Nintendo

Overview

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• TickerNTDOY on NASDAQ¹
• Industryvideo game industry¹
• HeadquartersKyoto¹
• Founded inJapan¹
• Websitewww.nintendo.com/jp/index.html
• Legal formkabushiki gaisha, private company limited by shares¹
• Listed onFrankfurt Stock Exchange (NTO), Nasdaq (NTDOY), OTC Markets Group (NTDOF), Tokyo Stock Exchange (7974)¹

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Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and manufactures both video games and video game consoles.²

The story

Founded by Fusajirō Yamauchi on Sep 23, 1889, in Japan.¹

Leadership

Who has led Nintendo, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderFusajirō Yamauchi¹
• Chief executive officerShuntaro Furukawa Jun 28, 2018 to now¹
• Chief executive officerTatsumi Kimishima Sep 16, 2015 to Jun 28, 2018¹
• Chief executive officerSatoru Iwata May 24, 2002 to Jul 11, 2015¹
• Chief executive officerHiroshi Yamauchi Sep 1949 to May 24, 2002¹
• Chief executive officerSekiryo Kaneda 1929 to 1949¹
• Chief executive officerFusajirō Yamauchi Sep 23, 1889 to 1929¹

Products and brands

• software
• video game
• video game console

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Capital Group Companies 17.1%
• Public Investment Fund 6.3%
• Bank of Kyoto 4.2%

Subsidiaries

• 1-Up Studio
• Mario Club
• Monolith Soft Inc.
• Next Level Games
• Nintendo Australia
• Nintendo Cube
• Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
• Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
• Nintendo European Research & Development
• Nintendo France
• Nintendo Hong Kong
• Nintendo Network Service Database
• Nintendo Pictures
• Nintendo Platform Technology Development
• Nintendo Research & Development 1
• Nintendo Software Planning & Development
• Nintendo System Development
• Nintendo of America
• Nintendo of Canada
• Nintendo of Korea
• Nintendo of Taiwan
• Project Sora
• Retro Studios
• SRD

Divisions

• Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
• Nintendo Platform Technology Development

Also owns

• The Pokémon Company 32%
• Camp Hyrule
• DeNA
• Nintendo New York
• Nintendo Phuten
• Nintendo Seal of Quality
• Nintendo Software Technology
• Pokémon video games

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Apr 1, 2025Acquired Nintendo Stars¹
2. Oct 3, 2022Acquired Nintendo Pictures¹
3. Apr 1, 2022Acquired SRD¹
4. Mar 1, 2021Acquired Next Level Games¹
5. Oct 2011Acquired Nintendo European Research & Development¹

Employees over time

• 20237,317¹
• 20226,717¹
• 20206,413¹

Timeline

1. Jun 28, 2018New chief executive Shuntaro Furukawa becomes CEO¹
2. Sep 16, 2015New chief executive Tatsumi Kimishima becomes CEO¹
3. May 24, 2002New chief executive Satoru Iwata becomes CEO¹
4. Jul 21, 1983Went public Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange¹
5. 1963Renamed Name changed to Nintendo Co., Ltd.¹
6. 1963Renamed Name changed to 任天堂株式会社¹
7. 1951Renamed Name changed to 任天堂骨牌株式会社¹
8. Sep 1949New chief executive Hiroshi Yamauchi becomes CEO¹
9. 1929New chief executive Sekiryo Kaneda becomes CEO¹
10. Sep 23, 1889Founded Founded in Japan¹
11. Sep 23, 1889New chief executive Fusajirō Yamauchi becomes CEO¹

Links

• Websitewww.nintendo.com/jp/index.html¹
• Websitewww.nintendo.com/region-selector¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/NintendoAmerica¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/Nintendo¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/nintendo¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCkH3CcMfqww9RsZvPRPkAJA¹
• WikipediaNintendo
• WikidataQ8093