In The Beginning...
History
Hardware
Fun Facts/ Trivia
Miscellaneous
100
In 1889 Fusajiro Yamauchi, (Founder/ Creator of Nintendo) created Nintendo with this kind of product.
What are, playing cards?
100
This event was a major point in Nintendo's game making history.
What is The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was launched?
100
This hardware released in 2006, was the first ever motion controlled hardware made.
What is the Wii?
100
In 1907, Nintendo became the first Japanese company to produce this product.
What are Western-Style Playing Cards.
100
On this date author, Mary Firestone, states that, “A long line had formed outside the Toys R Us in Manhattan’s, Times Square.”
What is November, 17, 2006?
200
A phrase that the original company name “Nintendo Koppai” means in Kanji characters (a type of Chinese lettering used in Japanese writing).
What is “Leave luck to heaven” (characters, 残します運に天国)
200
This name was given to the company in 1963.
What is Nintendo Company Ltd?
200
The home console of Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, sometimes referred to as, "the best Nintendo game of all time."
What is The Nintendo 64?
200
This Nintendo console sold out almost as soon as it was released.
What is the Nintendo Wii?
200
This famous Nintendo character was named after Nintendo's character.
Who is Mario?
300
Hiroshi Yamauchi became the president of Nintendo at this age.
What is 21?
300
This man took over Nintendo in 1992 after marrying Yamauchi's daughter, Tei.
Who is Sekiryo Kaneda.
300
Nintendo's first home game console, released in 1977.
What is The Color TV Game 6?
300
On this date, Nintendo was created.
What is 1889?
300
For the Game and Watch gallery, Nintendo created the very first of this kind of technology.
What is a D-Pad (Directional Pad)?
400
Nintendo's very first hand-held gaming hardware released in 1980.
What is the Game and Watch gallery?
400
The new name given to the company by Hiroshi Yamauchi.
What is Nintendo Karuta?
400
With a total game count of 638, this console was the first Nintendo console to utilize laser disk technology.
What is The Nintendo GameCube?
400
Although a failure, Nintendo at one point tried to run this kind of building.
What is a love hotel?
400
The characters in Donkey Kong were based off of this cartoon.
What is Popeye?
500
Shigeru Miyamoto originally wanted to be in this profession.
What is a Manga Artist?
500
The name of the Nintendo President who ran the company during some of its largest changes.
Who is Hiroshi Yamauchi?
500
This hand held software was the first ever to utilize a touch-screen.
What is the Nintendo DS?
500
Nintendo tried to sell this American board game in Japan.
What is Twister?
500
The idea for this hand-held console came from a janitor at Nintendo.
What is the Nintendo Game Boy?
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