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Nintendo
Nintendo is a video game company based in Kyoto, Japan. It originated as a playing card company founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi in 1889. These cards were called ‘Hanafuda’ or ‘flower cards’. Nintendo did not begin manufacturing video games until 1980 when they came out with the ‘GAME & WATCH’ systems, the very first portable LCD video games. In 1985 the Nintendo Entertainment System was released and became Nintendo’s first major hit. With the release of the NESTM came some of Nintendo's most popular franchises such as Super Mario BrosTM and Legend of ZeldaTM. Fast forwarding many years, Nintendo has released several different consoles such as the Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Nintendo DS, Wii, and Nintendo Switch. Nintendo has skyrocketed over the years and became one of the largest and most influential video game companies in the world.