Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi as a playing card manufacturing company. It has been involved in many different industries over the years before becoming a video game company in the 1970s.

Nintendo develops video game hardware and software. Their current notable game systems are the 3DS, DS, and Wii. Its next home video game console, the Wii U, is set to be released sometime in 2012.