The History of Nintendo: 1889-1980 by Florent Gorges and Isao Yamazaki; Pix'n Love Publishing, £24.99 The first Nintendo shop opened in the Ohashi area of Kyoto on 23rd September 1889, its founder and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On September 23, 1889, so the story goes, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a playing card-making company ...

It’s well-known that Nintendo was originally founded in Kyoto, Japan as a maker of playing cards in 1889. But a recent historical project by the city of Kyoto has turned up, for the first time, a ...

Nintendo boasts perhaps the richest history among video game companies, having been founded back at the tail-end of the 19th century. Now we have a fascinating look back at those early days thanks to ...

Yes, Nintendo actually existed long before the Nintendo Entertainment System hit shelves in 1985. Heck, even longer than that. At one point, the company started as a playing card manufacturer way back ...

Hear the name Nintendo and you probably think of Super Mario and his cartoon brethren. Perhaps it's the Entertainment System you got that Christmas in 1986 that's now gathering dust in the attic. Or ...

An ongoing historical project (via Kotaku) has unearthed a picture of Nintendo’s first headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. The picture is from 1889, the year the company was founded. Below you can see the ...