Nintendo

Kyoto gaming corporation

Nintendo is a Japanese video game company and, by extension, its gaming consoles and products.

In casual usage, especially among older generations, Nintendo became a generic term for any video game system: Don't sit so close to the Nintendo.

The company's flagship franchises—Mario, Zelda, Pokémon—have shaped gaming culture since the 1980s.

console

Switch

Hybrid gaming console

  • NES1980s home gaming system
  • SNES1990s gaming platform abbreviation
  • N64Nineties cartridge gaming system

GameCube · Wii · Wii U · Game Boy · DS · Famicom · Joy-Con · dock · cartridge · controller

franchises

Metroid

Fictional parasitic alien species

Splatoon · Fire Emblem · F-Zero · Pikmin · Kid Icarus · Arms · Luigi's Mansion · Paper Mario · Mario Party

Mario

Luigi

Italian masculine name

Yoshi · Bob-omb · Shy Guy · Princess Daisy · Wario · Waluigi · Donkey Kong · Boo

Zelda

Link

Triforce of Courage

Ganondorf · Ganon · Breath of the Wild · Twilight Princess

Pokemon

Pikachu

Electric-type starter creature

  • SquirtleWater-type starter creature
  • MewtwoCloned psychic creature
  • EeveeMulti-evolution pocket monster

Charizard · Bulbasaur · trainer · evolution · legendary · shiny · Ash · battle · catch · Snorlax

company

Kyoto

Japan's former imperial seat

Miyamoto · playing cards · headquarters · franchise · merchandise · brand · subsidiary · first-party · intellectual property · family-friendly

Categories
Opposites
gaming platform/hardware approach

NintendoPC gaming

Video entertainment via desktop

Steam · mobile gaming · Sega · Electronic Arts · Activision

game medium/format

Nintendoboard games

Structured tabletop play

tabletop games · playing cards · Monopoly · card games · chess

corporate philosophy/brand identity

NintendoRockstar Games

Video game developer

Call of Duty · Mortal Kombat · EA Sports · hardcore gaming

Phrases
Family

Nintendogs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G