Nintendo is an electronics & video game company based in Japan. The company was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards.
Here you’ll find facts about your favorite Nintendo franchises, consoles, and games.
9 Eggciting Facts About Nintendo’s Yoshi
Becca Marsh
Feb 3, 2023
Did you know that in the Japanese version of Super Mario World, Yoshi can eat dolphins?
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7 Super Facts About Nintendo’s Mario
Luke Ward
Mar 10, 2022
Mario's first appearance was in 1981 in the Donkey Kong video game, and he was a carpenter, not a plumber.
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100 Interesting Facts About Your Favorite Video Games
Shash Wighton
Jan 27, 2023
Left 4 Dead 2 was so popular that an expansion was released eleven years after the original launch date.
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9 Interesting Facts About The Nintendo Switch
Becca Marsh
Dec 19, 2021
As of March 2018, the Nintendo Switch became the fastest-selling video game console of all time.
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25 Fun Facts About Donkey Kong
Dan Lewis
Dec 19, 2021
Donkey Kong games have been around since 1981, but DK didn’t make his movie debut until 2015 in "Pixels".
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15 Fun Facts About the Nintendo Game Boy
Dan Lewis
Dec 19, 2021
The Game Boy Light, a Japanese-only release, had a built-in backlit screen allowing people to play in low light conditions.
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10 Fun Facts About Princess Peach
Lizzie Robinson
Dec 19, 2021
In 2007, Princess Peach ended up on Forbes’ list of Wealthiest Fictional Billionaires.
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National Mario Day | March 10 (MAR10)
Jade Hillock
Apr 8, 2022
In 1983, the first Mario Bros. game was released featuring Mario and his brother Luigi.
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Interesting Facts About Nintendo’s Wii U
Luke Ward
Dec 19, 2021
The Nintendo Wii U gamepad is not only a controller, additional screen, and separate console, but can also control your TV!
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20 Interesting Facts About the Nintendo 64
Jack De Graaf
Aug 25, 2022
The final Nintendo 64 cartridge game ever made was "Tony Hawk Pro Skater" and was released in 2002.
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30 Fun Facts About The Legend of Zelda
Zoe Adams
Dec 19, 2021
Robin Williams called his daughter Zelda, after the princess in the game The Legend of Zelda.
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What You Didn’t Know About Nintendo InfoGraphic
Luke Ward
Dec 19, 2021
Did you know that "Nintendo" means "leave luck to heaven" in Japanese?
