Nintendo

A worldwide Japanese video game corporation with its headquarters in Kyoto is Nintendo Co., Ltd. Both video games and video game consoles are created and released by it. Handcraftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi created Nintendo in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta, which initially produced handcrafted Hanafuda playing cards.

Nintendo released its first system, the Color TV Game, in 1977 after diversifying its operations over the 1960s and becoming legally recognized as a public company. With the debut of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985, it attained global notoriety.

Nintendo's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $45.94 billion. By market cap, Nintendo is now the 347th most valuable company in the world. Nintendo's most recent financial filings indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $12.62 billion. The company's revenue in 2021 was $14.87 billion, down from $16.02 billion in 2020.

Founded: 23 September 1889
Headquarters: 11–1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto
Website: nintendo.com