Nintendo is actually far older than you think. Did you know?

Wanna hear something that interesting about your favourite Japanese video game company? Well, Nintendo is actually far older than you think. Almost a century before the release of the original Mario Bros game in 1983, Nintendo was founded in 1889 by craftsman, Fusajiro Yamauchi. It was originally named Nintendo Koppai and sold handmade Japanese playing cards called Hanafuda! The image shows the company’s 19th century HQ in Kyoto.

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