Who Founded Nintendo?

Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo on September 23, 1889 in Kyoto, Japan.

Company Evolution

• 1889–1950s: Nintendo Koppai produced handmade Hanafuda (flower) playing cards.
• 1956: Hiroshi Yamauchi (grandson) becomes president; diversifies into taxi, instant rice, love hotels (mostly failed).
• 1966: Enters toys with Ultra Hand (Gunpei Yokoi).
• 1970s: Laser Clay Shooting System → Arcade games (EVR Race, Donkey Kong 1981).
• 1983: Family Computer (Famicom) launches in Japan; Nintendo becomes a video game company.

While Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the corporation, Hiroshi Yamauchi transformed it into a global entertainment giant.