{"slug": "nintendo", "label": "Nintendo", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8093", "qid": "Q8093", "description": "Japanese multinational video game and consumer electronics company", "entries": 13, "years": 12, "span": [1889, 2017], "span_label": ["1889 CE", "2017 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 6}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 3}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 2}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [], "items": [{"year": 1889, "year_label": "1889 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – The Nintendo Koppai (later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded in Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi, to produce and market Hanafuda playing cards.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#September", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1981, "year_label": "1981 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – Donkey Kong is released in Japan by Nintendo, marking the first release in both the Donkey Kong and Mario series of games. The arcade game proves to be Nintendo's first major hit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369107326#July", "title": "1981", "revid": 1369107326, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 15", "text": "July 15 – Nintendo's Family Computer, also known as the Famicom, goes on sale in Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#July", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1985, "year_label": "1985 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – Super Mario Bros by Nintendo, the start of the Mario series, officially comes out.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369963057#September", "title": "1985", "revid": 1369963057, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "August 6", "text": "August 6 – Metroid is released by Nintendo for the Famicom Disk System.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#August", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "July 31", "text": "July 31 – Nintendo releases the Game Boy portable video game system in North America.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#July", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – Nintendo Company Ltd. celebrates its 100th anniversary.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#September", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "November 21", "text": "November 21 – Nintendo releases the Super Famicom in Japan alongside its launch games Super Mario World and F-Zero.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#November", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – Sonic the Hedgehog is released by Sega for the Sega Genesis to compete with Nintendo's Mario franchise.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#June", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2004, "year_label": "2004 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "November 21", "text": "November 21 – Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS handheld game console in North America.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373088592#November", "title": "2004", "revid": 1373088592, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "November 19", "text": "November 19 – Nintendo releases the Wii.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373069605#November", "title": "2006", "revid": 1373069605, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2015, "year_label": "2015 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – Nintendo's president and CEO Satoru Iwata dies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373300271#July", "title": "2015", "revid": 1373300271, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – Nintendo releases the Switch worldwide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#March", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › March"}}]}