Nintendo

Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂 Nintendō) is a video game and video game console company based in Kyoto, Japan, with other divisions in the United States,, Australia, and Europe. It is well known for such giant franchises as ', ' and of course, Pokémon. It was founded in 1889 by producing playing cards. Its current president is Tatsumi Kimishima. The longest running and historically most influential company, it is also recognized as one of (if not the) largest producer of video games and has sold more than two billion video games worldwide. Over time, Nintendo has manufactured seven home video game consoles: the, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube, the Wii, Wii U, and the Nintendo Switch. They have also manufactured many handheld game systems, including six versions of the Game Boy, the Nintendo DS, and the Nintendo 3DS. 