Nintendo

Mario Brothers

Sep 17, 1981

Mario is a Italian-American that must defeat creatures from the sewers below New York. The gameplay focuses on Mario's extermination of pests in the sewers by flipping them on their backs and kicking them away.

Donkey Kong

Sep 17, 1981

Players moved the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles who must rescue a damsel in distress from a giant ape named Donkey Kong.

Nintendo Entertainment System

Oct 18, 1985

8-bit video game console that was the most successful of its time, selling over 60 million NES units worldwide. First console to play and openly court third-party game developers.

The Legend of Zelda

Sep 17, 1986

One of Nintendo's most important franchises, it consists of a mixture of action, adventure, and puzzle solving. The protagonist must rescue Princess Zelda.

Nintendo’s Game Boy

Sep 17, 1989

The first successful handheld console.

Super Nintendo

Sep 17, 1992

Nintendo's 2nd console

Nintendo 64

Sep 17, 1996

Was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit processor

Nintendo GameCube

Sep 17, 2001

Nintendo's 4th home game console. The Nintendo GameCube, named Dolphin, is shaped roughly like a cube.

Nintendo's Wii

Sep 17, 2005

Direct successor to the GameCube. Has a wireless controller, Wii Remote, can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect acceleration in three dimensions.