The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ home console and Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 5 billion video games and more than 779 million hardware units globally, including the Nintendo Switch™ and Nintendo 3DS family of systems, including New Nintendo 3DS™, New Nintendo 3DS XL™, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL™, Nintendo 2DS™, as well as Nintendo DS™, Nintendo DSi™, Nintendo DSi XL™, Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™.
A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.
Nintendo History
Nintendo System History provides detailed info on Nintendo handhelds and consoles: NES, Game Boy, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Pokémon mini, GBA SP, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Micro, DS Lite, Wii, Nintendo DSi and DSi XL.
Nintendo Global
Career | Working at Nintendo
The official career website for Nintendo of Europe. Read more about working at Nintendo, discover which job openings there are, and apply.
Consumer Information
In this section, you will find additional document(s) regarding the use of Nintendo software and hardware. The documents are offered in .PDF ( Adobe Acrobat ) formats for your convenience. Note: To view the files in .
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