(Reuters) - Nintendo,known for its best-selling Wii game machine, started in 1889 as a manufacturer of Japanese playing cards, called Hanafuda.
Now worth $49 billion, thanks to its Wii game machine hit and a stable of animated stars such as Donkey Kong and the Mario Brothers, Nintendo is locked in a three-way video game battle with Sony and Microsoft Corp.
Following are some key facts about Nintendo's transformation into Japan's fifth-most-valuable listed company.
Nintendo has announced the SNES and Super Famicom games gracing the Nintendo Switch Online library this month, and there are some gems to enjoy.
Strange headline, as I thought the star of the show was Super RType. I almost bought RType Dimensions EX this last month and was just thinking, man I wish we had the SNES one somewhere on Switch. That's where I got my start w the series and I was beyond excited to see it drop this week!
Following the Wii U and 3DS servers being taken offline, Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and Ghosts are officially dead.
Call of Duty players are jumping into Black Ops 2 for the final time before its Wii U servers go offline for good.
