What Does Nintendo Own? (IP, Studios, Hardware, More)

Iconic IP / Franchises

• Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Pokémon (joint: Nintendo/Creatures/Game Freak – The Pokémon Company), Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Fire Emblem, Kirby, Metroid, Pikmin, Xenoblade, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Mario Party, Luigi's Mansion, Wario, Yoshi, Star Fox, F-Zero, Mother/EarthBound, Golden Sun, Advance Wars, Pushmo, BoxBoy, Ring Fit, Fitness Boxing, ARMS, Astral Chain, Bayonetta (IP co-owned with Sega), Wonderful 101.

Internal Development Studios (Nintendo EPD + Subsidiaries)

• Nintendo EPD (Entertainment Planning & Development) – 10+ production groups (Mario, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, etc.).
• 1st Party Subsidiaries: Retro Studios (Metroid Prime), Next Level Games (Luigi's Mansion 3, Punch-Out!!), Monolith Soft (Xenoblade), Intelligent Systems (Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, WarioWare), HAL Laboratory (Kirby, Smash Bros. assist), Game Freak (Pokémon - affiliate), Sora Ltd. (Sakurai - contractor), NDcube (Mario Party), Camelot (Mario Golf/Tennis, Golden Sun), Good-Feel (Yoshi, Kirby Epic Yarn), MercurySteam (Metroid Dread - contractor).

Hardware Platforms (Current & Legacy)

• Switch family (Switch, Switch OLED, Switch Lite).
• 3DS family (discontinued).
• Wii U, Wii, GameCube, N64, SNES, NES, Game Boy line, DS line.
• Peripherals: Joy-Con, Pro Controller, Amiibo, Labo, Ring-Con, Poké Ball Plus, GameCube adapters.

Services & Infrastructure

• Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch Online (NSO + Expansion Pack), Nintendo Account, My Nintendo (rewards), Nintendo Network (legacy 3DS/Wii U).
• Nintendo Servers (global).

Theme Parks & Retail

• Super Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan, Hollywood, Orlando, Singapore).
• Nintendo Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, New York (official stores).

Financial / Corporate

• Treasury (~$10B+ cash), Kyoto HQ, Tokyo, Redmond (NoA), Frankfurt (NoE), Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul offices.
• Stock: 7974.T (TSE), NTDOY (OTC).

Nintendo is a platform holder + 1st party publisher + IP licensor. They rarely acquire studios (last: Next Level 2021, Shiver 2024).