watch 02:45
The Loop (Games)
Do you like this video?
Play Sound
|
This is a list of events directly related to Nintendo that took place before 1960.
- September 23, 1889: Nintendo is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi as a Hanafuda card manufacturing company.
- 1907: Nintendo partners with Japan Tobacco & Salt Corporation in order to sell their Hanafuda cards in cigarette stores. They are deemed the first Japanese company to successfully manufacture and sell Western playing cards in Japan.
- 1929: Fusajiro retires and is succeeded by Sekiryo Kaneda as president.
- c. 19??: Following the death of Nintendo founder Fusajiro Yamauchi, his body is buried in the original Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto.
- November 20, 1947: Sekiryo establishes a company called "Marufuku Company, Ltd." to manufacture Nintendo's playing cards.
- September 1949: Hiroshi Yamauchi succeeds Sekiryo Kaneda as president of Nintendo. He would later fire all of the employees of Nintendo that were members of his family.
- 1954: Nintendo releases a 1954 calendar.
- 1959: Nintendo strikes a deal with Walt Disney Productions to use their licensed characters on their playing cards.
Births
- November 22, 1859 - Fusajiro Yamauchi
| Nintendo Throughout the Years | |
|---|---|
| Before 1960 • 1960s | |
| 1970's | 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980's | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990's | 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
| 2000's | 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
| 2010's | 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 2020's | 2020 • 2021 • 2022 |
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
