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'''Nintendo''' (任天堂株式会社) is a video-game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanfuda''. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series]] of games, which number two GameCube games along with their ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases, and a third ([[Pikmin 3]]). These games are played on Nintendo consoles, the [[Wii]] and [[GameCube]]. Other popular Nintendo franchises include Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, Kirby, F-Zero and Pokémon.
 
The first game, [[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]], was released on October 26, 2001 in Japan, December 2, 2001 in North America, and June 14, 2002 in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL_region PAL region] . The sequel to Pikmin, [[Pikmin 2]], was released on April 29, 2004 in Japan, August 30, 2004 in North America, October 8, 2004 in Europe, and November 4, 2004 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia Australasia] . The ''[[New Play Control!]]'' version of [[Pikmin]] was released on December 25, 2008 in Japan, March 9, 2009 in North America, February 9, 2009 in Europe, and February 26, 2009 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia Australasia] . [[New Play Control!]] [[Pikmin 2]] was released in on March 15, 2009 in Japan, April 24, 2009 in Europe, May 14, 2009 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia Australasia] , and June 10, 2012 in North America. [[Pikmin 3]] was released on July 13, 2013 in Japan, July 26, 2013 in Europe, July 27, 2013 in Australia, and August 4, 2013 in North America.
 
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[[File:Imagst.jpg|thumb|The old Nintendo logo...]]
[[Image:Nintendo-logo.png‎|thumb|...and the newer one.]]
'''Nintendo''' is a video-game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanfuda''. Nintendo gained popularity in the video game industry with the release of ''Donkey Kong''. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] of games, which number two GameCube games along with their ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases, and a third (''[[Pikmin 3]]'') on the way. These games are able to be played on three of Nintendo's consoles, those being the [[GameCube]], [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]]. Other popular Nintendo franchises include [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Mario'']], [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''Zelda'']], [[metroid:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']], [[starfox:Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'']], [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']], [[fzero:F-Zero (series)|''F-Zero'']], and [[bulbapedia:Pokémon games|''Pokémon'']].
The first game, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', was released in 2001 in North America and Japan, and in 2002 in Europe. The sequel to ''Pikmin'', ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', was released in 2004. The ''[[New Play Control!]]'' version of ''Pikmin'' was released in 2008 in Japan and 2009 everywhere else. ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'' was released in 2009 in Japan, Europe, and Australia; and in 2012 in North America as a [[Nintendo Selects]] Title. The third game, ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' is set to be released August 4, 2013.


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The old Nintendo logo....
File:Nintendo-logo.png
...and the newer one.

Nintendo (任天堂株式会社) is a video-game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called Hanfuda. One of Nintendo's current products is the Pikmin series of games, which number two GameCube games along with their New Play Control! releases, and a third (Pikmin 3). These games are played on Nintendo consoles, the Wii and GameCube. Other popular Nintendo franchises include Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, Kirby, F-Zero and Pokémon.

The first game, Pikmin, was released on October 26, 2001 in Japan, December 2, 2001 in North America, and June 14, 2002 in the PAL region . The sequel to Pikmin, Pikmin 2, was released on April 29, 2004 in Japan, August 30, 2004 in North America, October 8, 2004 in Europe, and November 4, 2004 in Australasia . The New Play Control! version of Pikmin was released on December 25, 2008 in Japan, March 9, 2009 in North America, February 9, 2009 in Europe, and February 26, 2009 in Australasia . New Play Control! Pikmin 2 was released in on March 15, 2009 in Japan, April 24, 2009 in Europe, May 14, 2009 in Australasia , and June 10, 2012 in North America. Pikmin 3 was released on July 13, 2013 in Japan, July 26, 2013 in Europe, July 27, 2013 in Australia, and August 4, 2013 in North America.


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