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'''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 two Nintendo's consoles, those being the [[Wii]] and [[GameCube]]. 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!'' Pikmin 2 was released in 2009 in Japan, Europe, and Australia; the given date of release in North America is also 2009.

 

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