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Nintendo Company Ltd. (任天堂株式会社, Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha^?) is a global company located in Kyoto, Japan founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel. Eventually, Nintendo developed into a video game company, becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan's third most valuable listed company, with a market value of over US$85 billion. In 2007, Nintendo ranked eighth on the list of largest software companies in the world. Besides video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington. According to Nintendo's Touch! Generations website, the name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to Heaven". As of October 2, 2008, Nintendo has sold over 470 million hardware units and 2.7 billion software units.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズＸ, Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Ekkusu,^? lit. "Great Melee Smash Brothers X"), is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by Sora and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. Brawl was announced at a pre-E3 2005 press conference by Nintendo president and Chief Executive Officer Satoru Iwata. Masahiro Sakurai, director of the previous two games in the series, assumed the role of director for the third installment at the request of Iwata. Game development began in October 2005 with a creative team that included collaborations with various second- and third-party Nintendo developers. The game was released on January 31, 2008 in Japan, March 9, 2008 in the United States, June 26, 2008 in Australia, and June 27, 2008 in Europe.

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Did you know...

... that Nintendo was formed in 1889, as a hanafuda card company?

... that Mario was originally a carpenter in Donkey Kong named Jumpman?

... that Nintendo owns a majority share of the Seattle Mariners?

... The name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to Heaven"?

... that the Super Mario Bros. theme has been listed as one of the top ten most downloaded ringtones in the United States for 226 consecutive weeks?

... that the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the International Olympic Committee will share royalties from the upcoming video game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games?

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Quotations

Now you're playing with power!—Original Nintendo slogan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll.—Shigeru Miyamoto.
Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!—Toad, from Super Mario Bros.
My name is Reggie. I'm about kickin' ass, I'm about takin' names, and we're about makin' games—Reggie Fils-Aime, introducing himself at E3 2004.
It's-a me, Mario!—Mario during the startup of Super Mario 64
Games should be something everybody wants to play.—Shigeru Miyamoto.
Thank you so much for to playing my game!—Mario at the end of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.
STOP RESETTIN'! You hear me?!—Resetti in Animal Crossing
Hey, listen!—Navi in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Welcome; welcome new galaxy!—Mario at the end of Super Mario Galaxy
You say you want a Revolution?—Satoru Iwata at the Nintendo E3 2005 Conference, his announcement of their new console at the time, the Wii
Who are you? Nintendo Game Boy Advance slogan

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Current events

May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11) – Despite global economic slowdown, Nintendo records a record profit in fiscal year 2008 of 279.09 billion yen—an 8.9% increase from fiscal year 2007. [1]
May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11) – Nintendo announces that it will rerelease Pokémon Gold and Silver—titled Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver—for the Nintendo DS. [2]
May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11) – Wii Fit, Wii Play, and Mario Kart Wii are the top three selling games on Chart-Track's platform-specific chart in the U.K. [3]
May 10, 2009 (2009-05-10) – The gaming library for the iPhone exceeds Nintendo DS's gaming library. [4]
May 9, 2009 (2009-05-09) – The Global Reputation Pulse 2009 survey ranks Nintendo as the sixth-most reputable company in the world. [5]
May 7, 2009 (2009-05-07) – Sales of the Wii (pictured) reach 50 million units worldwide. [6]
May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) – New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is released for the Wii. [7]
May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) – Nintendo announces the releases of Penguins & Friends - Hey! That’s My Fish! for WiiWare, Animal Crossing Calculator for DSiWare, and the Commodore 64 game Tower Toppler for the Virtual Console. [8]
April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30) – A European Union court lowers a fine levied against Nintendo for violating European antitrust laws from EUR149 million to EUR119 million. [9]
March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26) – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks has been announced for release later this year at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. [10]

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Photo credit:User:KAMiKAZOW The 64DD—a disk drive for the Nintendo 64 (below the actual console) that never made it to North America.

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Nintendo topics

Characters: Bowser • Donkey Kong • Fox McCloud • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Pikachu • Samus Aran • Yoshi

Games: Donkey Kong • Dragon Warrior • Duck Hunt • F-Zero • Final Fantasy • The Legend of Zelda • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker • Mario Bros. • Metroid • Metroid Prime • Nintendogs • Pikmin • Pokémon Red and Blue • Star Fox • Star Fox 64 • Super Mario 64 • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Kart • Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Brawl • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Wii Sports

Franchises: Fire Emblem • Kirby • The Legend of Zelda • Mario • Metroid • Pokémon • Star Fox • Super Smash Bros.

Home consoles: Wii • Nintendo GameCube • Nintendo 64 • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Nintendo Entertainment System

Handheld consoles: Nintendo DSi • Nintendo DS Lite • Nintendo DS • Game Boy Advance • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy • Game & Watch

People: Shigeru Miyamoto • Hiroshi Yamauchi • Gunpei Yokoi • Kōji Kondō • Howard Lincoln • Satoru Iwata • Reggie Fils-Aime

First–party developers: Brownie Brown • Intelligent Systems • Monolith Soft • Nintendo R&D 1 • Nintendo R&D 2 • Nintendo EAD • Nintendo SPD • Nintendo Software Technology • Retro Studios

Second–party developers: AlphaDream • Ambrella • Camelot Software Planning • Creatures Inc. (Ape) • Game Freak • Genius Sonority • HAL Laboratory • Nd Cube • Noise Inc. • skip Ltd.

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Nintendo task force

Nintendo task force is the task force that serves as this portal's partner. Originally created as WikiProject Nintendo by Tree Biting Conspiricy and converted to a task force by MuZemike, the task force aims to work on and improve all Nintendo-related articles. If you are interested in Nintendo and would like to join, please do so by placing your name on the memberlist on the task force page.

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