The Complete History of Nintendo

SlappingOysters writes "Gameplayer are running a comprehensive feature on the history of Nintendo that runs through all 119 years of their existence, from humble card maker to gaming powerhouse. It is documented in chronological order and includes a stack of trivia about the company that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all Nintendo fans. As an interesting side note, it links to a sister article that explores how Mario can improve your sex life."

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Re:Plumbers lead to greater sex?

[perlchild]

Two nintendo-related stories on the same site at the same time, one referring to the others.

News at eleven?

Re:8 pages?

[halcyon1234]

And now, because I'm bored, the article with Super Commentary!

1889 to Present - the full story
Written by: Clint McCredie | 9/5/2008 5:54:04 PM

Or, as you'll find out by the end of the article, OCR'd by Clint McCredie from a magazine he read back in 2006. And for the record, 2006 isn't "the present".

119 years have culminated in that little white box that sits beneath your TV. No bigger than a DVD case, the Wii is essentially the same machine - albeit slightly prettier and technically more robust - that Nintendo would release back in 1985.

I was going to get all grammar pedantic on Chris, but I think we've already established he has trouble differentiating the past from the present-- how could one possibly expect him to keep his tenses correct?

Here's the complete history of Nintendo.

... except for their movies, arcade "preview" of N64, any Gameboy beyond "color", sales dominance of the Wii, and.. (sigh).. well, a lot. Let's just say that there's a lot missing, and it's up to you to make your own "for certain values of complete" jokes.

1933 - Sekiryo Yamauchi establishes a joint partnership company named Yamauchi Nintendo & Co.

His partner's name? Bah. His partner was a Halo player, so fuck him with a power glove!

1963 - ... However, Nintendo's toy division begins to show promise when one of its employees, Gunpei Yokoi, creates the Ultra Hand and it proves a huge success.

And that, folks, is how Mario improves your sex life.

1975 - Yamauchi-san negotiates a deal...

Whoa, what's with the switch from history documentary neutral to buddy-film "san"? Remember folks, Spay Your Catgirl!

1977 - Nintendo launches its first home videogame system: the Colour TV Game 6. It contains six variations of Pong and is later succeeded by the Colour TV Game 15. The machines are only released in Japan.

Six variations? How the hell do you get SIX variations of Pong. All I know is that there's Pong, and there's Pong Kombat.

1985 - Yamauchi decides to rejig the internal structure of Nintendo and split its internal development teams into four groups: R&D1, R&D2, R&D3 and R&D4.

As a special bonus, today is Multiple Joke Choice day:
1 - The fifth group, R2&D2, were looked for. Although they thought they'd found them, it turns out it wasn't the group they were looking for. 2 - Rejig-- official corporate procedure. Real Fact! 3 - Split its internal development team-- thus creating the first goatse reference. ALT-F4 - None of the above.

Miyamoto's intention for The Legend Of Zelda was always to create a 'virtual garden', a game the player could nurture and watch blossom gradually.

Or rip up the garden and throw it at spiders for the money they keep inside their bellies

1989 - Nintendo releases the Power Glove. The accessory is designed by Mattel and, similar to the Wii Remote, allows players to recreate hand movements on screen using motion sensors attached to televisions.

So, wait, I'm confused. The Power Glove was based off the Wii Remote? If Nintendo had the Wii sitting around for 17 years, why didn't they release that first? It might have been useful to the parents of the younger version of this article's author. They could have used it as a reward to get him to pay attention in grammar class.

1991 - After a collaboration with Sony to help develop a CD add-on for

Complete?

[nurb432]

Does it mention how they illegally controlled the gaming market back in the 80's?