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It happened on September 23rd: Nintendo is founded

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Josée Paquet
Fusajiro Yamauchi established Nintendo near Kyoto, Japan, on September 23rd, 1889. Originally in business to produce handmade hanafuda cards, the company later specialized in entertainment and became a world leader during in the 1980s with the Nintendo video game console.

Among the most famous racing games were F-Zero, F-1 Race, F-Zero Ax, and Mach Rider, not to mention Mario Kart.

Earlier in the '50s, Nintendo tried to manage a taxi company called Daiya, but without much success.



Josée Paquet
Josée Paquet
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