Nintendo Co. Ltd is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company was originally founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta, and at that time, the firm focused on producing handmade playing cards. Nintendo now develops and manufactures various digital entertainment products, including video games, home consoles, and related merchandise.
The company has created numerous franchises that have become household names both in Japan and worldwide, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon. It also develops, manufactures and distributes hardware such as the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo Classic Mini Entertainment System.
The firm has sold more than 5.1 billion video games and over 800 million hardware units globally, serving a worldwide audience, with offices around the globe. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations throughout Europe. The firm launched as a public company on the Kyoto Stock Exchange in 1962, and now trades on the NASDAQ where it is listed under the stock ticker NTDOY.
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