1970

In 1970, the young Genyo Takeda graduated from the Shizuoka Government University and, soon after, began work at Nintendo and would eventually become a Senior Managing Director.

Future video game developer Masahiro Sakurai was born on August 3.

The toy and gaming company LJN was founded.

Nintendo also manufactured some toy products that year, including Hopping Game, Ele-Conga, Kôsenjû SP Series, and Las Vegas Game.