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What Does Nintendo Make? Consoles, Games, Accessories & More

Nintendo is a multinational consumer electronics and video game company founded in 1889 (originally hanafuda cards). Its core output spans hardware, first-party software, accessories, mobile, theme parks, and media.

Video Game Consoles (Hardware)

Home: NES (1985), SNES (1990), N64 (1996), GameCube (2001), Wii (2006), Wii U (2012), Switch (2017).
Handheld: Game & Watch (1980), Game Boy (1989), GBC (1998), GBA (2001), DS (2004), 3DS (2011), Switch (hybrid).
Mini/Retro: NES/SNES Classic, Game & Watch: SMB/Zelda.

First-Party Games (Software — Key Franchises)

Franchise	Genre	Key Titles
Mario	Platformer, Kart, Party, RPG, Sports	Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Party, Paper Mario
The Legend of Zelda	Action-Adventure	Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Ocarina of Time
Pokémon	RPG/Monster Collector	Scarlet/Violet, Legends: Arceus, GO (mobile w/ Niantic)
Animal Crossing	Life Sim	New Horizons, New Leaf
Metroid	Metroidvania	Dread, Prime Remastered, Super
Kirby	Platformer	Forgotten Land, Star Allies
Splatoon	Third-Person Shooter	3, 2
Fire Emblem	Tactics RPG	Engage, Three Houses
Xenoblade	JRPG	3, 2, Definitive Edition
Pikmin	RTS/Strategy	4, 3 Deluxe

Other Products

Accessories: Controllers (Pro, Joy-Con), Amiibo (NFC figures), Labo (cardboard kits), Ring-Con.
Mobile: Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Mario Kart Tour, Pikmin Bloom (co-dev).
Theme Parks: Super Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan/Orlando/Hollywood/Singapore).
Film/TV: Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination), Zelda live-action (in dev).

Nintendo's unique model: integrated hardware/software — consoles designed around their games, games designed for their hardware.

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