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Nintendo European Research & Development ( NERD) is a French subsidiary for Nintendo, located in Paris, which develops software technologies and middleware for Nintendo platforms. [1] This includes retro console emulators, patented video codecs, and DRM technology. The organization originated as Mobiclip and Actimagine ( / ˈɑːktɪmədʒiːn ...
Nintendo Co., Ltd. [b] is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles . Nintendo was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Koppai [c] by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards.
A Nintendo Direct specifically concerning software and hardware related to the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles. This type of Nintendo Direct has been discontinued after its run from 2013 to 2016, although Nintendo 3DS games appeared outside of this type until 2019. Wii U Direct. 30–50 minutes.
Nintendo is one of the world's biggest video game development companies, having created several successful franchises. Because of its storied history, the developer employs a methodical system of software and hardware development that is mainly centralized within its offices in Kyoto and Tokyo, in cooperation with its division Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington.
The Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the Family Computer ( Famicom ). [note 1] It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985, and fully launched in the US the following year.
The Nintendo Network [a] was an online service formerly ran by Nintendo that provided free online functionality for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems and their compatible games. Announced on January 26, 2012, at an investors' conference, it was Nintendo's second online service after Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
The GameCube [h] [i] is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, in Europe on May 3, 2002, and in Australia on May 17, 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64.
The Nintendo 64 [a] ( N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was the last major home console to use cartridges as its primary ...