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[[File:Imagst.jpg|thumb|The old Nintendo logo....]] | [[File:Imagst.jpg|thumb|The old Nintendo logo....]] | ||
[[Image:Nintendo-logo.png|thumb|...and the newer one.]] | [[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]] 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]], F-Zero, and [[bulbapedia:Pokémon games|Pokémon]]. | '''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]], 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!'' | 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 in the Spring of 2013. | ||
[[Category:Nintendo]] | [[Category:Nintendo]] |