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This is a list of Nintendo-related events that took place in the 1960s.
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- 1960: Sanyo Enterprise Co. publishes the Nintendo-printed Ukiyo-E playing cards.
- 1961: Nintendo establishes a new branch in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
- 1962: Nintendo is introduced into the Osaka Stock Exchange.
- 1962: Kokuryn Shoji Co. publishes the Nintendo-manufactured Ukiyo-E playing cards.
- 1963: Nintendo changes it's name from "Nintendo Playing Card Co." to simply "Nintendo Co., Ltd."
- 1963: Nintendo releases the Disney no Yaku Ban.
- 1964: Nintendo opens its first research and development branch manufacturing toy products. The first toy produced there is the Rabbit Coaster.
- 1964: Nintendo begins printing the Nintendo Playing Guide for their card decks.
- 1965: Nintendo releases the following toy products: the Home Race, the Picture Cutter, the New Picture Cutter, the Table Soccer, the My Car Race, and the Drive Game.
- 1965: Nintendo begins distributing the Mamaberika, a B-type baby stroller.
- 1965: Nintendo hires Gunpei Yokoi; his job is to maintain the assembly-line machines used to print Nintendo's Hanafuda cards.
- 1966: Nintendo releases the Ultra Hand. The Ultra hand would go on to sell over a million units.[1]
- 1966: Then-Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi moves Gunpei Yokoi, the creator of the Ultra Hand, from maintenance duty to product development as a result of the Ultra Hand's success.
- 1966: Nintendo releases Home Bowling.
- 1966: Nintendo releases Osomatsu-kun Game.
- 1967: Nintendo releases Ultra Machine.
- 1968: Nintendo releases the following toy products: the People House, the Hip Flip, the Dynamic Soccer, the Kamen No Ninja Akakage Game, and the Ultraman Game.
- 1968: Nintendo releases the Nintendo Block Gondola, which is part of their N&B Block toy line.
- 1969: Nintendo opens a new manufacturing plant in Uji City in Kyoto, Japan which would be a primary location for developing it's toy products.
- 1969: Nintendo releases the Challenge Dice.
- 1969: Nintendo releases the Love Tester.
- 1969: Satoru Okada joins Nintendo.
Births[]
1960[]
- October 9 - Maddie Blaustein - Voice actress of Meowth in the Pokémon anime for its first eight seasons (died 2008)
- October 23 - MATARO - Japanese musician
- November 17 - Takashi Tezuka - Executive Officer at Nintendo and a Senior Officer at Nintendo EPD
- December 21 - Hiroji Kiyotake - Japanese graphic designer
1961[]
- March 25 - Reggie Fils-Aimé - Third president of Nintendo of America
- June 17 - Kōichi Yamadera - Voice actor
- June 25 - Hirofumi Matsuoka - Video game graphic designer
- August 13 - Koji Kondo - Sound director and composer
- September 24 - Hideyo Takakuwa - Japanese musician
1962[]
- August 22 - Isaac Marshall - Voice actor
- September 4 - Satoru Shibata - Former president of Nintendo of Europe
- September 13 - Hisao Egawa - Voice actor of Falco Lombardi in the Star Fox franchise
- November 14
- Satomi Korogi - Voice actress of Pichu and Togepi in the Pokémon series
- Atsuko Tanaka - Voice actress of Bayonetta in the Bayonetta series
- December 8 - Takashi Masuzaki - Japanese musician
- December 27 - Toru Osawa - Creator of Kid Icarus
1963[]
- January 30 - Shoko Tsuda - Voice actress of Impa in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- July 14 - Kenny James - Voice actor of Bowser in the Mario series
- October 27 - Junichi Kanemaru - Voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the Super Smash Bros. series
- November 11 - Toshihide Tsuchiya - Voice actor of Funky Kong and King K. Rool in the Mario/Donkey Kong series
- December 8 - Eric Newsome - Voice actor of Bowser in Super Paper Mario and Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros.
1964[]
- February 24 - Takashi Nagasako - Voice actor of various Nintendo characters, most notably Ganondorf and Donkey Kong
- March 18 - Mika Kanai - Voice actress of Jigglypuff in the Pokémon franchise and Super Smash Bros.
- April 17 - David J. Goldfarb - Voice actor of Ludwig von Koopa as of Mario Kart 8
- May 5 - Minami Takayama - Voice actress of Pit and Dark Pit in Kid Icarus and the Super Smash Bros. franchises
- September 25 - Kikuko Inoue - Voice actress
- October 5 -Keiji Fujiwara - Voice actor of Mewtwo in the later Super Smash Bros. series (died 2020)
- October 25 -Kevin Michael Richardson - Voice actor of Kamek in the upcoming Untitled Mario movie
1965[]
- May 10 - Kiyoyuki Yanada - Voice actor of Richter Belmont in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (died Nov. 21, 2022)
- August 18 - Ikue Otani - Voice actress of Pikachu in the Pokémon franchise
- August 28 - Doug Bowser - Current president of Nintendo of America
- November 20 - Takeshi Kusao - Voice actor of Solo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- December 4 - Veronica Taylor - Voice actress of Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime for its first eight seasons
- December 16 - Inuko Inuyama - Voice actress of Meowth and Ivysaur in the Pokémon franchise
1966[]
- June 5 - Karen Strassman - Voice actress
- July 3 - Jun Mizusawa - Voice actress of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- August 20 - Jay Ward - Voice actor of Wolf O'Donnell in the Star Fox franchise
1967[]
- January 26 - Toshiyuki Morikawa - Voice actor of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- March 30 - Megumi Hayashibara - Voice actress of Jessie and Delphox in the Pokémon anime
- May 5 - Takehito Koyasu - Voice actor
- June 14 - Samantha Kelly - Voice actress for Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette in the Mario series
- June 15 - Yuji Ueda - Voice actor of Brock and Greninja in Pokémon
- August 23 - Kazumi Totaka - Japanese composer and voice actor of Yoshi
- August 25 - Nobuyuki Hiyama - Voice actor of Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- October 18 - Eric Stuart - Voice actor of Brock and James in the Pokémon anime for the first eight seasons
- October 25 - Lyssa Browne - Voice actress of Slippy Toad in the Star Fox series
- November 6 - Fujiko Takimoto - Voice actress of Young Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- November 25 - Kazuya Nakai - Voice actor
1968[]
- March 18 - Shin-ichiro Miki - Voice actor of James and Charizard in Pokémon
- May 2 - Hikaru Midorikawa - Voice actor of Marth in Fire Emblem and Super Smash Bros.
- July 20 - Chris Seavor - British video game designer
- August 12 - Koji Yusa - Voice actor of Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the Super Smash Bros. series
- November 12 - Aya Hisakawa - Voice actress of Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Smash Bros.
- November 21 - Sean Schemmel - Voice actor of Lucario in the Pokémon anime and Super Smash Bros.
- November 30 - Rica Matsumoto - Voice actress of Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime
1969[]
- February 6 - David Hayter - Voice actor of Solid Snake in Metal Gear
- June 14 - Kyle Hebert - Voice actor of Ryu in Street Fighter
- August 16 - Kate Higgins - Voice actress of Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey
- August 28 - Jack Black - Voice actor of Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- October 18 - Ted Lewis - Voice actor of King Dedede in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- November 17- Ryōtarō Okiayu - Voice actor
- December 13 - Hideo Ishikawa - Voice actor of Simon Belmont in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
References[]
Nintendo Throughout the Years | |
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