Was Nintendo a card company?
Yes Nintendo was founded as a card company in late 1889, originally named Nintendo Koppai. Based in Kyoto, Japan, the business produced and marketed a playing card game called Hanafuda. The handmade cards soon became popular, and Yamauchi hired assistants to mass produce cards to satisfy demand. Nintendo continues to manufacture playing cards in Japan. ChaCha
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About Nintendo
Known as the 'House that Mario Built', Nintendo has grown from a trading card company to one of the largest companies in the gaming industry. The multinational corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, was founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. The American division of Nintendo is based in Redmond, Washington with distribution centers in Atlanta, Georgia and North Bend, Washington.
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