wat (wie) is Nintendo - definitie
![''[[Pokémon Go]]'' in the sign-up menu](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/App-augmented-reality-game-gps-163042 (cropped).jpg?width=200 "''[[Pokémon Go]]'' in the sign-up menu")
![Donkey Kong]]'' miniature arcade cabinet](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Donkey Kong arcade at the QuakeCon 2005.png?width=200 "Donkey Kong]]'' miniature arcade cabinet")
![The [[Color TV-Game]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nintendo-Color-TV-Game-Blockbreaker-FL.png?width=200 "The [[Color TV-Game]]")
![Redmond]], Washington](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nintendo of America Headquarters.jpg?width=200 "Redmond]], Washington")
![[[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], former Nintendo of America president (2006-2019)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Reggie Fils-Aime - Game Developers Conference 2011 - Day 2 (1).jpg?width=200 "[[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], former Nintendo of America president (2006-2019)")
![[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] joined Nintendo in 1977](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shigeru Miyamoto GDC 2007.jpg?width=200 "[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] joined Nintendo in 1977")
![[[Super Nintendo World]] at [[Universal Studios Japan]], opened in 2021](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Super Nintendo World Theme Park at USJ Osaka Evening Sky.jpg?width=200 "[[Super Nintendo World]] at [[Universal Studios Japan]], opened in 2021")
![[[Virtual Boy]], released in 1995](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virtual-Boy-Set.jpg?width=200 "[[Virtual Boy]], released in 1995")
![controller]] and 251-block memory card](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GameCube-Set.jpg?width=200 "controller]] and 251-block memory card")
![The [[Nintendo Switch]] (''pictured in handheld mode''), introduced in 2017, is a [[hybrid console]] that allows for both portable and home console play](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nintendo-Switch-wJoyCons-BlRd-Standing-FL.jpg?width=200 "The [[Nintendo Switch]] (''pictured in handheld mode''), introduced in 2017, is a [[hybrid console]] that allows for both portable and home console play")
![Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.]] following the closure of the acquisition in October](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nintendo Pictures logo.svg?width=200 "Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd.]] following the closure of the acquisition in October")
![stereoscopic]] 3D display to produce [[virtual reality]] images](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virtual-Boy-Set.png?width=200 "stereoscopic]] 3D display to produce [[virtual reality]] images")
![Original Wii console with [[Wii Remote]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wii-Console.png?width=200 "Original Wii console with [[Wii Remote]]")
![The Wii U console with [[Wii U GamePad]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wii U Console and Gamepad.png?width=200 "The Wii U console with [[Wii U GamePad]]")
![Initial (left) and current (right) revisions of an article from ''[[Kotaku]]'' covering Switch emulators that successfully ran ''[[Metroid Dread]]''; the article was revised after ''Kotaku'' received a complaint from Nintendo.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Metroid Dread article kotaku revisions.png?width=200 "Initial (left) and current (right) revisions of an article from ''[[Kotaku]]'' covering Switch emulators that successfully ran ''[[Metroid Dread]]''; the article was revised after ''Kotaku'' received a complaint from Nintendo.")
![Main UI of Ryujinx, running on [[Windows]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ryujinx UI English main on Windows (Shell) (cropped).png?width=200 "Main UI of Ryujinx, running on [[Windows]]")
Wikipedia
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops and releases both video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985.
Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Switch. It has created numerous major franchises, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Kirby, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Star Fox, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Super Smash Bros. Nintendo's mascot, Mario, is internationally recognized. The company has sold more than 5.4 billion video games and over 800 million hardware units globally as of 2022.
Nintendo has multiple subsidiaries in Japan and abroad, in addition to business partners such as the Pokémon Company and HAL Laboratory. Nintendo and its staff have received awards including Emmy Awards for Technology & Engineering, Game Awards, Game Developers Choice Awards, and British Academy Games Awards. It is one of the wealthiest and most valuable companies in the Japanese market.
