{"id":22,"date":"2025-12-02T12:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/?p=22"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:40:52","slug":"nintendo-console-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/?p=22","title":{"rendered":"A Timeline of Nintendo\u2019s Console History: How it shaped gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">130 years in the making<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Nintendo is a name everyone knows, famous for characters like Mario and Zelda. But the company&#8217;s story is much longer and much weirder than you might think. It didn&#8217;t start with video games at all. It actually started over 130 years ago, making playing cards. Let&#8217;s take a quick and easy trip through the most important moments of Nintendo&#8217;s journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-7441d7dd-b939-410e-947e-d2508ea02760\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-7441d7dd-b939-410e-947e-d2508ea02760 .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-content-alignment: left;--ctlb-date-font-weight: 900;--ctlb-date-line-height: 33px;--ctlb-date-color: #5400ff;--ctlb-desc-bt-spacing: 15px;--ctlb-line-color: #3100ff;--ctlb-icon-bg: #5400ff;--ctlb-story-border-color: #5400ff;--ctlb-icon-box-size: 20px;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper one-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1889<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nintendo-Original-HQ-Information-Plate-Kyotoj.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo\">Wikipedia &#8211; Nintendo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nintendo is founded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">A man named Fusajiro Yamauchi started a small company in Kyoto Japan, to make and sell a special type of Japanese playing card called Hanafuda. The name Nintendo means something like &#8220;leave luck to heaven.&#8221; These cards were very popular for gambling, but Yamauchi made sure his company&#8217;s cards were known for being the best quality. It took many years before the company even thought about making a toy or a game that used electricity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1977<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/just-picked-up-one-of-nintendos-oldest-consoles-the-tv-game-v0-LOLqe6sz4BG_N5qh0Iw4LxHsaA1F4vNGIGSbxJYnIE.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/just-picked-up-one-of-nintendos-oldest-consoles-the-tv-game-v0-LOLqe6sz4BG_N5qh0Iw4LxHsaA1F4vNGIGSbxJYnIE.webp 640w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/just-picked-up-one-of-nintendos-oldest-consoles-the-tv-game-v0-LOLqe6sz4BG_N5qh0Iw4LxHsaA1F4vNGIGSbxJYnIE-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/just-picked-up-one-of-nintendos-oldest-consoles-tv-game-6-from-1977-still-works-great-is-actually-pretty-fun-two-players-xHiokna\">Imgur<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The First Home Console is Released<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">After years of trying different things like love hotels and taxi companies, Nintendo finally jumped into the world of electronics and games. The Color TV-Game 6 was their very first home video game system. It wasn&#8217;t a fancy console like the ones we have today (it could only play six different versions of the classic game Pong) but it was a big step for the company and helped them learn how to make products that people could use in their living rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1980<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ymTkK83uYNvs72RLSoKriW.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/hardware\/retro\/five-years-later-i-cant-believe-nintendos-game-and-watch-tribute-handhelds-are-available-to-buy-new-and-i-still-use-one-to-spontaneously-play-links-awakening\/\">Games Radar &#8211; Phil Hayton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Game &amp; Watch is Launched<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nintendo changed portable gaming forever with the Game &amp; Watch series. These were small, handheld electronic games, and each one did only one thing, like playing a simple Donkey Kong or Popeye game. They were important because they were the first products to have a D-pad (the plus-shaped control pad), which is still used on almost every game controller today. They were also super popular and showed Nintendo that people wanted to play games on the go.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1983<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Two-Famicoms-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Two-Famicoms-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Two-Famicoms-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Two-Famicoms-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Two-Famicoms.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com\/an-interview-about-all-1041-or-is-it-1042-famicom-games\/\">Old School Game Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Famicom (NES) is Released in Japan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">This is maybe the most important moment. The Family Computer, or Famicom, launched in Japan and quickly became a huge hit. When it came to North America later, it was called the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This console basically saved the video game world after a big crash in 1983. It gave the first Super Mario Bros. game and helped create the idea of the modern video game console with swappable cartridges.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1989<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5cbe20dad2ce78258d09e884-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5cbe20dad2ce78258d09e884-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5cbe20dad2ce78258d09e884-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5cbe20dad2ce78258d09e884-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5cbe20dad2ce78258d09e884.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/nintendo-consoles-in-history-photos-switch-2017-1#nintendo-followed-that-up-with-its-first-veritable-bomb-the-virtual-boy-6\">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Original Game Boy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nintendo did it again in portable gaming with the launch of the Game Boy. This handheld system wasn&#8217;t as powerful as the NES, and its screen was only black and white, but it was tough, the battery lasted a long time, and it had one killer feature: Tetris. The Game Boy made gaming truly portable and was a massive success, selling millions of units all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1996<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519-1024x651.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519-1024x651.webp 1024w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519-1536x977.webp 1536w, https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP96051502519.webp 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourcentralvalley.com\/news\/25-years-of-the-nintendo-64-a-look-back\/\">Your Centralvalley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nintendo 64 is Released in North America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Nintendo 64 was a huge leap into the world of 3D games. The N64 still used cartridges instead of CDs. It gave us some of the most groundbreaking and famous games of all time, like Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda. The N64&#8217;s unique controller with a joystick in the middle was also a big change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2006<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nintendo-wii-wii-tennis-and-wii-fit.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/nintendo-wii-console-fun-for-everyone\/\">CBR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Nintendo Wii Launches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">After the GameCube didn&#8217;t sell as well as they hoped, Nintendo tried something completely different with the Wii. Instead of focusing on better graphics, they focused on a new way to play: motion control. The unique wireless controller let people swing their arms to play games like Wii Sports. The Wii brought in lots of new people who had never played video games before, like older people and families, making it a huge cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2017<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/group5.ai-research.it.ntnu.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nintendo-switch.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/games\/nintendo-switch-review-handheld-console-release-date-price-a7605836.html\">Independent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The Nintendo Switch is Released<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The newest major console, the Nintendo Switch, took the idea of portable gaming to a new level. It is a hybrid console, meaning you can play it at home on your big TV or take it out with you as a handheld device. With its fun, detachable controllers called Joy-Cons, it was an instant hit. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo&#8217;s history is proof that a company can change a lot over time. They went from simple paper cards to the most advanced video game consoles. Through all the ups and downs, they have always tried to make games that are fun, easy to pick up, and new. Their story is not just about technology; it&#8217;s about the joy of play and how a small card company became one of the most loved names in entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Hardware\/Nintendo-History\/Nintendo-History-625945.html\">here<\/a> to read more about the History of Nintendo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>130 years in the making Today, Nintendo is a name everyone knows, famous for characters like Mario and Zelda. But the company&#8217;s story is much longer and much weirder than you might think. It didn&#8217;t start with video games at all. It actually started over 130 years ago, making playing cards. 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