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[[File:Imagst.jpg|thumb|166px|The old Nintendo logo....]]
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[[File:Nintendo-logo.png‎|thumb|...and the newer one.]]
[[File:Nintendo logo.png|thumb|The current Nintendo logo.]]
'''Nintendo''' (任天堂株式会社) is a video-game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanafuda''. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] of games, which has two original entries ([[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]], and [[Pikmin 2]]) for the GameCube along with their ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases for the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]], and a third original video game, ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', for the [[Wii U]].
'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' ({{j|任天堂株式会社|Nintendō Kabushiki Gaisha}}) is a Japanese video game company. Founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of Hanafuda cards, Nintendo gained popularity in the video game industry with the release of ''Donkey Kong'' in 1981, and have since become one of the largest video game companies. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] of video games, which has had products and related media released on the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch]]. Other popular Nintendo franchises include [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Mario'']], [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''Zelda'']], [[metroid:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']], [[starfox:Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'']], [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']], [[fzero:F-Zero (series)|''F-Zero'']], and [[bulbapedia:Pokémon games|''Pokémon'']].


The first ''Pikmin'' game, titled {{p1}}, was released in 2001 as a technical demo of the GameCube's abilities. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo developed a sequel, {{p2}}, and have since developed 2 additional games in the main series, {{p3}} and {{p4}}. In addition, they have published the 2017 spinoff title {{hp}}, co-developed the 2021 mobile app {{pb}}, published rereleases of the first 3 main games, and added Pikmin content to the Wii U game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''. Because of this, many references to the company and its properties appear in the form of [[treasure]]s.
Other popular Nintendo franchises include [http://mario.wikia.com/wiki/MarioWiki Mario], [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Zeldapedia Zelda], [http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Metroid_Wiki Metroid], [http://starfox.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Star Fox], [http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Kirby_Wiki Kirby], [http://fzero.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page F-Zero], and'' [http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon] ''.


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==Notable individuals==
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===Shigeru Miyamoto===
==<span style="font-size:18px;">''Pikmin ''Games</span>==
[[File:Miyamoto.jpg|thumb|Shigeru Miyamoto at E3 2012, showing off ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' while holding a [[Red Pikmin]] plush.]]
'''Shigeru Miyamoto''' is a video game designer and producer for Nintendo. He is well-known for his work on many video game series, and has received near-universal critical acclaim. Some of the game series he has designed and created include ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'', ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''Pikmin''. He has worked on all ''Pikmin'' titles so far.


===Satoru Iwata===
The first game, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', was released on October 26, 2001 in Japan, December 2, 2001 in North America, and June 14, 2002 in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL_region PAL region].
'''Satoru Iwata''' was a Japanese video game programmer for Nintendo, and was also the fourth CEO of the company from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was involved in the development of ''Pikmin 3'', and received an executive producer credit for ''Pikmin 2''.


===Hajime Wakai===
The sequel to ''Pikmin'', ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', was released on April 29, 2004 in Japan, August 30, 2004 in North America, October 8, 2004 in Europe, and November 4, 2004 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia Australasia].
'''Hajime Wakai''' is a Japanese composer for Nintendo. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for the ''Pikmin'' series with help from Kazumi Totaka, and has recorded some of the voice samples for the Pikmin themselves.


===Kazumi Totaka===
The ''[[New Play Control!]]'' version of ''[[Pikmin]]'' was released on December 25, 2008 in Japan, March 9, 2009 in North America, February 9, 2009 in Europe, and February 26, 2009 in Australia.
'''Kazumi Totaka''' is a Japanese composer and voice actor for Nintendo. He voices [[Captain Olimar]], [[Louie]], and [[The President]], and has also composed the soundtracks for the ''Pikmin'' series with help from Hajime Wakai.


==Nintendo products appearing in the ''Pikmin'' series==
''[[New Play Control!]]'' ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' was released on March 15, 2009 in Japan, April 24, 2009 in Europe, May 14, 2009 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia Australasia] , and June 10, 2012 in North America. 
*[[Blast from the Past Series]]
*[[Luck Wafer]]
*[[Talisman of Life]]
*[[Revenge Fantasy]]
*[[Attention-Getting Logo]]
*[[Alien Ceremony]]
*[[Enduring Partnership]]
*[[Tempting Vision]]
*[[Hey! Pikmin logs#amiibo Log|amiibo Log]]
*[[Newly Nostalgic Series]]
*[[Mechanical Harp (Windmills)]]
*[[Mechanical Harp (Memory Song)]]
*[[Mechanical Harp (Lullabies)]]


==External links==
''[[Pikmin 3]]'' was released on July 13, 2013 in Japan, July 26, 2013 in Europe, July 27, 2013 in Australia, and August 4, 2013 in North America.
*{{w|Nintendo|Wikipedia's article on Nintendo}}


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