Nintendo is one of the world’s largest video game companies by market capitalisation and is behind some of the most well-known and top-selling video game franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon. However, Nintendo didn’t always specialise in video games and have a rather interesting history.

Founded in September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, Nintendo originally produced a handmade playing card game known as Hanafuda which proved widely popular across Japan. By the 1960s, Nintendo had attempted several niche business ideas such as cab services and love motels, but became a fully-fledged video game company in the 1970s. Nintendo ultimately became one of the most influential video game companies in the industry, and is Japan’s third most valuable company.

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