Nintendo

Summary

Nintendo is a software company^[1]. Nintendo ranks in the top 1% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,971 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nintendo received the Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize^[3].
• Nintendo received the The Game Awards − Developer of the Year^[4].
• Nintendo was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[5].
• Nintendo was a member of SD Association^[6].
• Nintendo is in the country of Japan^[7].
• Nintendo's instance of is recorded as software company^[8].
• Nintendo's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[9].
• Nintendo's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• Nintendo's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[11].
• Nintendo's founder is recorded as Fusajirō Yamauchi^[12].
• Nintendo is owned by Capital Group Companies^[13].
• Nintendo is owned by Bank of Kyoto^[14].
• Nintendo is owned by Public Investment Fund^[15].
• Nintendo's headquarters location is recorded as Kyoto^[16].
• Nintendo's flag is recorded as flag of Nintendo^[17].
• Nintendo's chief executive officer is recorded as Shuntaro Furukawa^[18].
• Nintendo's has organizational division is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development^[19].
• Nintendo's has organizational division is recorded as Nintendo Platform Technology Development^[20].
• The location of Nintendo was Kyoto^[21].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo of America^[22].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo Network Service Database^[23].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo European Research & Development^[24].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as 1-Up Studio^[25].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo France^[26].
• Nintendo's child organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo Australia^[27].

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Founding

Nintendo's founder is recorded as Fusajirō Yamauchi^[12]. Recorded inception include September 23, 1889^[28] and 1947^[29]. Nintendo's location of formation is recorded as Japan^[30].

Leadership

Nintendo's chief executive officer is recorded as Shuntaro Furukawa^[18]. Nintendo's director / manager is recorded as Shuntaro Furukawa^[31].

Operations

Nintendo's headquarters location is recorded as Kyoto^[16]. Subsidiaries include Nintendo of America^[22], a business^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1985^[34], headquartered in Redmond^[35]; Nintendo Network Service Database^[23], a business^[36], in Japan^[37], headquartered in Kanda-Sudachō^[38]; Nintendo European Research & Development^[24], an organization^[39], in France^[40], founded in 2003^[41], headquartered in Paris^[42]; 1-Up Studio^[25], a video game developer^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 2000^[45], headquartered in Tokyo^[46]; Nintendo France^[26], a business^[47], in France^[48], headquartered in Paris^[49]; and Nintendo Australia^[27], a business^[50], in Australia^[51], founded in 1994^[52], headquartered in Melbourne^[53].

Industry

Industries include video game industry^[54] and game industry^[55].

Ownership

Owners include Capital Group Companies^[13], a business^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1931^[58], headquartered in Los Angeles^[59]; Bank of Kyoto^[14], a business^[60], in Japan^[61], founded in 1941^[62], headquartered in Shimogyō-ku^[63]; and Public Investment Fund^[15], a sovereign wealth fund^[64], in Saudi Arabia^[65], founded in 1971^[66], headquartered in Riyadh^[67]. Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[68], Nasdaq^[69], Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[70], and OTC Markets Group^[71]. Products include software^[72], video game^[73], and video game console^[74].

Recognition

Awards received include Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize^[3] and The Game Awards − Developer of the Year^[4].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Nintendo include Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance^[75], a Wiki alliance^[76], founded in 2010^[77] and Ninten:Do - Everyone's (not) here^[78], a video game^[79].

Why It Matters

Nintendo ranks in the top 1% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,971 views/month).^[2] Nintendo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] Nintendo is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

Works attributed to Nintendo include The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia^[82], a literary work^[83]. Entities named for Nintendo include Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance^[75], a Wiki alliance^[76], founded in 2010^[77] and Ninten:Do - Everyone's (not) here^[78], a video game^[79].

FAQs

What awards did Nintendo receive?

Honors received include Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize^[3] and The Game Awards − Developer of the Year^[4].