Nintendo Company Limited is a Japanese multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi. In the mid 20th century, the firm tried several small niche businesses, and over the years became a video game company, growing into one of the most powerful in the industry and Japan’s 3rd most valuable listed company. Nintendo has the distinction of being both the oldest intact company in the video game console market and one of the largest and best-known console manufacturers, as well as being a dominant entity in the handheld console market.

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