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Nintendo's current logo.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社, Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha) is a multinational corporation located and based in Kyoto, Japan. "Nintendo" roughly translates from Japanese into "leave luck to heaven." It was founded in 1889 as a company that produced hand-made hanafuda cards. From the 1950s, it ventured into several niche businesses before developing into one of the most influential companies in the industry following the release of Donkey Kong in 1981. Nintendo has since remained one of the world's leading console and video game development companies.

History with the Kirby series

In the early 1990s, HAL Laboratory was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had fully finished the production of Kirby's Dream Land (then titled Twinkle Popo) but had no funds to release it. Seeing potential in the title, Nintendo licensed the game and published it themselves, while changing the title character's name to Kirby and making some adjustments to his overall design. Over time, HAL became a second-party developer for Nintendo, and all future Kirby video games were distributed and published by them. Today, Kirby is considered one of Nintendo's major video game franchises.

Franchises

Nintendo's logo, which dates back to the 1980s. The current color was adopted in 2006; the previous red version is still used on some properties, mostly in Japan.

Nintendo is the creator and/or owner of many well-known and beloved franchises, like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Super Smash Bros., Pikmin, Metroid, Mother/Earthbound, F-Zero and many more. They have also made very well-known accessories/toys, such as the NES Zapper and R.O.B.

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-'''Nintendo''', Japanese for "Leave luck to heaven", is a video game company that created many popular games, most notably the Mario and Pokemon series. They also are responsible for publishing the ''Kirby'' games by [[HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboatory]]. Currently, Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of many games, and helped has Masahiro Sakurai produce the Kirby games. Nintendo has created many other series, such as The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong (which is tied to Mario).
+'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社, Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha) is a multinational corporation located and based in Kyoto, Japan. "Nintendo" roughly translates from Japanese into "leave luck to heaven." It was founded in 1889 as a company that produced hand-made hanafuda cards. From the 1950s, it ventured into several niche businesses before developing into one of the most influential companies in the industry following the release of Donkey Kong in 1981. Nintendo has since remained one of the world's leading console and video game development companies.
+== History with the ''Kirby'' series ==
+In the early 1990s, [[HAL Laboratory]] was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had fully finished the production of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' (then titled ''Twinkle Popo'') but had no funds to release it. Seeing potential in the title, Nintendo licensed the game and published it themselves, while changing the title character's name to Kirby and making some adjustments to his overall design. Over time, HAL became a second-party developer for Nintendo, and all future ''Kirby'' video games were distributed and published by them. Today, Kirby is considered one of Nintendo's major video game franchises.
+== Franchises ==
+[[File:Nintendo gray logo.svg|thumb|250px|Nintendo's logo, which dates back to the 1980s. The current color was adopted in 2006; the previous red version is still used on some properties, mostly in Japan.|left]]Nintendo is the creator and/or owner of many well-known and beloved franchises, like ''Super Mario'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Pokémon'', [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']], ''Donkey Kong'', ''Yoshi'', ''Fire Emblem'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. series|Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''Pikmin'', ''Metroid'', ''Mother/Earthbound'', ''F-Zero ''and many more. They have also made very well-known accessories/toys, such as the NES Zapper and R.O.B.
+==External links==
+*[http://www.nintendo.com/countryselector Official website]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo Wikipedia article]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Super gold galaxy nintendo.jpg|The logo.
+images (3).jpeg|The Nintendo Of Japan's headquarters, located in Kyoto, Japan.
+</gallery>
+[[ja:任天堂]]
 [[Category:Companies]]
+[[Category:Real-World]]