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Nintendo

Nintendo logo

Games and hardware created by a Kyoto company with roots in playing cards.

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01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Warranty & support

Warranty, return and support terms are not yet documented. Check the policy for the exact product, seller and country.

History on record

1889 — Hanafuda cards in Kyoto

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02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Nintendo began making hanafuda cards in Kyoto in 1889. Its modern hardware is shaped around the company’s distinctive approach of designing software and play experiences together.

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  1. 1889

    Fusajiro Yamauchi begins making playing cards.

  2. 1983

    Hardware and software design move Nintendo into home consoles.

  3. Today

    Games and devices continue to be designed as one experience.

03 / Design & manufacturing

What happens where?

Design and production process

  • Nintendo began making hanafuda cards in Kyoto in 1889. Its modern hardware is shaped around the company’s distinctive approach of designing software and play experiences together.
  • Current production spans Global electronics manufacturing, primarily Asia.
  • Nintendo products are Japanese-designed but manufactured through a global electronics supply chain.
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04 / Product guide

Start with the right product.

Representative products from our brand research; popularity and current availability are not independently ranked.

Nintendo Switch OLED

Nintendo Switch OLED

The OLED-screen version of the original Switch.

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Categories in our shortlist

Gaming controllers

These category assignments are editorial selections, not product testing.

What is still unknown?

We do not yet have documented answers for these parts of Nintendo’s profile. Missing evidence is not a negative finding about the brand.

  • Ownership
  • Warranty and aftercare

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