Nintendo

Nintendo Company Ltd. (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki-kaisha; , , ) is a Japan multinational corporation founded on September 23 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. In the mid-twentieth century, the company tried several small niche businesses, such as a love hotel and a taxi company. Over time, it became a video game company, growing into one of the most powerful in the industry and Japan’s third most valuable listed company with a market value of more than US$85 billion. Aside from video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington, USA. In 2008 Nintendo was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for pioneering the development of handheld games with its Nintendo DS system, and for the unique user interface of the Wii. According to Nintendo's Touch Generations website the name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to... full article at wikipedia