Anniversary: Nintendo Is 135 Years Old Today

Nintendo, the popular Japanese video game company, is wearing long tablecloths and today, September 23, celebrates 135 years since its creation. And although today they are known for leading the world of video games, in reality they hide more than meets the eye. And the thing is that, for example, did you know that Nintendo was to blame for creating the PlayStation, the console of its competition? Later we will tell you about that, but here are …

Nintendo Celebrates Its 135th Anniversary Ahead of Switch 2 Launch

Image: Nintendo Nintendo, the Japanese multinational video game company best known for its lineup of video games and video game consoles, including, more recently, the Nintendo Switch, is celebrating its 135th anniversary today, according to company history and a timeline of events that can be found on the official Nintendo site, one that reaches all the way back to 1889—the year in which Fusajiro Yamauchi, Nintendo’s founder, launched his first…

Anniversary: Nintendo Is 135 Years Old Today

Where does the time go?Here's a big old number for you: Nintendo is 135 years old today. Not on the red-capped platforming front, of course, but it has been 135 years since Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the hanafuda playing card company, Nintendo Koppai, in Kyoto on 23rd September 1889 (at least, that's the most commonly agreed-on starting date).We won't risk the fire safety hazard of lighting 135 birthday candles on a store-bought Mario cake, so le…