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Nintendo

Games and hardware created by a Kyoto company with roots in playing cards.

Designed inKyoto, Japan
Made inGlobal electronics manufacturing, primarily Asia
Known forNintendo Switch 2
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01 / Story

Japanese design, global production.

Nintendo began making hanafuda cards in Kyoto in 1889. Its modern hardware is shaped around the company’s distinctive approach of designing software and play experiences together.

  1. 1889

    Hanafuda cards in Kyoto

    Fusajiro Yamauchi begins making playing cards.

  2. 1983

    The Famicom launches

    Hardware and software design move Nintendo into home consoles.

  3. Today

    Play shapes the hardware

    Games and devices continue to be designed as one experience.

02 / Flagships

Start with these.

Three products that define Nintendo.

03 / Origin

What the design claim covers.

The claim follows the product line, not just the logo.

Covered design work
  • Nintendo Switch 2
  • Nintendo Switch OLED
  • Joy-Con 2

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Nintendo products are Japanese-designed but manufactured through a global electronics supply chain.

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