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'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社 ''Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha'') is a Japanese multinational corporation best known for their home [[video game]] consoles and for their game franchises such as ''{{w|Super Mario}}'', ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}'', ''[[Samus Aran|Metroid]]'' and ''[[Pokeformers|Pokémon]]'', among many others. Founded in 1889, it originally began as a {{w|Hanafuda}} {{w|playing cards|playing card}} company and, after many failed ventures into other industries (including [[to sell toys|toys]]), would find success in 1974 when it secured the rights to distribute the {{w|Magnavox Odyssey}} in Japan, and its success would sprout from there as it began to develop its own games and hardware.
'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' (任天堂株式会社 ''Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha'') is a Japanese multinational corporation best known for their home [[video game]] consoles and for their game franchises such as ''{{w|Super Mario}}'', ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}'', ''[[Samus Aran|Metroid]]'' and ''[[Pokeformers|Pokémon]]'', among many others. Founded in 1889, it originally began as a {{w|Hanafuda}} {{w|playing cards|playing card}} company and, after many failed ventures into other industries (including [[to sell toys|toys]]), would find success in 1974 when it secured the rights to distribute the {{w|Magnavox Odyssey}} in Japan, and its success would sprout from there as it began to develop its own games and hardware.


Like [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'']], Nintendo would also become a worldwide phenomenon in the 1980's with the 1981 arcade game ''{{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong}}'' and the [[Family Computer]] in 1983, released worldwide as the Nintendo Entertainment System just two years later. Due to the ''Transformers'' franchise having comparatively few video games until the rise of the [[live-action film series]], only about a handful of Transformers titles were released at all on earlier Nintendo consoles, most of which were exclusive to the Japanese market and one of which was cancelled in development.
Like [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'']], Nintendo would also become a worldwide phenomenon in the 1980's with the 1981 arcade game ''{{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong}}'' and the [[Family Computer]] in 1983, released worldwide as the Nintendo Entertainment System just two years later. Due to the ''Transformers'' franchise having comparatively few video games until the rise of the [[live-action film series]], only about a handful of ''Transformers'' titles were released at all on earlier Nintendo consoles, most of which were exclusive to the Japanese market and one of which was cancelled in development.


The company has partnered with [[DeNA]] and [[Niantic]] on the development of several mobile titles based on their franchises, such as ''Pokémon Go'' and ''Fire Emblem Heroes''. In 2021, they purchased [[Next Level Games]].
The company has partnered with [[DeNA]] and [[Niantic]] on the development of several mobile titles based on their franchises, such as ''Pokémon Go'', ''Mario Kart Tour'', and ''Fire Emblem Heroes''. In 2021, they purchased [[Next Level Games]].


== Nintendo console games ==
== Nintendo console games ==
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*''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]'' (2024)
*''[[Transformers: Galactic Trials]]'' (2024)


== Nintendo Handheld games ==
== Nintendo handheld games ==
===[[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]]===
===[[Game Boy|Game Boy Color]]===
*''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' (1999)
*''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' (1999)

Latest revision as of 20:52, 21 February 2026

"Let's-a go!"
"Okie dokie!"

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社 Nintendō Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation best known for their home video game consoles and for their game franchises such as [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super Mario|{{#if:||Super Mario}}]], [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}The Legend of Zelda|{{#if:||The Legend of Zelda}}]], Metroid and Pokémon, among many others. Founded in 1889, it originally began as a [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Hanafuda|{{#if:||Hanafuda}}]] [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}playing cards|{{#if:playing card|playing card|playing cards}}]] company and, after many failed ventures into other industries (including toys), would find success in 1974 when it secured the rights to distribute the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Magnavox Odyssey|{{#if:||Magnavox Odyssey}}]] in Japan, and its success would sprout from there as it began to develop its own games and hardware.

Like Transformers, Nintendo would also become a worldwide phenomenon in the 1980's with the 1981 arcade game [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Donkey Kong (video game)|{{#if:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong (video game)}}]] and the Family Computer in 1983, released worldwide as the Nintendo Entertainment System just two years later. Due to the Transformers franchise having comparatively few video games until the rise of the live-action film series, only about a handful of Transformers titles were released at all on earlier Nintendo consoles, most of which were exclusive to the Japanese market and one of which was cancelled in development.

The company has partnered with DeNA and Niantic on the development of several mobile titles based on their franchises, such as Pokémon Go, Mario Kart Tour, and Fire Emblem Heroes. In 2021, they purchased Next Level Games.

Nintendo console games

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Also known as the Ultra Magnus Death Simulator.

Super Famicom/SNES

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  • A Generation 2 video game by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Argonaut Games|{{#if:Argonaut Software|Argonaut Software|Argonaut Games}}]] was planned but scrapped during development. Many believed this game eventually evolved into an unrelated game called [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Vortex (video game)|{{#if:Vortex|Vortex|Vortex (video game)}}]], but these were later proven to be two separate projects.<ref>"The Making of: Vortex". Retro Gamer (147): p. 39. October 2015.</ref>
  • While no Transformers games were developed for the system, players can access special features in Duel Fight Beast Wars by playing it on the Super Famicom or SNES via the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super Game Boy|{{#if:||Super Game Boy}}]].

Nintendo Gamecube

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"What if we made War for Cybertron but bad instead of good?!"

Nintendo handheld games

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Also known as the best Nintendo DS game you've never played.

Notes

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References

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  • Official website
  • [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Nintendo|{{#if:||Nintendo}}]] at Wikipedia