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'''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' ({{j|任天堂株式会社|Nintendō Kabushiki Gaisha}}) is a video game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanafuda''. Nintendo gained popularity in the video game industry with the release of ''Donkey Kong''. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] of games, which number two [[GameCube]] games, along with their ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases, and a third one on the [[Wii U]]. 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'']]. | '''Nintendo Co., Ltd.''' ({{j|任天堂株式会社|Nintendō Kabushiki Gaisha}}) is a video game company that was founded in September 1889 as a manufacturer of a card game called ''Hanafuda''. Nintendo gained popularity in the video game industry with the release of ''Donkey Kong''. One of Nintendo's current products is the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] of games, which number two [[GameCube]] games, along with their ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases, and a third one on the [[Wii U]]. 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, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', was released on {{date|26|October|2001}} in Japan, {{date|2|December|2001}} in North America, and {{date|14|June|2002}} in the European and Australian [[region]]s. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo as since worked on two other main ''Pikmin'' games. More recently, the ''Pikmin'' franchise is also active in the Wii U game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''. | The first ''Pikmin'' game, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', was released on {{date|26|October|2001}} in Japan, {{date|2|December|2001}} in North America, and {{date|14|June|2002}} in the European and Australian [[region]]s. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo as since worked on two other main ''Pikmin'' games. More recently, the ''Pikmin'' franchise is also active in the Wii U game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]'' As well as the 2017 spinoff title “[[Hey Pikmin]]”. | ||
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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (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. Nintendo gained popularity in the video game industry with the release of Donkey Kong. One of Nintendo's current products is the Pikmin series of games, which number two GameCube games, along with their New Play Control! releases, and a third one on the Wii U. Other popular Nintendo franchises include Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, Kirby, F-Zero, and Pokémon.
The first Pikmin game, Pikmin, was released on October 26th, 2001 in Japan, December 2nd, 2001 in North America, and June 14th, 2002 in the European and Australian regions. Following generally positive reviews, Nintendo as since worked on two other main Pikmin games. More recently, the Pikmin franchise is also active in the Wii U game Nintendo Land and the Super Smash Bros. series As well as the 2017 spinoff title “Hey Pikmin”.