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Nintendo was founded.
Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi in Kyoto, Japan. -
Nintendo Koppai
Date not specified. The name Nintendo Kaoppai was created and the card game of Hanafuda was created. The game was based in Kyoto Japan. -
Disney
Date not specified. Fusajiaro's (The founder of nintendo) grandson traveled to the U.S. and there, learning the limits of the playing card business got permission to use Disney characters on the Hanafuda cards. -
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Date not specified. The name was changed again, this time to NIntendo Co. Ltd. -
Magnarox Odyssey
Date not specified. Nintendo got rights to distribute their first contribution to the video game world with their Magnarox Odyssey video game system. -
EVR Race
Date not specified. Nintendo made its first arcade game. It was EVR race. -
Color TV-Game
Date not specified. Nintendo started making ots own software with the Color TV-Game. -
Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Migyamoto was hired. He went on to make some of NIntendo's most famous games. -
Game and watch
They came out with their first handheld gaming system - Game and Watch. -
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong was created. It was a major game or nintendo, it was also the first game Mario appeared in. -
Mario
Mario appeared for the first time in a game. He was a major character for NIntendo and became their mascot. -
Super Mario Bros.
The first Super Mario Bros was released. This was a major game series for Nintendo. -
NES
Date not specified. The Nintendo Entertainment System was realease the America. -
Zelda
The legend of Zelda was a major game series for Nintendo. (Zelda is the girl. Link is the name of the playable character.) -
Gameboy
The Gameboy was released in Japan. Major handheld system made by Nintendo. -
Gameboy (America)
The gameboy was released in America. This was a major handheld system for NIntendo. -
Super NIntendo
Super Nintendo was released in Japan. Major system for Nintendo. -
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog was released. He became a major Nintendo figure and started a mjaor game series. -
Super Nintendo (America)
The Super Nintendo was released in America.Major system for Nintendo. -
Entertainment Software Board.
Ninendo bonded with other gaming companies and demanded that a video game rating system be enforced. It was created and known as the entertainment software board. -
Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 was released in North America. This was a major gaming system for NIntendo. -
Gunpei Yokei
Gunpei Yokei, who was a major Nintendo developer, died. -
Gameboy color
Date not specified. The Gameboy Color was released. -
Gameboy Advance
Date not specifified. There was a major remodel of the Gameboy when the Gameboy advance was created. -
Gamecube
The Gamecube was released in the United States. 21.74 million were sold worldwide. Most were sld in America. -
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS was released in America. This was a major handheld gaming system for Nintendo. Around 153.99 million were sold worldwide. (All models) -
Nintendogs
Nintendogs was created. This was a popular game and one of the two major Nintendo DS games that played a dramatic part in the DS's success. -
Mario Kart DS
This was a major Nintendo DS games. This was on of the games that played a dramatic role in the success of the Nintendo DS. -
Wii
The wii was released in America. This system did not do well at first but later bounced back. 101.15 million were sold worldwide. -
Monolith
Nintendo gained an 80% stake on Monolith Soft. They were known for role playing games. -
Wii U
The Wii U was released. Major gaming system for Nintendo.This consisted of both a handlhed and console parts. -
Wii
The wii, which had at first been slow selling picked up, bounced back, and became a huge hit. -
Shocking money annoucement
Nintendo made a shocking announcement that it had spent over $150 million dollars on an unspecified, non-japanse, non-game tech company. -
Salary cuts.
The president of Nintendo annouced that he would be taking a 50% salary cut and all excecutives would have a 25-50% cut. This was due to a huge dive in profits -
Nintendo 2DS
The Nintendo 2DS was released.
