Nintendo timeline
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Nintendo Founded
Nintendo Company Ltd. (任天堂株式会社, Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha) is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan founded on September 23, 1889 by... Read more
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Nintendo Releases 'Silver', the First Game & Watch
Game & Watch (ゲーム＆ウオッチ, Gēmu ando Wocchi, or G&W) is a line of handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Created by game... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu) is an arcade game developed by Nintendo, released in 1981. It is an early example of the platform genre, as the... Read more
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Nintendo Releases the R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) as an Accessory to the NES
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in July 1985 in Japan as the Famicom Robot... Read more
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Super Mario Bros. Released in North America
Super Mario Bros. is a platform video game developed by Nintendo in late 1985 and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to... Read more
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Nintendo Entertainment System Released in the US
The Nintendo Entertainment System (abbreviated to NES or Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America,... Read more
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Nintendo Releases The Legend of Zelda for the NES in North America
The Legend of Zelda, known in Japan as The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda (THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説, Za Hairaru Fantajī Zeruda no Densetsu)... Read more
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Mega Man Released on the NES in North America
Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom. It is the first game to star... Read more
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North American Release of Final Fantasy for the NES
Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー, Fainaru Fantajī) is a console role-playing game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and published in Japan by... Read more
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Super Mario Bros. 2 Released in North America
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was... Read more
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Clash At Demonhead Is Released
Clash at Demonhead (電撃ビックバン?, Dengeki Big Bang!) is a video game released by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 27, 1989 in... Read more
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Nintendo First Releases the Game Boy in Japan
The Game Boy (ゲームボーイ, Gēmu Bōi?) is an 8-bit handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April... Read more
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Super Mario Bros. 3 Released in North America
Super Mario Bros. 3 (also referred to as Super Mario 3 and SMB3) is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo... Read more
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The Action 52 is released for the NES
Not just the 52 worst NES games ever. Looking deeper reveals a history of cartridges overheating inside of consoles and even melting, tales of... Read more
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System Released in North America
he Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console that was released by... Read more
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Super Mario World Released on the SNES in North America
Super Mario World is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Super Mario Kart for the SNES
Super Mario Kart (スーパーマリオカート, Sūpā Mario Kāto) is a go-kart racing game developed by Nintendo EAD for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System... Read more
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Nintendo's Virtual Boy Arrives in Japanese Retail
Nintendo's Virtual Boy (バーチャルボーイ, Bācharu Bōi (also known as the VR-32 during development) was the first portable game console capable of... Read more
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Super Mario 64 Released on the Nintendo 64 in North America
Super Mario 64 is a platform game, developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo, for the Nintendo 64.... Read more
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Nintento 64 Arrives in North American Retail
During the developmental stages the N64 was referred to by its code name, Project Reality. The name Project Reality came from the speculation... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 (マリオカート64, Mario Kāto Rokujūyon) is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1996 in... Read more
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Nintendo Game Boy Color Arrives in Japanese Retail
The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー, Gēmu Bōi Karā, shortened to GBC) is Nintendo's successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in... Read more
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Nintendo Releases the Game Boy Advance to the North American Market
The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Mario Kart: Super Circuit in North America
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (マリオカートラガ, Mario Kato: Supa Sarkuto), known in Japan as Mario Kart Advance (マリオカートアドバンス, Mario Kāto Adobansu), is a... Read more
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Nintendo Gamecube Hits the Shelves in North America
The Nintendo GameCube is Nintendo's fourth home video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. It is the successor to the... Read more