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'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社 | |||
'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' ({{j|任天堂株式会社|Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha}}) is a video game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanafuda''. 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 one on the [[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 on October 26, 2001 in Japan, December 2, 2001 in North America, and June 14, 2002 in the PAL [[region]]. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo as since worked on two other main ''Pikmin'' games. More recently, the ''Pikmin'' franchise is also active in the Wii U game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''. | 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 PAL [[region]]. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo as since worked on two other main ''Pikmin'' games. More recently, the ''Pikmin'' franchise is also active in the Wii U game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''. | ||